Viacheslav Ragozin

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Ragozin.
Viacheslav Ragozin
Personal information
Full nameViacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin
Born(1908-10-08)8 October 1908
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died11 March 1962(1962-03-11) (aged 53)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Chess career
CountrySoviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1950)
ICCF Grandmaster (1959)
ICCF World Champion1956–59

Viacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin (Russian: Вячесла́в Васи́льевич Раго́зин; 8 October 1908 – 11 March 1962) was a Soviet chess player, writer and editor. He was world champion in correspondence chess and held the title of Grandmaster in both over-the-board and correspondence chess.

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