Alexander Beliavsky: the Soviet tank of chess
- País
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia (born in Ukraine)
- Título
- Grandmaster (GM)
- Nacimiento
- December 17, 1953, Lviv, Ukraine (USSR)
- Estado
- retirado
- ELO máximo
- 2660 · Jan 1990
The USSR championship was the toughest national tournament in the world. Alexander Beliavsky won it four times. That sentence sums up everything you need to know about the strength of this Ukrainian-Slovenian GM.
Who was Beliavsky
He was born on December 17, 1953 in Lviv, Ukraine (then USSR). He won his first USSR championship at 20 and established himself as one of the strongest players in the Soviet bloc. In 1990 he reached his peak of 2660 ELO.
After the dissolution of the USSR, he settled in Slovenia, where he became the country’s strongest player.
The Soviet school
Beliavsky is a pure product of the Soviet school: exhaustive preparation, positional solidity, and a technical ability that made every game against him a battle of attrition. He wasn’t the most spectacular player, but he was one of the hardest to beat.
His chess DNA
In our chess DNA system, Beliavsky represents the Soviet tank profile: solidity, technique, and consistency as pillars. If your GM twin is Beliavsky, your strength is preparation and the ability to withstand pressure; nobody beats you easily.
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Preguntas frecuentes
Why does Beliavsky represent Slovenia?
After the dissolution of the USSR and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, Beliavsky, born in Lviv (Ukraine), settled in Slovenia and adopted Slovenian nationality. He became Slovenia's strongest player and represented the country for decades.
How many times did he win the Soviet championship?
Beliavsky won the USSR championship four times, an extraordinary achievement given that it was the strongest national tournament in the world. His first victory came in 1974, at just 20 years old.