Soldatenkov, Vasily




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  482  2106 (87) 9
1903  513  2094 (94) 0
1904  561  2083 (101) 0
1905  597  2071 (106) 0
1906  631  2059 (111) 0
1907  684  2047 (116) 0
1908  708  2035 (120) 0
1909  797  2023 (123) 0
1910  818  2011 (126) 0
1911  860  1999 (129) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Soldatenkov, Vasily Vasilievich  
   Also known as: Soldatenkoff, B.
Born: 14 July 1879
Died: 31 July 1944
 
Notes:
Cornil (p. 225, but quoting La Stratégie, Aug. 1911) has 'B. Soldatenkoff'. Hilbert (pp.423-424) has 'Basil Soldatenkow'. Winter has in his index to Kings, Commoners and Knaves (p.449) 'Soldatenkov, Vassily Alexeevich'. Winter's article at Chess Notes is inconclusive about his full name but mentions a 'Vasilij Vassilievich Soldatenkov', born circa 1869 at Tachanj, Pltv, Ukraine (and married to a 'Princess Gorchakov', which agrees with the New York Times of 18 Mar. 1920, p.11, which says that 'His first wife was the Princess Gotchakoff of Russia') as well as a 'Basil Soldatenkow', born 14 June 1877 in Moscow. The Rodovid website has a detailed biography, saying that he was born to a wealthy Moscow family 14 Jul. 1879, that his first wife was 'Princess Elena Gorchakova', and that he died 31 Jul. 1944. Alan McGowan sent me a copy of a WW1 US Registration card, which gives his name as 'Basil Basil Soldatenkov', and his birthdate as 27 June 1879.
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 225
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 423
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 449
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [Soldatenkov]
   [Василий Васильевич Солдатёнков]

Tournament data

Saint Petersburg 1902 (1)     Saint Petersburg Tournament     3.5  /  9
Paris 1911 (2)     Hastings Club - Union Amicale des Amateurs de la Régence Match    
  Soldatenkov, V.V. - Wainwright, G.E.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023