The chess games of Yakov S Vilner

Yakov S Vilner
Number of games in database: 24
Years covered: 1923 to 1930
Overall record: +8 -14 =2 (37.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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YAKOV S VILNER (born 1899, died Jun-29-1931) Ukraine	[what is this?]
Vilner became the Odessa Chess Champion four times (1918, 1923, 1925 and 1928) and won the Ukrainian Chess Championship three times (Kiev 1924, Karkov 1925 and Odessa 1928).

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. N Grigoriev vs Y Vilner	1-0	38	1923	URS-ch02	B03 Alekhine's Defense
2. P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner	1-0	29	1923	URS-ch02	B02 Alekhine's Defense
3. Y Vilner vs Dus Chotimirsky	1-0	31	1924	URS-ch03	C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
4. Y Vilner vs P Romanovsky	0-1	51	1924	URS-ch03	C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
5. Y Vilner vs Nenarokov	0-1	26	1924	URS-ch03	A02 Bird's Opening
6. S Rozental vs Y Vilner	1-0	37	1924	URS-ch03	C11 French
7. P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner	1-0	26	1925	URS-ch04	A04 Reti Opening
8. A Sergeiev vs Y Vilner	1-0	48	1925	URS-ch04	B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
9. Y Vilner vs Verlinsky	1-0	23	1925	URS-ch04	E00 Queen's Pawn Game
10. Y Vilner vs N Zubarev	½-½	33	1925	URS-ch04	C66 Ruy Lopez
11. V Sozin vs Y Vilner	1-0	41	1925	URS-ch04	E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
12. Bogoljubov vs Y Vilner	0-1	28	1925	Leningrad ch-SU (14)	D49 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
13. Y Vilner vs A A Smorodsky	1-0	23	1927	URS-ch05	D01 Richter-Veresov Attack
14. Y Vilner vs V Makogonov	0-1	38	1927	URS-ch05	B58 Sicilian
15. Y Vilner vs Nenarokov	1-0	49	1927	URS-ch05	B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
16. I Rabinovich vs Y Vilner	0-1	32	1927	URS-ch05	D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
17. P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner	1-0	66	1927	?	A06 Reti Opening
18. Y Vilner vs A Y Model	0-1	34	1927	URS-ch05	C17 French, Winawer, Advance
19. Y Vilner vs Botvinnik	1-0	42	1927	Moscow ch-SU	A45 Queen's Pawn Game
20. S Von Freymann vs Y Vilner	1-0	40	1927	URS-ch05	D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
21. Y Vilner vs N Pavlov Pianov	0-1	14	1927	URS-ch05	C42 Petrov Defense
22. F Bohatirchuk vs Y Vilner	1-0	40	1927	URS-ch05	B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
23. N Sorokin vs Y Vilner	0-1	22	1929	Odessa	D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. Botvinnik vs Y Vilner	½-½	45	1930	Leningrad ch-city	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical


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Feb-19-08		whiteshark: Yakov Vilner (* 1899 � � 29 June 1931, Leningrad) was a Ukrainian chess master. Vilner won the Odessa chess championships four times (1918, 1923, 1925, and 1928). He won the Ukrainian championships three times; at Kiev 1924 (ahead of Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk), at Kharkov 1925 (ahead of Nikolai Sorokin), and at Odessa 1928 (with Vladimir Grigorevich Kirillov). He also won at Odessa 1926 (ahead of Russo), and at Kiev 1929 (with Bohatirchuk). He played in several Soviet chess championships. In July 1923, he tied for 11-13th in Petrograd (2nd URS-ch; Peter Romanovsky won). In September 1924, he tied for 6-8th in Moscow (3rd URS-ch; Efim Bogoljubow won). In 1925, he tied for 11-13th in Leningrad (4th URS-ch; Bogoljubow won). In October 1927, he tied for 15-17th in Moscow (5th URS-ch; Bohatirchuk and Romanovsky won). In September 1929, he tied for 8-9th in Odessa (6th URS-ch qual.; Boris Verlinsky won). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_...

Feb-19-08		Resignation Trap: Caricature of Vilner from 1927: http://www.chesspro.ru/pict/rc27-15... . Vilner is seated on the far left in this group photo from the 4th USSR Championship in Leningrad, 1925: http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/histori... .

Feb-20-08		whiteshark: Interesting photo. Thank you <Resignation Trap>!

Feb-20-08		whiteshark: "In June 1919, Alexander Alekhine e was arrested by the Cheka and imprisoned in Odessa. He was charged with anti-Soviet activity and passing on secret information. He was ordered shot, but saved by Yakov S Vilner, who sent a telegram to the chairman of the Ukrainian Council of People's Commissars. The chairman knew of Alekhine and ordered him freed." (ibid.) Questions: True story? Any verification/evidence/sources? Who was <chairman of the Ukrainian Council of People's Commissars> in June 1919?

Feb-20-08		acirce: <whiteshark> Probably Christian Rakovsky.

Feb-20-08		whiteshark: <acirce: <Probably Christian Rakovsky.>> Yes! Thank you <acirce>! Extensive bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ...

Apr-30-09		sleepkid: Died at the age of 32. Anyone know why?

May-02-09		myschkin: . . . According to the ruwiki entry he passed away because of a disease. . . . A different person, but name/dates could confuse the issue: Yakov Vilner (Korets, 1899 - Warsaw, 1941) - murdered in the Shoah. source: http://www.imninalu.net/Israel-Arab...

Oct-01-09		Resignation Trap: I found another photo, this time a solo shot: http://www.chesspro.ru/_images/mate...

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