Viktor Zheliandinov

Viktor Savelievich Zheliandinov
Full name	Viktor Savelievich Zheliandinov
Country	Soviet Union
Born	(1935-03-17)March 17, 1935
Title	International Master

Viktor Savelievich Zheliandinov (17 March 1935) a Soviet-Ukrainian Chess player, International Master and coach. He was awarded the Master title in 1962. He was a Soviet Army Champion in 1966. Zheliandinov won Belarus championships in 1970.^[1]

There are many international grandmasters and masters among Zheliandinov's apprentices. Among his students are such famous chess players as grandmasters Vassily Ivanchuk, Marta Litinskaya-Shul, Mateusz Bartel and Vitali Golod. Viktor Zheliandinov assisted the rise of former world champion Anatoly Karpov.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=25200 Chess Games
↑ http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5548 Chess Base

External links

Viktor Zheliandinov rating card at FIDE
Viktor Zheliandinov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
"Master Zheliandinov"

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