Soldatenkov, Vasily




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  484  2105 (87) 9
1903  516  2094 (94) 0
1904  563  2082 (101) 0
1905  594  2070 (106) 0
1906  633  2058 (111) 0
1907  675  2046 (116) 0
1908  698  2034 (120) 0
1909  784  2022 (123) 0
1910  804  2010 (126) 0
1911  848  1998 (129) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Soldatenkov, Vasily Vasilievich  
   Also known as: Soldatenkoff, B.
Born: 14 July 1879
Died: 31 July 1944
 
Notes:
Cornil (p. 225, but quoting La Stratégie, Aug. 1911) has 'B. Soldatenkoff'. Hilbert (pp.423-424) has 'Basil Soldatenkow'. Winter has in his index to Kings, Commoners and Knaves (p.449) 'Soldatenkov, Vassily Alexeevich'. Winter's article at Chess Notes is inconclusive about his full name but mentions a 'Vasilij Vassilievich Soldatenkov', born circa 1869 at Tachanj, Pltv, Ukraine (and married to a 'Princess Gorchakov', which agrees with the New York Times of 18 Mar. 1920, p.11, which says that 'His first wife was the Princess Gotchakoff of Russia') as well as a 'Basil Soldatenkow', born 14 June 1877 in Moscow. The Rodovid website has a detailed biography, saying that he was born to a wealthy Moscow family 14 Jul. 1879, that his first wife was 'Princess Elena Gorchakova', and that he died 31 Jul. 1944. Alan McGowan sent me a copy of a WW1 US Registration card, which gives his name as 'Basil Basil Soldatenkov', and his birthdate as 27 June 1879.
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 225
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 423
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 449
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [Soldatenkov]
   [Василий Васильевич Солдатёнков]

Tournament data

Saint Petersburg 1902 (1)     Saint Petersburg Tournament     3.5  /  9
Paris 1911 (2)     Hastings Club - Union Amicale des Amateurs de la Régence Match    
  Soldatenkov, V.V. - Wainwright, G.E.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023