Anatol Tschepurnoff

Who was Anatol Tschepurnoff?

Anatol Tschepurnoff was a Russian–Finnish chess master.

Before World War I, he played in many tournaments at Saint Petersburg. In 1903, he took 5th. In 1904, he took 9th, took 2nd, tied for 4-5th. In 1908, he tied for 7-8th. In 1909, he took 14th, tied for 7-8th. In 1911, he took 8th, tied for 5-6th. In 1913, he took 3rd.

After the war, he won 1st Finnish Championship in 1922. He played in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924. He was 1st in Qualification Group 7, and tied for 4-6th in Championship Final. On 20 July 1924, fifteen delegates signed the proclamation act of the Federation Internationale des Echecs. The 15 founders were Abonyi, Grau, Gudju, Marusi, Nicolet, Ovadija, Renalver y Zamora, Rawlins, Rueb, Skalička, Smith, Towbin, Tschepurnoff, Vincent, and Weltjens.