Isaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky (1919 – February 15, 1977) was a Ukrainian-Jewish chess grandmaster. He was born in Zolotonosha, Ukraine on June 9. In 1936, he won third prize in the USSR Junior Championship, held in Leningrad. 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jews (Hebrew: יהודים translit. ... The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...

In 1938, he won the Ukraine championship, aged only 19. In 1939 he again won the Ukraine championship, qualified to play in the USSR Chess Championship at the age of 20 and gained his national chess master title. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Winner list: 1991 (58th,Moscow) Minasian, Artashes 1990 (57th,Leningrad) Beliavsky, Alexander / Yudasin, Leonid / Bareev, Evgeny / Vyzmanavin, Alexey ex aequo 1989 (56th,Odessa) Vaganian, Rafael 1988 (55th,Moscow) Karpov, Anatoly / Kasparov, Garry ex aequo 1987 (54th,Minsk) Beliavsky, Alexander 1986 (53rd,Kiev) Zeshkovsky, Vitaly 1985 (52nd,Riga) Gavrikov, Viktor / Gurevich...

In 1940, he played in the 12th USSR championship in Moscow. He won 8 of his last 10 games and tied for 5th-6th. At the end of 1940 he won the Ukraine championship for the third time in a row. In 1941, he took part in the match-tournament for the title of Absolute Champion of the USSR and won fourth prize. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

In 1945 he took second place in the 14th USSR championship, behind Mikhail Botvinnik. He won 9, drew 6, lost 2. He was awarded the Grandmaster title in the USSR. He played on third board of the USSR-USA radio match. He drew his first game with Reuben Fine and defeated him in the second game, winning a prize for the best game of the match. Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik (Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник) (August 17, 1911 - May 5, 1995) was a Russian International Grandmaster and long-time World Champion of chess. ... Reuben Fine (October 11, 1914 - March 26, 1993) was one of the best chess players in the world during the 1930s. ...

In 1946 his daughter Tatiana was born. She later married David Bronstein, 18 years her senior. In 1946 he made his international debut in Groningen and tied for 6th-7th. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... David Ionovich Bronstein (born February 19, 1924) is renowned as a leading chess grandmaster and writer. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

He was the first player ever to go through a Candidates' tournament undefeated. In April 1950 he tied for first place with Bronstein in the Candidates' tournament in Budapest, but lost the play-off to Bronstein in Moscow. In 1950 he was given the International Grandmaster title. Template:AprillCalendar Look up Aprill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1950 (MCML in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Motto: Official website: www. ... The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ...

In 1951 he was Bronstein's assistant during his match with Botvinnik for the world championship. In 1952 he scored 7 out of 8 at the Helsinki Olympiad. In 1953 he participated in the Candidates' tournament in Zurich. He ended up in 10-11th place. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...

In 1961 he played in his last USSR championship. He took first place at an international tournament in Debrecen. He was world champion Tigran Petrosian's assistant from 1963 to 1969. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tigran Petrosian Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (June 17, 1929 – August 13, 1984) is a former world chess champion. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

In 1968 he captained the USSR students' team championship which won the world championship. His last tournament appearance was in Minsk in 1971. He was 52. Victory Square, the central place of Minsk Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is the capital and a major city of Belarus with a population of 1. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Boleslavsky had a plus record against Mikhail Tal. He even beat Tal with black pieces in Riga in 1958 (moves given in Algebraic chess notation): Mikhail Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich Tal (Latvian: Mihails Tāls, Russian: Михаил Нехемьевич Таль) (November 9, 1936 - June 28, 1992), born in Riga, Latvia, was the eighth World Chess Champion. ... Riga (Latvian: Rīga), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′N 24°8′E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial center... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Algebraic chess notation is the method used today by all competition chess organizations and most books, magazines, and newspapers to record and describe the play of chess games. ...

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 c5 8.g4 Ne8 9.h4 f5 10.gxf5 gxf5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Bd3 e4 13.fxe4 Qe7 14.exf5 Qxe3+ 15.Qe2 Qg3+ 16.Kd2 Nc7 17.Qh2 Qxh2+ 18.Rxh2 Nd7 19.Ne4 Kh8 20.Rg2 b5 21.Nf3 bxc4 22.Bxc4 Rab8 23.Rb1 Rxf5 24.Nfg5 Ne5 25.Bb3 c4 26.Bc2 Nxd5 27.Nxd6 Rf6 28.Nf5 Rd8 29.Ke1 Nf4 30.Rg3 Ned3+ 31.Bxd3 Nxd3+ 32.Rxd3 Rxd3 33.Nxg7 Kxg7 34.Ke2 h6 35.Ne4 Re6 36.Rg1+ Rg6 37.Rc1 Rg2+ 38.Nf2 Rd4 39.Kf3 Rg6 40.Ne4 Re6 41.Rg1+ Kf8 42.Rg4 Ra6 43.h5 Ra5 44.Rf4+ Ke7 45.Rg4 Rxh5 46.Kf4 Kf7 47.Ke3 Rd3+ 48.Kf4 Rh2 49.Ke5 Re2 50.Rf4+ Ke7 51.Kf5 Rd4 0-1

He died in Minsk on February 15, 1977 at the age of 57. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...