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Jun 08, 1911 Roslavl, Smolensk Oblast, Russia Died on 19 Sep 1987 (aged 76)
Russian chess master
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About Mikhail Yudovich
- Mikhail Mikhailovich Yudovich (8 June 1911 in Roslavl – 19 September 1987 in Moscow) was a Russian chess master, journalist, and writer.
- Yudovich and Sergey Belavenets, known as the "Smolensk twins", had been close friends since meeting in a school match in 1925.
- Over the next few years they studied with Belavenets's uncle, Konstantin Vygodchikov.In 1930, Yudovich tied for 5–9th in the Moscow Championship.
- In 1931, he took 4th in the same event, and shared 3rd in the 7th USSR Championship in Moscow (Mikhail Botvinnik won).
- He was the Soviet Correspondence Champion in 1966.
- Yudovich was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) in 1950, International Master of Correspondence Chess (IMC) in 1961, and Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (GMC) in 1973.
