Career
At that time, he was a student of medical faculty at the Kiev University. In 1936, he took 8th in the 16th Championship of Moscow. In 1938, he took 2nd, behind Isaac Boleslavsky, in Kiev (10th UKR-ch).
At that time, he was a student of medical faculty at the Kiev University. In 1936, he took 8th in the 16th Championship of Moscow. In 1938, he took 2nd, behind Isaac Boleslavsky, in Kiev (10th UKR-ch).
In 1931 he won the 6th Ukrainian Championship in Kharkov ahead of Vsevolod Rauzer and took 14th in the 7th Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Championship in Moscow (Mikhail Botvinnik won). After World World War II, he took 10th at Kiev 1946 (15th UKR-ch, Anatoly Bannik won). Tied for 9-10th at Kiev 1947 (16th UKR-ch, Alexey Sokolsky won). Shared 1st at Kiev 1951 (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, qf). Took 14th at Leningrad 1952 (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, sf). Won at Kiev 1952 (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, qf). Tied for 8-10th at Vilnius 1953 (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics-ch, sf). In 1955, he tied for in Kiev (24th UKR-ch, Anatoly Bannik won). In 1956, he took 5th in Kiev (25th UKR-ch, Isaac Lipnitsky won). In 1957 he took 8th in Kiev (26th UKR-ch, Efim Geller won).