In June 1941, he played in interrupted (because of the German–Soviet war) tournament in Rostov-on-Don (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, sf). In 1944 he shared 1st in Omsk (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, sf). In 1951 he took 6th in Kiev (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, qf).
In 1952 he took 7th in Kiev (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, qf).
In 1937, he took 6th in Kiev (9th UKR-ch, Fedor Bogatyrchuk won). In 1938, he tied for 4-6th in Kiev (10th UKR-ch, Isaac Boleslavsky won). During World World War II, he won in Lvov in 1940 (West UKR-ch). In 1940, he also took 10th in Kiev (12th UKR-ch, Boleslavsky won) and took 11th in Kiev (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, sf). And tied for 11-13th in Moscow (13th Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, Mikhail Botvinnik won). After the war, he tied for 5-8th at Kiev 1948 (17th UKR-ch, Alexey Sokolsky won). In 1954 he won in Kiev (23rd UKR-ch).
