Viacheslav Ragozin
Number of games in database: 651
Years covered: 1926 to 1958
Overall record: +215 -218 =218 (49.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (35)      B74 B40 B88 B95 B59  Ruy Lopez (30)      C77 C91 C90 C83 C74  Nimzo Indian (26)      E33 E53 E22 E34 E23  Orthodox Defense (26)      D63 D51 D50 D52 D60  English (20)      A15 A13 A18 A10 A17  French Defense (20)      C18 C10 C05 C11 C15	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (48)      C79 C84 C77 C61 C86  Nimzo Indian (47)      E51 E33 E53 E22 E21  Queen's Gambit Declined (29)      D38 D31 D30 D39 D37  Sicilian (20)      B84 B51 B72 B80 B73  Grunfeld (19)      D94 D81 D95 D98 D84  Ruy Lopez, Closed (19)      C84 C86 C95 C92 C88

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935 0-1
   Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930 1-0
   Ragozin vs Boleslavsky, 1942 1-0
   Ragozin vs Veresov, 1945 1-0
   Najdorf vs Ragozin, 1948 0-1
   Ragozin vs Bondarevsky, 1946 1-0
   V Bergraser vs Ragozin, 1956 0-1
   Ragozin vs Bondarevsky, 1946 1-0
   Ragozin vs Book, 1946 1-0
   Lasker vs Ragozin, 1936 0-1

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Ragozin's Selected Games by meloncio
   Moscow 1947 by suenteus po 147
   2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship by Benzol

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VIACHESLAV RAGOZIN (born Oct-08-1908, died Mar-11-1962) Russia PRONUNCIATION: [what is this?] Viacheslav Vasiliyevich Ragozin was born in St. Petersburg. Awarded the GM title in 1950 and the GMC title in 1959 when he won the 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship (1956) - (1962), he also won the Leningrad Championship in 1936 [rusbase-1] and 1945 [rusbase-2]. He played board 8 (out of 10) against Herbert Seidman in the historic USA-USSR radio match in September 1945, beating Seidman 2-0. He was for many years the sparring partner of Mikhail Botvinnik and contributed significantly to his successes. He worked actively for FIDE (the World Chess Federation), edited Shakhmaty v SSSR magazine and wrote an excellent book on the 1st Botvinnik - Tal Match in 1960. He died in Moscow in 1962 whilst compiling Izbrannye Partii Ragozina, a collection of his own games. The book was completed by his friends under the editorship of M. Beilin and finally published in 1964. Wikipedia article: Viacheslav Ragozin

page 1 of 27; games 1-25 of 651  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ragozin vs N V Krylenko 1-0 31 1926 USSR Correspondence D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit 2. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 34 1927 Russia C16 French, Winawer 3. Ragozin vs P Romanovsky 0-1 24 1927 Leningrad A04 Reti Opening 4. I Rosenthal vs Ragozin 0-1 42 1928 Central Syndicates Champ. D02 Queen's Pawn Game 5. Ragozin vs S Mudrov 1-0 28 1928 Central Syndicates Champ. A15 English 6. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1 14 1929 USSR Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Ragozin   0-1 24 1929 Leningrad Match C15 French, Winawer 8. A Poliak vs Ragozin   1-0 35 1929 USSR Championship D95 Grunfeld 9. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Ragozin   0-1 36 1929 Leningrad Match C15 French, Winawer 10. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Ragozin 0-1 42 1929 Leningrad Match D00 Queen's Pawn Game 11. A Y Model vs Ragozin 1-0 39 1930 Leningrad sim (tel) D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense 12. Ragozin vs Botvinnik   0-1 63 1930 Leningrad masters C56 Two Knights 13. Ragozin vs Levenfish 1-0 35 1930 Leningrad Masters Tournament B10 Caro-Kann 14. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 24 1930 Leningrad ch-city D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. Ragozin vs P Noskov 1-0 21 1930 Moscow-Leningrad Match B40 Sicilian 16. Ragozin vs Levenfish   1-0 35 1931 Ch Leningrad B10 Caro-Kann 17. Ragozin vs G Goldberg 1-0 62 1932 Leningrad Championship D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 18. Alatortsev vs Ragozin 1-0 27 1932 Leningrad Championship E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 19. Ragozin vs L Savitsky   ½-½ 82 1932 Leningrad Championship C15 French, Winawer 20. Botvinnik vs Ragozin   1-0 31 1932 Leningrad masters E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 21. I Rabinovich vs Ragozin   ½-½ 76 1932 Leningrad Championship A13 English 22. Ragozin vs A Y Model 0-1 30 1932 Leningrad Championship A95 Dutch, Stonewall 23. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 29 1932 Leningrad Championship E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 24. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Ragozin   ½-½ 47 1932 Leningrad Championship C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 25. Ragozin vs P Romanovsky 1-0 35 1932 Leningrad Masters Tourn. D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation  page 1 of 27; games 1-25 of 651

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-24-06    BIDMONFA: Viacheslav Ragozin RAGOZIN, Viacheslav V. http://www.bidmonfa.com/ragozin_via... _ Feb-24-06    blingice: <Benzol> You are a endless database of births and deaths. Feb-25-06    Benzol: <blingice> Thanks. It took something like seven months working practically everyday but I think the end product was worthwhile. However, it must be remembered that I was not working totally alone and I extend my heartfelt thanks to the other contributors. BIDMONFA is lucky in a way that a lot of the spade work has already been done for him. Feb-25-06    Gypsy: <Benzol> I second <blingice> and thank you for your efforts! Feb-25-06    Benzol: <Gypsy> Many thanks mate. One of my future hopes is that <Resignation Trap> and <Eastfrisian> and yourself get put onto the administrators list. :) Feb-25-06    Gypsy: <Benzol> I would have to learn to spell ... Apr-01-06    hidude: This guy is smart... Oct-08-07    keypusher: http://www.chessgraphics.net/jpg/rr... Oct-08-07    keypusher: Whiteshark, I don't think your link works, so I reposted it. Certainly an interesting collection of pictures! Can anyone explain this one? http://www.chessgraphics.net/jpg/rr... Oct-08-07    whiteshark: player of the day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viache... Thanks <keypusher>. I deleted my post with this faulty link. Usually I check the links before submittung the post. But this time it was only the wikipedia link, for some reason. Oct-08-07    whiteshark: <keypusher> Here you find the story related to the said picture: http://www.chessgraphics.net/rr.htm (scroll down). Oct-08-07    keypusher: <whiteshark> Terrific article; thanks for the link! Oct-08-08    brankat: R.I.P. Master and Teacher. Dec-06-08    dramas79: <Benzol: In a partnership that was mutually beneficial Ragozin helped Botvinnik become World Champion.> Didn't Botvinnik implicitly accuce Ragozin of leaking preparation to Smyslov at some point in time? Dec-10-08    Karpova: After Moscow 1936 Jose Raul Capablanca: <In certain games Ragozin played with great vigor, but at critical moments he makes mistakes.> From the Russian Bulletin of the event (special issue of "64"), No. 20, 13 June 1936. Source: Page 275 of Winter, Edward: "Capablanca: a compendium of games, notes, articles, correspondence, illustrations and other rare archival materials on the Cuban chess genius Jose Raul Capablanca, 1888-1942.", Jefferson, North Carolina, 1989 Apr-18-09    whiteshark: Quote of the Day " Tal doesn't move the pieces by hand; he uses a magic wand. " -- Ragozin What? Oct-08-10    brankat: An invaluable second, a fine writer and teacher. R.I.P. GM Ragozin. Dec-19-10    wordfunph: <He died in Moscow in 1962 whilst compiling "Izbrannye Partii Ragozina", a collection of his own games.> his book is available at ebay.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl... good luck to the lucky buyer! May-21-11    jessicafischerqueen: Live film footage- This is a short film showing part of a training game between <Ragozin> and <Mikhail Botvinnik>: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5S8... Oct-08-11    brankat: Hmmm, Botvinnik made the last move and then stopped the clock, A handshake. I take it Ragozin had won that one :-) Oct-08-11    ughaibu: Regardless of the result, this database has no game with Botvinnik as white against Ragozin which finishes as does that in the video. Can you imagine Botvinnik allowing a real training game to be filmed? Oct-08-11    brankat: <ughaibu> Indeed. And not only Botvinnik. This one may have been some sort of a promo, perhaps? Apr-02-12    wordfunph: "In chess, Ragozin was a fearsome fighter, but even more, in his creative approach, he was an artist, an explorer (and a very successful one) of truth and beauty. At the board , he was never "stingy", never thought only about material , and in life generally, he was no businesman." - GM Salomon Flohr Source: The Ragozin Complex - A Guide for White and Black by Vladimir Barsky Oct-08-12    LoveThatJoker: GM Ragozin, today you are remembered! LTJ May-19-13    EvanTheTerrible: So close to 218 - 218 - 218. That would have been marvelous. < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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