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Viacheslav Ragozin
Ragozin 
 

Number of games in database: 786
Years covered: 1926 to 1961
Overall record: +274 -254 =258 (51.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (47) 
    B74 B40 B59 B83 B95
 Ruy Lopez (43) 
    C77 C90 C74 C91 C78
 English (30) 
    A15 A13 A14 A18 A10
 Nimzo Indian (29) 
    E33 E53 E59 E46 E23
 Orthodox Defense (27) 
    D63 D51 D50 D56 D69
 French Defense (22) 
    C18 C05 C11 C10 C15
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (58) 
    C84 C77 C79 C92 C61
 Nimzo Indian (53) 
    E51 E33 E53 E52 E44
 Queen's Gambit Declined (33) 
    D38 D30 D31 D39 D35
 Sicilian (29) 
    B84 B51 B72 B73 B80
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (27) 
    C84 C92 C86 C91 C85
 Grunfeld (22) 
    D94 D87 D95 D81 D83
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935 0-1
   Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930 1-0
   Ragozin vs Veresov, 1945 1-0
   Najdorf vs Ragozin, 1948 0-1
   A Ebralidze vs Ragozin, 1937 0-1
   Ragozin vs Taimanov, 1945 1-0
   Ragozin vs Boleslavsky, 1942 1-0
   Ragozin vs E Book, 1946 1-0
   Ragozin vs Bronstein, 1945 1-0
   Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1944 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Leningrad Championship (1936)
   Moscow (1947)
   Moscow Championship 1944/45 (1945)
   Steinitz Memorial (1956)
   USSR Championship (1937)
   Moscow Championship (1955)
   URS-ch sf Moscow (1955)
   Trade Unions Championship (1938)
   Leningrad / Moscow training (1939)
   USSR Championship 1934/35 (1934)
   USSR Championship (1945)
   Moscow (1935)
   USSR Championship (1947)
   USSR Championship (1939)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1957)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Ragozin's Selected Games by fredthebear
   Ragozin's Selected Games by meloncio
   Ragozin's Selected Games by peckinpah
   Ragozin's Selected Games by nakul1964
   Ragozin's Selected Games by igiene


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VIACHESLAV RAGOZIN
(born Oct-08-1908, died Mar-11-1962, 53 years old) Russia
PRONUNCIATION:
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Viacheslav Vasiliyevich Ragozin was born in St. Petersburg. FIDE awarded him the GM title in 1950, and the GMC title in 1959 when he won the 2nd Correspondence World Championship (1956) - (1959). He won the Leningrad Championship in 1936 [rusbase-1] and 1945 [rusbase-2]. He played Board 8 (out of 10) against Herbert Seidman in the historic USA-USSR radio match in September 1945, beating Herbert Seidman 2-0.

He was for many years the sparring partner of Mikhail Botvinnik and contributed significantly to his successes. He worked actively for FIDE (the World Chess Federation), edited Shakhmaty v SSSR magazine and wrote an excellent book on the 1st Botvinnik - Tal Match in 1960.

Ragozin died in Moscow in 1962 whilst compiling Izbrannye Partii Ragozina, a collection of his own games. His friends completed the book under the editorship of M. Beilin and published in 1964.

The Ragozin Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4), regarded as one of the soundest defenses to 1.d4, is named for him.

Wikipedia article: Viacheslav Ragozin

Last updated: 2024-01-17 15:32:37

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 page 1 of 32; games 1-25 of 786  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Ragozin vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky  1-0241926Pishchevik-Pravda MatchA81 Dutch
2. Ragozin vs N Krylenko 1-0311926USSR CorrespondenceD08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
3. F Fogelevich vs Ragozin  1-0281927Soviet Physical Culture (team)B23 Sicilian, Closed
4. Ragozin vs M Kagan  1-0291927Ch URS selectionD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
5. Ragozin vs P Romanovsky 0-1241927LeningradA04 Reti Opening
6. N Zubarev vs Ragozin  1-04419272nd Trades Union ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
7. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0341927LeningradC16 French, Winawer
8. S Rozental vs Ragozin 0-1421928Ch Trade UnionsD02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. N Grigoriev vs Ragozin  1-0251928Ch Trade UnionsB58 Sicilian
10. Ragozin vs S A Mudrev 1-0321928Ch Trade UnionsA15 English
11. Ragozin vs P Romanovsky  0-1361929Ch RabprosC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
12. Ragozin vs L Kubbel  0-1421929Ch Leningrad (1/2 final)C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
13. A Kubbel vs Ragozin 1-0261929Ch Leningrad (1/2 final)B24 Sicilian, Closed
14. A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Ragozin  0-1361929Leningrad MatchC15 French, Winawer
15. A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Ragozin  0-1241929Leningrad MatchC15 French, Winawer
16. A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Ragozin 0-1421929Leningrad MatchD00 Queen's Pawn Game
17. Ragozin vs A Czach  1-0311929International Workers CongressD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
18. P Romanovsky vs Ragozin  1-0371929International Workers CongressA15 English
19. A Polyak vs Ragozin  1-0351929USSR ChampionshipD95 Grunfeld
20. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1141929USSR ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1631930Leningrad Masters TournamentC56 Two Knights
22. A Model vs Ragozin 1-0391930Leningrad sim (tel)D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
23. Ragozin vs Levenfish 1-0351930Leningrad Masters TournamentB10 Caro-Kann
24. Ragozin vs L Abramov  0-1481930Ch PishchevikD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. Ragozin vs P Noskov 1-0211930Moscow-Leningrad MatchB40 Sicilian
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Feb-25-06
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  Gypsy: <Benzol> I would have to learn to spell ...
Apr-01-06  hidude: This guy is smart...
Oct-08-07
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  keypusher: http://www.chessgraphics.net/jpg/rr...
Oct-08-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: Whiteshark, I don't think your link works, so I reposted it. Certainly an interesting collection of pictures! Can anyone explain this one?

http://www.chessgraphics.net/jpg/rr...

Oct-08-07  whiteshark: player of the day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viache...

Thanks <keypusher>. I deleted my post with this faulty link. Usually I check the links before submittung the post. But this time it was only the wikipedia link, for some reason.

Oct-08-07  whiteshark: <keypusher> Here you find the story related to the said picture: http://www.chessgraphics.net/rr.htm (scroll down).
Oct-08-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: <whiteshark> Terrific article; thanks for the link!
Oct-08-08  brankat: R.I.P. Master and Teacher.
Dec-06-08  dramas79: <Benzol: In a partnership that was mutually beneficial Ragozin helped Botvinnik become World Champion.> Didn't Botvinnik implicitly accuce Ragozin of leaking preparation to Smyslov at some point in time?
Dec-10-08  Karpova: After Moscow 1936

Jose Raul Capablanca: <In certain games Ragozin played with great vigor, but at critical moments he makes mistakes.>

From the Russian Bulletin of the event (special issue of "64"), No. 20, 13 June 1936.

Source: Page 275 of Winter, Edward: "Capablanca: a compendium of games, notes, articles, correspondence, illustrations and other rare archival materials on the Cuban chess genius Jose Raul Capablanca, 1888-1942.", Jefferson, North Carolina, 1989

Apr-18-09  whiteshark: Quote of the Day

" Tal doesn't move the pieces by hand; he uses a magic wand. "

-- Ragozin

What?

Oct-08-10  brankat: An invaluable second, a fine writer and teacher. R.I.P. GM Ragozin.
Dec-19-10  wordfunph: <He died in Moscow in 1962 whilst compiling "Izbrannye Partii Ragozina", a collection of his own games.>

his book is available at ebay..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...

good luck to the lucky buyer!

May-21-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  jessicafischerqueen: Live film footage-

This is a short film showing part of a training game between <Ragozin> and <Mikhail Botvinnik>:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5S8...

Oct-08-11  brankat: Hmmm, Botvinnik made the last move and then stopped the clock, A handshake. I take it Ragozin had won that one :-)
Oct-08-11  ughaibu: Regardless of the result, this database has no game with Botvinnik as white against Ragozin which finishes as does that in the video. Can you imagine Botvinnik allowing a real training game to be filmed?
Oct-08-11  brankat: <ughaibu> Indeed. And not only Botvinnik. This one may have been some sort of a promo, perhaps?
Apr-02-12  wordfunph: "In chess, Ragozin was a fearsome fighter, but even more, in his creative approach, he was an artist, an explorer (and a very successful one) of truth and beauty. At the board , he was never "stingy", never thought only about material , and in life generally, he was no businesman."

- GM Salomon Flohr

Source: The Ragozin Complex - A Guide for White and Black by Vladimir Barsky

Oct-08-12  LoveThatJoker: GM Ragozin, today you are remembered!

LTJ

May-19-13  EvanTheTerrible: So close to 218 - 218 - 218. That would have been marvelous.
Sep-27-13  PhilFeeley: The following game is missing from the database:

Ragozin - Veresov, Moscow, 1945

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Qe1 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f5 gxf5 14. h3 f4 15. Rxf4 Bh5 16. Nd5 Qd7 17. Qh4 Bg6 18. Raf1 Rac8 19. c3 Rfe8 20. Rg4 b5 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Rc4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Rf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxh7+ Ke6 27. Qxg6+ Ke5 28. Qg7+ Kxe4 29. Nf6+ exf6 30. Qxd7 Rxe5 31. Qxd6 Kf5 32. Qxd7+ Kg6 33. Qxa7 Re2 34. Qa3 Rf4 35. Qd6 1-0

Aug-15-14  whiteshark: Quote of the Day

" Tal doesn't move the pieces by hand; he uses a magic wand. "

-- Ragozin

http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumb...

Aug-19-20
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Leninrgad 1926>

An intriguing match between Pishchevik, Ukraine and the newspaper "Pravda and Krasnaya Zvezda."

Viacheslav Ragozin (Pishchevik) vs Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Pravda and Krasnaya Zvezda)

Pishchevik won 6.5:2.5

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[Event "Match \"Pishchevik-Pravda\""]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ragozin Viacheslav (RUS)"]
[Black "Iljin-Genevsky Alexander (RUS)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nh3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Qb3 c6 8.Nc3 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Ng5 Qe8 11.e4 h6 12.Nf3 fxe4 13.Nxe5 Bc5 14.Bf4 g5 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 gxf4 17.gxf4 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Rxf5 19.Qxb7 Rxf4 20.Kh1 Qxe5 21.Rg1+ Kh8 22.Rae1 Qf6 23.Re6 Qf8 24.Re8 1-0

http://al20102007.narod.ru/matches/...

Oct-15-24
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  Gottschalk: Best ICCF rating 2668

https://www.iccf.com/player?id=1405...

Oct-26-24
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  perfidious: Footage of Ragozin facing off with the man he seconded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsO...

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