Soldatenkov, Vasily




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  475  2108 (87) 9
1903  508  2096 (94) 0
1904  553  2084 (101) 0
1905  583  2072 (106) 0
1906  620  2060 (111) 0
1907  662  2048 (116) 0
1908  689  2036 (120) 0
1909  773  2024 (123) 0
1910  789  2012 (126) 0
1911  836  2000 (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