Konstantin Vygodchikov

Who was Konstantin Vygodchikov?

Konstantin Vygodchikov was a Belarusian chess master.

He won in the 3rd Belarusian Championship in 1926, and shared 1st with Abram Model and Vladislav Silich in the 4th BLR-ch in 1928.

In 1908-09, he lost a correspondence game to Alexander Alekhine. He shared first with Kliatsky at Moscow 1920 and won a short match against him. He tied for 11-13th at Petrograd in the 2nd USSR Championship.

He tied for 5-6th at Moscow 1928. Konstantin Alekseyevich Vygodchikov lived in Smolensk where he taught his nephew Sergey Belavenets and Mikhail Yudovich. He gained the master title in 1929 after having come level with the young Mikhail Botvinnik in the preliminary round of the USSR Championships of that year. He took 4th at Odessa 1929.

He took 6th at Moscow 1934, and tied for 11-12th at Leningrad 1936.