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Nikolai Kopilov

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NIKOLAI KOPILOV (born Oct-26-1919, died May-07-1995, 75 years old) Russia [what is this?] Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov was born in Novosibirsk, USSR. He was married to Evgenia Biglova. Kopilov became a chess master of the USSR in 1946. He defeated Mikhail Botvinnik, Paul Keres, Tigran Petrosian and Isaac Boleslavsky in the 19th USSR Championship in 1951, in which he finished in 11th place out of 17. Kopilov won the Leningrad City Championship in 1954 (a tournament won the following year by Viktor Korchnoi). Kopilov played correspondence chess from 1964, and represented the Soviet team in the 6th and 7th Postal Olympiads with, respectively, scores of 6 out of 8 and 5.5/9 from games. He became an International Master of correspondence chess in 1969, gaining the title from the International Correspondence Chess Federation on the basis of his 5.5/8 score on third board in the European Team Championship. Kopilov died on 7 May 1995 while giving a simultaneous exhibition in Voronezh. Wikipedia article: Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov Last updated: 2024-12-30 09:00:46

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page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 183  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sokolov vs N Kopilov   0-1 32 1935 Leningrad Jr. championship B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 2. P Romanovsky vs N Kopilov   1-0 30 1937 Training tournament C70 Ruy Lopez 3. M Noakh vs N Kopilov 0-1 21 1937 Leningrad C52 Evans Gambit 4. N Rudnev vs N Kopilov 0-1 12 1938 Leningrad Championship A16 English 5. Tomashevsky vs N Kopilov   0-1 27 1938 Ch Leningrad (sf-1) E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 6. Chernikov vs N Kopilov   1-0 18 1938 Leningrad Championship B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 7. A Budo vs N Kopilov   0-1 30 1946 20th Ch Leningrad D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. Panov vs N Kopilov   1-0 36 1946 URS-ch sf Leningrad B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 9. L Shamaev vs N Kopilov   1-0 50 1946 URS-ch sf Leningrad A16 English 10. Levenfish vs N Kopilov   1-0 38 1946 20th Ch Leningrad D85 Grunfeld 11. V Chekhover vs N Kopilov   1-0 58 1946 URS-ch sf Leningrad D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 12. G Goldberg vs N Kopilov   0-1 58 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad A16 English 13. V A Vasiliev vs N Kopilov   1-0 74 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 14. Taimanov vs N Kopilov 1-0 52 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad B10 Caro-Kann 15. N Kopilov vs S Zhukhovitsky   0-1 42 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad E28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation 16. N Kopilov vs K Klaman   1-0 39 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad D02 Queen's Pawn Game 17. N Kopilov vs V Chekhover   0-1 31 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 18. V Kirillov vs N Kopilov   0-1 64 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 19. A Batuev vs N Kopilov   ½-½ 42 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad A48 King's Indian 20. A Sokolsky vs N Kopilov   0-1 54 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad A00 Uncommon Opening 21. N Kopilov vs E Kuzminykh   1-0 63 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. N Kopilov vs Lisitsin   ½-½ 45 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. N Kopilov vs V Zagorovsky   0-1 78 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad A15 English 24. N Kopilov vs Bronstein   ½-½ 45 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 25. Aronin vs N Kopilov   1-0 35 1947 URS-ch sf Leningrad C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 183

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Oct-26-07    whiteshark: Player of the day Bio from 'The Potter Memorial' tournament book (by Ken Messere), [writen around 1978?]: " Born 1919. Lecturer in a higher technical training institute. Has played correspondence chess from 1964. International master from 1968, gaining title on the basis of his 5.5 out of 8 score on 3rd board in the European Team Championship. Played for the U.S.S.R. team in the 6th and 7th Postal Olympiads with scores of 6 out of 8 and 5.5 out of 9. N.B. Chess Dictionary 1964 gives him as resident in Voronesh but he often played in Leningrad over the board championships." Oct-26-07    Resignation Trap: Our player of the day also has his name spelled Nikolai Georgievich Kopylov on our database. In the 1951 USSR championship, he had the distinction of defeating Botvinnik, Keres and Petrosian, but he only finished with an even score. See N Kopilov vs Keres, 1951 , Petrosian vs N Kopilov, 1951 and Botvinnik vs N Kopilov, 1951 . Unfortunately, his win over Botvinnik has the wrong result in our database (it should be "0-1"). I have submitted a correction. Jun-28-09    jrofrano: He never became a GM but he earned the nickname, "Champion of Champions." Why? In the 19th USSR Championship (1951) he beat 3 champions: Botvinnik – world champion, Keres – USSR champion, Petrosian – Moscow champion. In his long chess career he also beat such stars as Smyslov (1951), Bondarevsky (1951) and Taimanov (1952). He drew Bronstein (1947) and the young Karpov (1970). And those are only the most famous names. He successfully played many other strong GMs. His original style remained a puzzle for many. If I add now that Kopylov was not even a full-time chess professional, he had a doctorate degree and worked as a university professor, you will understand the caliber of this talented man. He died in 1995 playing in a chess tournament. -FM Igor Nikolayev Oct-26-11    Phony Benoni: Featured in the Puzzle of the Day for Thursday, October 9, 2008: Tolush vs N Kopilov, 1954 click for larger view <21...?> Oct-26-11    Xeroxx: Hello my name is Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov and I am the player of the day. Oct-26-11    Eastfrisian: Sad, that you already do not live anymore. Apr-06-12    stanleys: Not entirely sure,but it seems that Nikolai Georgiyevich was a victim of the following nice combination (found it in the French magazine "Europe echecs") Kopilov - Karlson USSR 1961 click for larger view 1...Rd3!! 2.Nxd3 Be6 X Oct-26-13    Kikoman: <Player of the Day> Rest In Peace Sir Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov. Oct-26-13    Penguincw: R.I.P. <POTD> and Leningrad (now known as Saint Petersburg) champion: Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov.

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