Vyacheslav Shchyogolev

Vyacheslav Shchyogolev
Vyacheslav Shchyogolev in 1976
Personal information
Born (1940-12-30) December 30, 1940
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
CountryRussia
SportDraughts
RankGrandmaster (1984)
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 4 (January 1984)[1]
Personal best2387 (January 1984, rating)[1]

Vyacheslav Ivanovich Shchyogolev (Russian: Вячеслав Иванович Щёголев; born 30 December 1940 in Moscow) is a Russian grandmaster in international draughts. He won two Draughts World Championships in 1960 and 1964, as well as four Soviet Union championships (1959, 1963, 1964 and 1976).[2]

He wrote a book From beginner to champion (Russian: От новичка до чемпиона), where he praised draughts for shaping the player as a fighter, scientist and artist.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Shchegolev Viacheslav".
  2. ^ Щёголев Вячеслав Иванович. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. ^ Вячеслав Иванович Щеголев (1968). От новичка до чемпиона. Физкультура и Спорт. Retrieved 14 January 2013.