Chekhover, Vitaly




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  396  2256 (50) 14
1928  273  2303 (44) 16
1929  233  2320 (45) 9
1930  230  2327 (45) 2
1931  171  2357 (37) 26
1932  77  2413 (33) 34
1933  50  2447 (31) 39
1934  63  2438 (29) 48
1935  55  2450 (29) 53
1936  46  2471 (28) 61
1937  51  2449 (30) 48
1938  38  2466 (31) 38
1939  41  2462 (35) 17
1940  74  2415 (32) 43
1941  81  2406 (42) 8
1942  62  2425 (48) 6
1943  52  2430 (49) 0
1944  56  2435 (42) 11
1945  41  2457 (33) 34
1946  67  2423 (30) 48
1947  100  2391 (34) 32
1948  87  2390 (41) 32

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Chekhover, Vitaly Alexandrovich  
Born: 22 Dec. 1908
Died: 11 Feb. 1965
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 320
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 378
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 349
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 336
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 455
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 69
   Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 31, 50, 142
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 46

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kasparian, G.M. - Chekhover, V.A. 1936         (f)     9.5   -   7.5
Chekhover, V.A. - Ovechkin, N.D. 1942         (f)     5.5   -   0.5
Chekhover, V.A. - Stoliar, E.S. 1948         (f)     7.5   -   5.5

Tournament data

Moscow 1927 (7)     Moscow Tournament     4.5  /  14
Leningrad 1928 (3)     Sovtorgsluzhashchie Club Championship     7  /  14
Leningrad 1928 (4)     Leningrad - Rostov Team Match    
  Chekhover, V.A. - Nevsky, V.P.     2 - 0    
Leningrad 1929 (3)     7th Leningrad City Championship - Preliminary Section A     5  /  9
Leningrad 1930 (2)     6th Leningrad - Moscow Team Match    
  Chekhover, V.A. - Belavenets, S.V.     0 - 2    
Leningrad 1931 (1)     8th Leningrad Championship     5.5  /  16
Leningrad 1931 (2)     Press House Championship     6  /  10
Kiev 1932 (1)     Kiev Tournament     4  /  9
Leningrad 1932 (1)     Leningrad - Kiev Match    
  Chekhover, V.A. - Konstantinopolsky, A.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leningrad 1932 (2)     9th Leningrad Championship     6  /  11
Leningrad 1932 (3)     9th Leningrad Championship Semi-Finals - Group 1     6.5  /  10
Leningrad 1932 (5)     Leningrad Tournament     1  /  3
Leningrad 1933 (2)     Leningrad Masters Tournament     8.5  /  13
Leningrad 1933 (3)     8th U.S.S.R. Championship     11  /  19
Leningrad 1933 (5)     Leningrad National Tournament     2  /  7
Leningrad 1934 (1)     Moscow - Leningrad Trade Union Match    
  Chekhover, V.A. - Riumin, N.N.     1.5 - 0.5    
Leningrad 1934 (2)     Leningrad Tournament     8  /  13
Leningrad 1934 (3)     Leningrad International Tournament     3.5  /  11
Leningrad 1934 (5)     10th Leningrad Championship     7  /  15
Leningrad 1934 (6)     Leningrad Tournament     2  /  7
Leningrad 1935 (1)     9th U.S.S.R. Championship     10.5  /  19
Moscow 1935 (1)     Moscow International Tournament     5.5  /  19
Leningrad 1935 (4)     Trade Unions Championship Semi-Finals - Group 1     11.5  /  15
Moscow 1936 (1)     4th Trade Unions Championship     12  /  18
  Chekhover, V.A. - Lisitsin, G.M.     6 - 6    
Leningrad 1936 (5)     All-Union Young Masters Tournament     8.5  /  14
Tbilisi 1937 (1)     10th U.S.S.R. Championship     7.5  /  19
Leningrad 1937 (2)     Moscow - Leningrad Team Match    
  Chekhover, V.A. - Panov, V.N.     0.5 - 1.5    
Leningrad 1937 (3)     12th Leningrad Championship     10  /  15
U.S.S.R. 1937     Metallist Club Championship     9.5  /  12
Leningrad 1938 (3)     5th Trade Unions Championship     12.5  /  21
Leningrad 1938 (4)     11th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-final     9.5  /  17
Leningrad 1939 (1)     11th U.S.S.R. Championship     10.5  /  17
Kiev 1940 (1)     12th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-Final     6  /  16
Leningrad 1940 (1)     15th Leningrad Championship     8.5  /  16
Moscow 1940 (4)     All-Union Candidate Masters Tournament - Group 2     6.5  /  11
Rostov-on-Don 1941 (3)     13th USSR Championship Semi-Final - Group 2     3  /  6
Leningrad 1941     16th Leningrad Championship     1  /  3
Baku 1944     13th U.S.S.R. Championship - Semi-Final     5  /  11
Baku 1945     14th USSR Championship - Semi-Final     9.5  /  15
Moscow 1945 (3)     14th USSR Championship     8.5  /  17
Moscow 1945 (4)     6th Trade Unions Team Championship - Final, Bolshevik 1 - Zenit    
  Chekhover, V.A. - Averbakh, Y.L.     1.5 - 0.5    
Leningrad 1946 (1)     20th Leningrad Championship     10  /  17
Leningrad 1946 (3)     Leningrad International Tournament     7  /  11
Leningrad 1946 (4)     15th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-Final     7  /  18
Leningrad 1946 (6)     Leningrad - Prague and Bratislava Match    
  Chekhover, V.A. - Zita, F.     1 - 1    
Leningrad 1947 (2)     16th U.S.S.R. Championship - Semi-final     8  /  15
Leningrad 1947 (3)     21st Leningrad Championship     6.5  /  17
Leningrad 1948 (1)     22nd Leningrad Championship     8.5  /  17
Leningrad 1948 (2)     U.S.S.R. Republics Chamionship     2  /  2


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026