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Mark Dvoretzky
M Dvoretzky 
Photograph courtesy of Alchetron.com.  

Number of games in database: 301
Years covered: 1966 to 2000
Last FIDE rating: 2465
Highest rating achieved in database: 2540
Overall record: +83 -50 =168 (55.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (48) 
    B40 B51 B52 B22 B30
 Ruy Lopez (13) 
    C69 C85 C78 C73 C62
 King's Indian Attack (12) 
    A07
 English, 1 c4 c5 (10) 
    A36 A30 A38 A34
 English (10) 
    A18 A12 A10 A16 A19
 Ruy Lopez Exchange (8) 
    C69 C85
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (33) 
    E62 E96 E92 E80 E81
 French Defense (22) 
    C11 C10 C12 C18 C05
 Sicilian (17) 
    B33 B45 B40 B29 B31
 Petrov (16) 
    C42 C43
 French (12) 
    C11 C10 C12 C00
 English (12) 
    A15 A13 A11 A14 A16
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Dvoretzky vs Smyslov, 1974 1-0
   M Podgaets vs M Dvoretzky, 1974 0-1
   A Schneider vs M Dvoretzky, 1983 0-1
   M Dvoretzky vs G Timoscenko, 1966 1-0
   Savon vs M Dvoretzky, 1974 1/2-1/2
   M Dvoretzky vs Khalifman, 1987 1-0
   Romanishin vs M Dvoretzky, 1974 1/2-1/2
   Andersson vs M Dvoretzky, 1976 1/2-1/2
   Kupreichik vs M Dvoretzky, 1974 0-1
   M Dvoretzky vs Gulko, 1974 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   13th Soviet Team Championship qual-1 (1975)
   Hoogovens-B (1975)
   Moscow Championship (1973)
   Burevestnik Team Championship (1976)
   Rubinstein Memorial (1973)
   Raud Memorial (1972)
   Karseladze Memorial (1978)
   URS-ch First League (1974)
   URS-ch44 First League (1976)
   Moscow Championship (1972)
   Soviet Union - Yugoslavia (1977)
   USSR Championship (1974)
   URS-ch sf Voronezh (1973)
   14th Soviet Team Championship qual-2 (1979)
   Goglidze Memorial (1980)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   USSR Championship 1974 by suenteus po 147
   Mark Dvoretsky's Games by reurbz
   For Friends and Colleagues 1 (Dvoretsky) by Qindarka

GAMES ANNOTATED BY DVORETZKY: [what is this?]
   C Zhu vs Taimanov, 1998

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MARK DVORETZKY
(born Dec-09-1947, died Sep-26-2016, 68 years old) Russia

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Mark Izrailovich Dvoretzky was born in Moscow, Russia (formerly USSR). He was Moscow champion in 1973, and awarded the IM title in 1975. Dvoretzky was also a FIDE Senior Trainer and noted author. (1)

During the 1970s, he was widely regarded to be the strongest IM in the world, due to a number of excellent results: he was Moscow Champion in 1973, finished equal fifth in a strong Soviet Championship in 1974, won the Wijk aan Zee Masters tournament of 1975 by a clear point and a half, and a creditable finish at the USSR Championship of 1975. (2)

Dvoretzky has written a series of chess training books, commencing with Secrets of Chess Training which won the BCF book of the year award in 1991. (2)

1 - Wikipedia article: Mark Dvoretsky
2 - Mark Dvoretzky biography from Alchetron.com - http://alchetron.com/Mark-Dvoretsky...

Last updated: 2020-12-12 09:20:20

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 301  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G A Ageichenko vs M Dvoretzky  1-0491966Moscow ChampionshipE78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3
2. A Chistiakov vs M Dvoretzky  1-0741966Moscow ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
3. N Bakulin vs M Dvoretzky  1-0361966Moscow ChampionshipC11 French
4. V Bobolovich vs M Dvoretzky  0-1361966URSE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
5. M Dvoretzky vs R Kimelfeld  ½-½411966Moscow ChampionshipC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
6. R Kofman vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½571966URSE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
7. M Dvoretzky vs A Volovich  1-0461966Moscow ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
8. V Yurkov vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½251966URSE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
9. M Dvoretzky vs F N Ignatiev  ½-½261966Moscow ChampionshipB41 Sicilian, Kan
10. A Viner vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½1919665th Soviet Team CupE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
11. I Figler vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½1619665th Soviet Team CupE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
12. M Dvoretzky vs G Timoscenko 1-03919665th Soviet Team CupA25 English
13. Vladimir A Kozlov vs M Dvoretzky  1-0321967Moscow Team ChampionshipA44 Old Benoni Defense
14. Karpov vs M Dvoretzky 1-0461967Junior Qualification Tournament - semifinal-1E81 King's Indian, Samisch
15. M Dvoretzky vs Vaganian  0-1381967Junior Qualification Tournament - semifinal-1A12 English with b3
16. M Dvoretzky vs L Slutzky  1-028196710th Soviet Team Championship qual-1B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
17. M Vereshchagin vs M Dvoretzky  0-152196710th Soviet Team Championship qual-1A16 English
18. M Dvoretzky vs G Govashelishvili  ½-½18196710th Soviet Team Championship qual-1C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
19. M Dvoretzky vs M Ruderfer  0-130196710th Soviet Team Championship qual-1A12 English with b3
20. T Georgadze vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½18196710th Soviet Team Championship qual-1C11 French
21. M Dvoretzky vs V Adler  ½-½23196710th Soviet Team Championship Final-AC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
22. Balashov vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½75196710th Soviet Team Championship Final-AA69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line
23. M Dvoretzky vs A Lukin  ½-½41196710th Soviet Team Championship Final-AA10 English
24. Kupreichik vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½55196710th Soviet Team Championship Final-AA07 King's Indian Attack
25. L Slutzky vs M Dvoretzky  ½-½411967USSR ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
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Feb-18-11  vonKrolock: Article <"My Last Game"> currently online http://www.chesscafe.com/dvoretsky/... Black was De Jong, and place Apeldoorn 2010 <"Quite possibly this was the last <"<serious>"> game of my life>
Jul-26-11
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  Sneaky: From Dvoretsky’s excellent “Endgame Manual 2nd Edition”, it's White to play and win in the position below:


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Positively devious endgame puzzle. It can even stump some chess computers (the ones which aren't armed to the teeth with tablebase.)

Jul-26-11  bronkenstein: Ty for that Sneaky , but since ˝the source˝ is Dvoretsky , I believe that even trying to solve that one would be pointless =)

BTW , the books of this man are highly recomended ... ANY book , or article , his fart , whatever you can find . And prepare to read/solve them for months per piece , at least.

Sep-23-11  tacticalmonster: < Sneaky > Indeed a very tough puzzle. I took a long time but I managed to solve it without the assistance of software.

candidate: 1 b6

a) 1 axb6 2 a6 Kc6

a1) 3 Bxd6 b5 4 Bc5! Kc7 5 Ba7 b4 6 Kd3 b3 7 Kc3 b2 8 Kxb2 Kc6 9 Bc5 Kc7 10 Ba7 Kc6 =

a2) 3 Be7! Kc7 4 Bxd6+ Kc6 5 Kd3 b5 6 Bc5 b4 7 Kc4 b3 8 Kxb3 Kc7 9 Ba7 Kc6 10 Kb4

a3) 3 Be7 b5 4 Bd8 b4 5 Kd3 d5 6 Kd4 b3 7 Kc3 d4+ 8 Kxb3

b) 1 Kc6 2 Be7! Kb7 (2 axb6 3 a6 transpose to a) ) 3 Bd8 Kc8 4 Bc7

Time spent: about an hour

Nov-14-11  bronkenstein: Just stumbled over loads of Mark`s ChessCaffe articles . Highly recommended for anyone below 2900 Elo and willing to work - http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/a... .
Nov-14-11  SimonWebbsTiger: @<Bronkenstein>

Indeed so. All of us are lucky to be ELO 3000+, so it's all trivial!

Some of the earlier, revised, chesscafe Mark articles are to be found in "Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual"

Nov-14-11  bronkenstein: It seems that many of them (at least in pieces =) can also be found (in Russian) in bit more interactive format @ http://www.chesspro.ru/_events/2011... (list of all the articles ie links to them is in the upper right corner).
Dec-09-11  brankat: Happy Birthday master Dvoretsky!

Thank You for great books.

Dec-09-11  bronkenstein: What , it is today? I ordered his Endgame Manual virtually 2 hours ago.

Happy B-day Mark , check is in the mail =)

May-24-12  vinidivici: i just have his book endgame manual book not for so long, maybe this looks like rookie but this is the first book i completely understand the tactic (although just first part). now i masters the pawn and king endgame (outflanking, opposition, key square blah blah blah.
Nov-03-12  vinidivici: Hail to the great author. The first his manual i got
Nov-03-12  waustad: Oh no, I worked through BCE decades ago and remember less than I should. Do I really need to go through that again with today's b'day boy? In any case: Have a happy B'Day!!!
Nov-03-12  vinidivici: <waustad>
<happy B'Day!!!>

too early at least a month!!!

Nov-03-12  Abdel Irada: <vinidivici: <waustad> <happy B'Day!!!>

too early at least a month!!!>

I noticed that, too.

Makes me wonder: Why is Dvoretsky Player of the Day today? Wasn't anyone born on 3 November? And will he be honored again a month and six days hence?

Nov-03-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: Happy Birthdays :)
Nov-23-12  Naniwazu: <humangraymatter> it is possible to 'translate' the article if you google the link http://www.chesspro.ru/_events/2007... and press 'translate this page'. It's not a very good translation but with a bit of effort one can comprehend it.
Nov-23-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: What an interesting middle name. Is it
a sort of Russofied version of "Israel"? Just curious.
Nov-23-12  SimonWebbsTiger: Possibly <HMM>. Russians/Soviets are/were a very diverse people given the vast size of the place and the people it encompasses or did. One only need see the list of fine Soviet GMs who emigrated after 91 and now represent Israel. Boris Gelfand is one obvious name.

Jews also live(d) in Russia/USSR and have been subject to dreadful anti-Semitism, don't forget.

Dec-09-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Mr.Dvoretsky!
Dec-09-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy 66th birthday to IM and chess author Mark Dvoretsky!
Jan-20-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: slightly belated wishes of the same!
Mar-29-15  TheFocus: <It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately> - Mark Dvoretsky.
Mar-29-15  TheFocus: <It is hardly useful if you trustingly play through variation after variation from a book. It is a great deal more useful and more interesting if you take part actively in the analysis, find something yourself, and try to refute some of the author's conclusions> - Mark Dvoretsky.
Mar-29-15  TheFocus: <Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously> - Mark Dvoretsky.
May-07-15  TheFocus: <I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes of my lads than I do in my own> - Mark Dvoretsky.
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