Nikolai Matveyevich Kurnosov (1913—1987) - Soviet drafts player and trainer. Honored coach of the USSR. Senior trainer of CS DSO "Lokomotiv" (Moscow). Kurnosov was the first coach of the future world champion and the USSR Alexander Kandaurov [1] , who calls him “an adherent of sharp, though sometimes dubious opening constructions” [2] . Vyacheslav Shchegolev , Elena Mikhailovskaya , Vladimir Agafonov , Nikolai Abatsiev , Alexander Shvartsman , Alexander Moiseev and others [3] are among the pupils of the drafts school created by Kurnosov for 30 years.
| Nikolay Matveyevich Kurnosov | |
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| Birth | 1913 |
| Death | February 17, 1987 |
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Born in 1913 in Moscow in the family of a shoemaker, early left without a father. In 1939, he married Yulia Vasilievna Shishova, the sister of Mikhail Vasilievich Shishov , a famous chess coach. In the early days of the Great Patriotic War, he went to the front and defended the capital of the USSR against fascist raids as part of artillery troops.
He died on February 17, 1987 in Moscow. The eldest son is Anatoly , born in 1940, honored trainer of the RSFSR in drafts. Master of Sports of the USSR. The youngest son is Victor (1946-2008), the restorer of architectural monuments of Moscow. Under his leadership, restoration work was carried out on the museum of F. I. Chaliapin, the Holy Trinity Church in Liszt, the Church of St. Nicholas in Klenniki, and many other monuments.
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Memory
The command memorial of N. M. Kurnosov is held annually in Moscow [4]
An important role in rallying locomotives to a single and strong team belongs to N. M. Kurnosov, the senior trainer of the center of the DSO Lokomotiv, now deserved coach of the USSR. Nikolai Matveyevich was not listed as an outstanding master, he almost did not take part in competitions on the stocktaking board. But, possessing pedagogical flair and tact, N. M. Kurnosov recognized in his young novice athlete his inherent strengths and weaknesses of character.
The international grandmaster V. Schegolev in his book “From beginner to champion” (ed. “Physical Culture and Sport”, M., 1969) recalls how he, fascinated by checkers, completely started his studies at school. In the third quarter of the tenth grade, four deuces appeared in the sheet at once. Previously, never twos for a quarter was not. Kurnosov tried to explain to Glory that study was necessary, but when he saw that the guy did not touch the conversation, he forbade him to appear at the club until he corrected the marks. Of course, there was a danger: Shchegolev, who had already tasted the fruits of victory in various competitions, could take offense from his youth and go into another society. Unfortunately, this has happened. But the coach managed to recognize his student, believed in him.
Vyacheslav Ivanovich also recalls the period of preparation for the championship, the world, when the coach gently but persistently pointed out the errors in the game of the young draftsman and found measures to eliminate them.
If in the first post-war years the priority in checkers belonged to the railroad workers of Leningrad, then with the arrival of N. M. Kurnosov the leading position passed to the Muscovites.
Literature
A. N. Kurnosov “Selected parties and graduations of N. M. Kurnosov”, 1995, MSH, 22 p.
Links
- Schegolev V.I. USSR Championships. All victories of V. I. Schegolev. - Pushchino-Moscow. - 2006.
Notes
- ↑ Kandaurov Alexander on the website of the Academy of Chess and Checkers Art (St. Petersburg)
- ↑ A. Kritov. Quiet life will not be! // 64 - Chess Review . - 1983. - № 2 .
- ↑ Moscow news: XIX memorial of N.M. Kurnosov (results) . Checkers in Russia (May 2, 2011). The appeal date is February 18, 2014.
- ↑ XXIII Command Memorial N. M. Kurnosov. Moscow (Russia) 04/14/2013 (64)