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Igor Bondarevsky
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Igor Zakharovich Bondarevsky (May 12, 1913, Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia – June 14, 1979, Piatigorsk) was a Soviet Russian chess Grandmaster in both over the board and correspondence chess, International Arbiter, trainer and author of chess books.
He played in nine USSR Chess Championships between 1937 and 1963, being jointly first in 1940 (with Andor Lilienthal). This qualified him into the 1941 Absolute Championship of the USSR, staged in Leningrad and Moscow, along with eventual winner Mikhail Botvinnik, runner-up Paul Keres, Isaac Boleslavsky, Vasily Smyslov, and Lilienthal. This was one of the strongest tournaments ever held up to that stage.
Bondarevsky played in the 1948 Interzonal at Saltsjobaden, placing in a tie for 6th-9th places, and qualifying on to the Candidates' tournament at Budapest 1950, but because of illness, was unable to play. Bondarevsky was named an International Grandmaster in 1950 by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) on its inaugural list. He was awarded the International Arbiter title in 1954, and the title for Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (GMC) in 1961. He was an economist by profession.
He was not only an outstanding player, but he coached Boris Spassky during his ascent to the World Chess Championship, beginning in the early 1960s, and culminating with Spassky's win over Tigran Petrosian in the 1969 title match.
His wife, Valentina Kozlovskaya, was a notable chess player, too.
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