Vladimir Zagorovsky
Vladimir Zagorovsky | |
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| Full name | Vladimir Pavlovich Zagorovsky |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 29 June 1925 Voronezh, USSR |
| Died | 6 November 1994 (aged 69) Voronezh, Russia |
| Title | International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1965) |
| ICCF World Champion | 1962–1965 |
| FIDE rating | 2370 (July 1972) |
| ICCF rating | 2452 (July 1996) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2590 (July 1991) |
Vladimir Pavlovich Zagorovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Па́влович Загоро́вский; 29 June 1925, Voronezh, Russia, formerly USSR – 6 November 1994, Voronezh, Russia) was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess. He is most famous for being the fourth ICCF World Champion between 1962 and 1965. He won the 1952 Moscow City Championship and finished 2nd in the 1951 championship. In the July 1972 FIDE rating list he had an over the board rating of 2370. His brother Mikhail Zagorovsky was also a chess master.