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'''Georgy Ilivitsky''' (30 April 1921 – 28 November 1989)<ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/player/georgy_ilivitsky.html Georgy Ilivitsky], [[Chessgames.com]]</ref> was a [[Soviet]] [[chess]] master. He is best known for reaching the [[World Chess Championship 1957|1955 Interzonal Tournament]]. |
'''Georgy Ilivitsky''' (30 April 1921 – 28 November 1989)<ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/player/georgy_ilivitsky.html Georgy Ilivitsky], [[Chessgames.com]]</ref> was a [[Soviet]] [[chess]] master. He is best known for reaching the [[World Chess Championship 1957|1955 Interzonal Tournament]]. |
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Ilivitsky was an engineer |
Ilivitsky was an engineer and scored a surprise result by coming in 3rd–6th in the [[1955 USSR Chess Championship]]. The championship was extremely strong: the joint winners were [[Vasily Smyslov]] (World Champion 1957–58) and [[Efim Geller]]; while equal with Ilivitsky were World Champion [[Mikhail Botvinnik]], and future World Champions [[Tigran Petrosian]] and [[Boris Spassky]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=09VIBAAAQBAJ&dq=ches+georgy+ilivitsky&pg=PA225 Soviet Chess 1917–1991], [[Andy Soltis]]</ref> The result qualified Ilivitsky for the [[World Chess Championship 1957|1955 Interzonal Tournament]], where he came 10th-equal and narrowly missed qualifying for the [[Candidates Tournament]]. |
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On November 28th, 1989, Ilivitsky (who was suffering from poverty and severe health problems) took his own life.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} |
On November 28th, 1989, Ilivitsky (who was suffering from poverty and severe health problems) took his own life.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} |
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Georgy Ilivitsky (30 April 1921 – 28 November 1989)[1] was a Soviet chess master. He is best known for reaching the 1955 Interzonal Tournament.
Ilivitsky was an engineer and scored a surprise result by coming in 3rd–6th in the 1955 USSR Chess Championship. The championship was extremely strong: the joint winners were Vasily Smyslov (World Champion 1957–58) and Efim Geller; while equal with Ilivitsky were World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik, and future World Champions Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky.[2] The result qualified Ilivitsky for the 1955 Interzonal Tournament, where he came 10th-equal and narrowly missed qualifying for the Candidates Tournament.
On November 28th, 1989, Ilivitsky (who was suffering from poverty and severe health problems) took his own life.[citation needed]
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