Poliak, Abram




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1924  221  2298 (48) 16
1925  163  2329 (41) 17
1926  163  2334 (39) 19
1927  142  2353 (39) 17
1928  137  2366 (40) 17
1929  121  2378 (43) 8
1930  163  2354 (41) 16
1931  184  2346 (43) 11
1932  145  2363 (44) 9
1933  140  2365 (42) 11
1934  187  2341 (38) 27
1935  244  2322 (42) 17
1936  252  2318 (50) 0
1937  261  2313 (51) 2
1938  233  2325 (47) 17
1939  205  2327 (55) 0
1940  158  2329 (58) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Poliak, Abram Borisovich  
Born: 27 June 1902
Died:
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 334
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 398
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 368
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 335
   Soltis, Mikhail Botvinnik, page 39
   Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 59, 84
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 206

Tournament data

Moscow 1924 (3)     5th Soviet Moscow Championship     7  /  16
Moscow 1925 (4)     6th Moscow Championship     9.5  /  17
Moscow 1926 (1)     4th Moscow - Leningrad Team Match    
  Poliak, A.B. - Shebarshin, M.N.     1 - 1    
Moscow 1926 (2)     7th Moscow City Championship     8.5  /  17
Moscow 1927 (1)     8th Moscow City Championship     9  /  15
Leningrad 1927 (1)     5th Moscow - Leningrad Team Match    
  Poliak, A.B. - Ostrovsky, P.B.     1 - 1    
Moscow 1928 (1)     9th Moscow City Championship     9  /  17
Odessa 1929 (2)     6th Soviet Union Championship - Quarter-Finals, Section 2     5.5  /  8
Moscow 1930 (2)     11th Moscow City Championship     7.5  /  16
Moscow 1931 (19)     12th Moscow Championship Semi-finals - Group 3     5.5  /  11
Moscow 1932 (4)     13th Moscow Championship Semi-Finals - Group 3     7  /  9
Moscow 1933 (2)     Moscow - Leningrad Trade Union Team Match    
  Poliak, A.B. - Ravinsky, G.I.     1.5 - 0.5    
Moscow 1933 (6)     Moscow Tournament     5.5  /  9
Leningrad 1934 (1)     Moscow - Leningrad Trade Union Match    
  Poliak, A.B. - Miasoedov, G.A.     0.5 - 1.5    
Moscow 1934 (2)     14th Moscow Championship     9  /  18
Moscow 1934 (3)     Moscow Master Tournament     2.5  /  7
Moscow 1935 (7)     15th Moscow Championship     7.5  /  17
Leningrad 1937 (2)     Moscow - Leningrad Team Match    
  Poliak, A.B. - Stepanov, G.     0.5 - 1.5    
Leningrad 1938 (4)     11th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-final     6.5  /  17
Moscow 1940 (4)     All-Union Candidate Masters Tournament - Group 2     6.5  /  11


Player information updated: 13 Feb. 2024