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Alexander Solovtsov

Number of games in database: 43
Years covered: 1876 to 1904
Overall record: +23 -14 =6 (60.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C44 King's Pawn Game (2 games)
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ALEXANDER SOLOVTSOV
(born Nov-14-1847, died Mar-20-1923, 75 years old) Russia

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Alexander Vladimirovich Solovtsov. He tied for 3rd-4th and drew a match for the third place with Emanuel Schiffers (1:1) at Sankt Petersburg 1878/79.Solovtsov took part in the correspondence match between the Moscow and St. Petersburg chess clubs (January 1878 – March 1879), which ended with the score 2:0 in favor of the command of Moscow. He shared 1st at Moscow 1879, and won ahead of Hellwig, Muratov, and Maude at Moscow 1880.

He played several matches; drew with Mikhail Chigorin (1:1) in 1884, won against Raphael Falk (7:2) in 1892, and lost to Chigorin (0:4) in 1893. In 1894 he defeated Jacques Mieses, toured in Moscow. In 1899 he won the match with Boris Grigoriev and became the first champion of Moscow.

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Last updated: 2023-02-19 18:14:44

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E von Schmidt vs A Solovtsov 1-0261876MoscowC01 French, Exchange
2. E von Schmidt vs A Solovtsov  0-1341876MoscowA84 Dutch
3. A Solovtsov vs E von Schmidt  0-1341878MoscowC25 Vienna
4. A Solovtsov vs E von Schmidt  1-0231878Casual gameC45 Scotch Game
5. N V Nerling vs A Solovtsov  0-1281879St. PetersburgC21 Center Game
6. A Solovtsov vs Schiffers 0-1921879St. PetersburgC48 Four Knights
7. E von Schmidt vs A Solovtsov  0-1411879St. PetersburgC01 French, Exchange
8. A Solovtsov vs V Lizel 1-0471879St. PetersburgC25 Vienna
9. A Ascharin vs A Solovtsov  ½-½471879St. PetersburgC01 French, Exchange
10. A Solovtsov vs Alapin  0-1471879St. PetersburgC01 French, Exchange
11. A Solovtsov vs N Petrovsky  1-0391879St. PetersburgC42 Petrov Defense
12. Chigorin vs A Solovtsov  0-1271879St. PetersburgC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
13. A Solovtsov vs Schiffers  ½-½401879St. PetersburgC42 Petrov Defense
14. Schiffers vs A Solovtsov  ½-½501879St. PetersburgC51 Evans Gambit
15. A Dadian vs A Solovtsov  1-0281880St. PetersburgC52 Evans Gambit
16. A Solovtsov vs Chigorin 1-0331884Chigorin - SolovtsovC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
17. Chigorin vs A Solovtsov 1-0461884Chigorin - SolovtsovC28 Vienna Game
18. A Dadian vs A Solovtsov  0-1461885St. PetersburgC51 Evans Gambit
19. A Dadian vs A Solovtsov  1-0321885St. PetersburgC51 Evans Gambit
20. N Bugaev vs A Solovtsov  0-1381888MoscowA00 Uncommon Opening
21. Chigorin vs A Solovtsov  1-0301892Moscow (Match)C11 French
22. A Solovtsov vs Chigorin  0-1481892Moscow (Match)D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
23. Chigorin vs A Solovtsov  1-0301892Moscow (Match)A07 King's Indian Attack
24. A Solovtsov vs Chigorin  0-1541892Moscow (Match)D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
25. Steinitz vs A Solovtsov  1-0571896Moscow exhC29 Vienna Gambit
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-14-11  brankat: Master A.V.Solovtsov participated in some early All Russian championships, 1901 and 1903. Did have a couple of wins against Chigorin and two draws playing Schiffers.

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