Georgy Mikhailovich Lisitsin or Lisitsyn (Russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Лиси́цын; 11 October 1909 – 20 March 1972) was a Russian chess master from Leningrad. After high school he entered the Leningrad Industrial Institute, from which he graduated as a mechanical engineer.[1]
Chess career
editHe earned the title of Master in 1931 for his performance in the 7th USSR Championship.[2] He thrice won the Leningrad City Chess Championship, in 1933/34 (joint), 1939, and 1947 (joint). He was a frequent participant in the USSR Chess Championship. His best result was in 1933 when he shared 3rd, behind the winner Mikhail Botvinnik.[3] He also played in international tournaments, finishing 15th in Moscow 1935. (Botvinnik and Salo Flohr won.)[4] He took 2nd at Helsinki 1946 behind winner Viacheslav Ragozin.[5]
Lisitsin was considered an expert on the Reti Opening above all others and won many of his best games with it.[6] He was an author of several chess books, [7] only a few sections of which have been translated from Russian into English. He wrote primarily about strategy, tactics, and endgame theory.[8]
He was awarded the International Master title in 1950.[9]
References
edit- ^ Kotov, Alexander; Yudovich, Mikhail. The Soviet School of Chess. Dover Publications, 1961, p. 318.
- ^ Kotov 1961, p. 318.
- ^ Russian Chess Base
- ^ GER-ch 3rd Aachen 1935 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1946 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kotov 1961, p. 318.
- ^ # Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-X (2. N-Z)
- ^ Kotov 1961, p. 320.
- ^ "Liste des premiers titrés (chrono)". 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
Books in English
edit- Lisitsyn, G. M.; Cafferty, B. (1976). First Book of Chess Strategy. London: B.T. Batsford. ISBN 978-0900928697.
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- Lisitsyn, G. M.; Cafferty, B. (1976). Second Book of Chess Strategy. London: B.T. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713414257.
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- Lisitsyn, G. M.; Cafferty, B. (1980). The Strategy of Chess. London: B.T. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713433302.
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- Romanovsky, Peter; Botvinnik, Mikhail; Kan, Ilya; Kmoch, Hans; Euwe, Max; Levenfish, Grigory; Lisitsin, Grigory (2021). The Leningrad Master Tournament 1934: With participation of Max Euwe and Hans Kmoch (Botvinnik's Method Of Preparing For Competition). Independently published. ISBN 979-8714484865.
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External links
edit- Georgy Lisitsin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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