Voldemar Friedrichovich Mezhgailis ( Latvian. Voldemārs Mežgailis ; April 22, 1912 , Vilkenė , Latvia - June 1, 1998 , Riga , Latvia ) - Latvian chess player .
 Voldemar Mezhgailis | |
|---|---|
| Voldemārs Mežgailis | |
| Country |  the USSR  Latvia |
| Date of Birth | April 22, 1912 |
| Place of Birth | Riga |
| Date of death | June 1, 1998 (86 years old) |
| Place of death | Riga |
Two - time champion of the Latvian SSR 1944 [1] and 1950 [2] Bronze medalist of the championship of the Latvian SSR in 1947. Champion of Latvia among schoolchildren in 1927 [3]
In the national team of Latvia, a participant in two chess Olympiads . In 1936, at the unofficial Olympiad in Munich, he played on the 6th board (+4 −5 = 1) [4] . In 1937, he played on 3 boards in Stockholm (+2 −6 = 7) [5] . In 1938 he headed the student team of Latvia.
According to the memoirs of A. N. Koblenz , Mezhgailis was a "chess player of a fine positional style." [3]
During the war he fought in the ranks of the 43rd Guards Rifle Latvian Division , was an officer artilleryman. After the war, he worked as a teacher at the Latvian Agricultural Academy in Jelgava . Later he headed the laboratory at one of the institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR . [3]
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Sports Results
| Year | City | Competition | + | - | = | Result | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Latvian Championship among schoolchildren | one | |||||
| 1934 | Riga | Latvian Championship | five | four | 6 | 8 from 15 | 8 [6] |
| 1936 | Munich | Unofficial Chess Olympiad (Latvia national team, 6th board) | four | five | one | 4½ out of 10 | |
| 1937 | Riga | Latvian Chess Congress (group 2) | eight | 2 | 3 | 9½ out of 13 | 2 [7] |
| Stockholm | VII Olympiad (Latvian national team, 3rd board) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5½ out of 15 | ||
| 1938 | Tartu | Baltic Student Games (Latvian national team, 1st board) | |||||
| 1944 | Specific | Tournament of the strongest Latvian chess players [8] | eight | 0 | one | 8½ out of 9 | one |
| 1946 | Riga | Championship of the Latvian SSR | 7 | five | five | 9½ of 17 [9] | 7 [10] |
| 1947 | Riga | Championship of the Latvian SSR | eight | one | ten | 13 of 19 | 3-4 [11] |
| 1950 | Riga | Championship of the Latvian SSR | ten | one | eight | 14 of 19 | one |
| 1951 | Moscow | USSR Armed Forces Championship |
Literature
- Koblents A. N. Memoirs of a chess player. - M .: FiS, 1986. - S. 41-42.
Notes
- ↑ ch Latvia 1944
- ↑ ch Latvia 1950
- ↑ 1 2 3 Koblenz A. N. Memoirs of a chess player. - M .: FiS, 1986. - S. 41-42.
- ↑ OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiad, Munich 1936, Latvia
- ↑ OlimpBase :: 7th Chess Olympiad, Stockholm 1937, Latvia
- ↑ The winners were F. Apniesyk and V. M. Petrov .
- ↑ The group was defeated by V. Hazenfus . In the match between the group winners, he lost to T. Bergs .
- ↑ Equated to the official championship of the Latvian SSR.
- ↑ Victory over A. Lacis who left the tournament is not counted in the final result.
- ↑ Won by A.N. Koblenz.
- ↑ Z. Solmanis defeated.
Links
- Voldemar Mezhgailis games in the database
- Personal Waldemar Mezhgailis card on 365Chess