Alexey Selezniev

Who was Alexey Selezniev?

Alexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master and chess composer.

Selezniev was born into a wealthy merchant Russian family, and was a graduate from Moscow University's law faculty. He played in a number of pre-revolutionary tournaments at the Moscow Chess Club. He tied for 8-10th at Vilna 1912. In 1913, he tied for 1st-2nd, tied for 4-5th, and tied for 5-6th in Moscow.

In July/August 1914, he played in Mannheim, and tied for 6-10th in interrupted tournament. After the declaration of war against Russia, eleven “Russian players” from the Mannheim tournament were interned by Germany. In September 1914, four of them were freed and allowed to return home through Switzerland. The Russian internees played eight tournaments, the first in Baden-Baden and all the others in Triberg im Schwarzwald. Selesniew tied for 4-5th at Baden-Baden 1914, and took 5th at Triberg 1914. He took 4th, tied for 2nd-3rd, took 2nd, and took 3rd at Triberg 1915. He tied for 2nd-3rd at Triberg 1916. He won in the Triberg chess tournament in 1917.