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Georgy Ilivitsky
Number of games in database: 140
Years covered: 1942 to 1981
Overall record: +31 -41 =68 (46.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (16) 
    E62 E69 E60 E80 E66
 Nimzo Indian (11) 
    E44 E53 E48 E52 E54
 Grunfeld (9) 
    D98 D71 D94 D78 D73
 Semi-Slav (5) 
    D45 D48 D47 D43
 English, 1 c4 e5 (5) 
    A28 A25 A22
 Queen's Gambit Declined (4) 
    D30 D31 D39
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (18) 
    B62 B93 B58 B51 B91
 Grunfeld (12) 
    D85 D89 D94 D78 D88
 Orthodox Defense (7) 
    D58 D59 D61 D50
 Caro-Kann (6) 
    B17 B18 B13 B12
 Sicilian Najdorf (5) 
    B93 B91 B92 B95
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (4) 
    B62 B63
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GEORGY ILIVITSKY
(born Apr-30-1921, died 1989) Russia

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Georgy Alexeyevich Ilivitsky born 1921 was one of the strongest Soviet Masters immediately following WW2. Awarded the IM title in 1955 he was 3rd= in the 1955 USSR Championship but only managed to place 10th in the Interzonal of that year. He was also a strong match player having beaten Isaac Boleslavsky in 1944, Alexey Suetin in 1950 and Ludek Pachman in 1956 in short matches. Sadly he took his own life in 1989.

 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 140  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G Ilivitsky vs Sokolsky  ½-½27 1942 SverdlovskD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
2. G Ilivitsky vs Boleslavsky  ½-½30 1942 SverdlovskA57 Benko Gambit
3. G Ilivitsky vs Suetin  0-141 1947 URSD98 Grunfeld, Russian
4. Geller vs G Ilivitsky  1-026 1947 SverdlovskB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
5. Bronstein vs G Ilivitsky 1-033 1948 USSR ChampionshipD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
6. G Ilivitsky vs Averbakh  ½-½74 1948 USSR ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
7. G Ilivitsky vs Ragozin  1-044 1948 USSR ChampionshipE44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
8. Levenfish vs G Ilivitsky  ½-½45 1948 Ch URSE72 King's Indian
9. G Ilivitsky vs Kotov  ½-½24 1948 USSR ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
10. G Ilivitsky vs Keres  ½-½27 1948 Moskva ch-SU (02.12.48)E00 Queen's Pawn Game
11. Bondarevsky vs G Ilivitsky  1-036 1948 USSR ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
12. Aronin vs G Ilivitsky  ½-½27 1948 USSR ChampionshipE16 Queen's Indian
13. G Ilivitsky vs Kholmov  1-019 1948 USSR ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Taimanov vs G Ilivitsky  0-155 1948 MoscowB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
15. Konstantinopolsky vs G Ilivitsky  0-159 1948 USSR ChampionshipD94 Grunfeld
16. Tolush vs G Ilivitsky  1-023 1948 USSR ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
17. Flohr vs G Ilivitsky  0-157 1948 Ch URSE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
18. G Ilivitsky vs Kotov 0-124 1948 RUSD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
19. G Ilivitsky vs Panov  ½-½34 1948 USSR ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. Taimanov vs G Ilivitsky  ½-½52 1948 LeningradB58 Sicilian
21. Lilienthal vs G Ilivitsky  1-047 1948 USSR ChampionshipD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
22. G Ilivitsky vs Furman 1-071 1948 USSR ChampionshipE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
23. G Ilivitsky vs Lisitsin  1-042 1948 USSR ChampionshipE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
24. G Ilivitsky vs Alatortsev  ½-½41 1948 USSR ChampionshipA25 English
25. G Ilivitsky vs Ragozin  ½-½44 1948 Ch URSE44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-07-04   PizzatheHut: Does anyone know anything about this guy? C'mon Honza, I know you do :)
May-07-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Chessical: Ilivitsky was undoubtedly of Grandmaster strength, but being in the post war Soviet Union denied him the opportunity to obtain the title. He was far stronger than may of the "GM's" of today, but his career was largely confined to internal Soviet events. Ilivitsky was born in 1921 and died in 1989. He became an IM in 1955 and was twice Russian champion in 1948 and 1949.

I do not have a full record of Ilivitsky's accomplishments in tournaments, but from the cross tables in the collected games of other Soviet players I can provide this:

First in the 8th Russian championship 1948, 10th in the 16th USSR Championship 1948, first in the 9th Russian championship 1949, 7th in the 17th USSR Championship 1949, 6th in the Russian Championship 1950.

5th in the semi final of the 18th USSR Championship, 14th in the 20th USSR Championship, 15th in the 21st USSR Championship, 4th in the semi-final of the 22nd USSR Championship.

Then a sudden epiphany. He was <5th in the 22nd USSR Championship>. This was one of the strongest of all time with: Geller, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Petrosian, Spassky, Keres, Taimanov and Korchnoi (finished second to last) participating.

This qualified him for the the <Gothenberg Interzonal in 1955> where he scored +1 including a win over Geller. He later beat the Czech grandmaster Ludek Pachman in a play-off match.

He did not make it to the 1955 Soviet Championship coming 9th in the semi-final. Unable to sustain himself at the very top of the Soviet system, he lacked opportunities to play outside and gain a grandmaster title (in a similar way to Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov).

I do not have a full record of his tournaments, but later highlights include a 6th at the Tchigorin Memorial in 1965.

I believe that died in very poor circumstances, and may have committed suicide.

Sep-12-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  percyblakeney: Apparently Ilivitsky committed suicide by jumping out of a window: http://www.chesscorner.com/cbreak/c... In the 22nd USSR Championship (in 1955) he finished equal with Botvinnik and Petrosian, and just half a point behind winners Geller and Smyslov.
Sep-29-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: I am not sure but I think that Ilivitsky's first name was not Grigory, but Georgy. By the way, there is another file of his games in the database. See Georgi A Ilivitzki
Dec-21-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Peligroso Patzer: Ilivitsky is discussed at pages 296-299 of A. Kotov and M. Yudovich, "The Soviet School of Chess", Dover Publications, (c)1961. The following win against Smyslov from the XXII Soviet Champiuonship is analyzed at pp. 298-299: Smyslov vs Ilivitsky, 1955
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