Poliak, Abram
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1924 |
201 |
2313 | (47) | 16 |
| 1925 |
146 |
2344 | (41) | 17 |
| 1926 |
148 |
2348 | (39) | 19 |
| 1927 |
119 |
2366 | (39) | 17 |
| 1928 |
126 |
2378 | (39) | 17 |
| 1929 |
111 |
2389 | (42) | 8 |
| 1930 |
149 |
2365 | (41) | 16 |
| 1931 |
172 |
2356 | (43) | 11 |
| 1932 |
141 |
2371 | (43) | 9 |
| 1933 |
144 |
2373 | (41) | 11 |
| 1934 |
193 |
2347 | (36) | 27 |
| 1935 |
246 |
2328 | (39) | 17 |
| 1936 |
264 |
2321 | (44) | 9 |
| 1937 |
268 |
2322 | (47) | 2 |
| 1938 |
232 |
2337 | (44) | 17 |
| 1939 |
205 |
2345 | (51) | 0 |
| 1940 |
178 |
2353 | (50) | 11 |
| 1941 |
159 |
2355 | (58) | 0 |
| 1942 |
139 |
2357 | (60) | 0 |
| 1943 |
132 |
2359 | (59) | 0 |
| 1944 |
135 |
2360 | (52) | 0 |
| 1945 |
142 |
2362 | (38) | 33 |
| 1946 |
255 |
2303 | (42) | 17 |
| 1947 |
292 |
2271 | (54) | 0 |
| 1948 |
308 |
2240 | (59) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Poliak, Abram Borisovich |
| Born: 27 June 1902 |
| Died: |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 334 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 398 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 368 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 355 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 473 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 335 |
| Soltis, Mikhail Botvinnik, page 39 |
| Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 59, 84 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 206 |
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Tournament data
| Moscow 1924 (3) |
5th Soviet Moscow Championship |
7 | / | 16 |
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| Moscow 1925 (4) |
6th Moscow Championship |
9.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1926 (1) |
4th Moscow - Leningrad Team Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Poliak, A.B. - Shebarshin, M.N. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1926 (2) |
7th Moscow City Championship |
8.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1927 (1) |
8th Moscow City Championship |
9 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Leningrad 1927 (1) |
5th Moscow - Leningrad Team Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Poliak, A.B. - Ostrovsky, P.B. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1928 (1) |
9th Moscow City Championship |
9 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Odessa 1929 (2) |
6th Soviet Union Championship - Quarter-Finals, Section 2 |
5.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1930 (2) |
11th Moscow City Championship |
7.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1931 (19) |
12th Moscow Championship Semi-finals - Group 3 |
5.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1932 (4) |
13th Moscow Championship Semi-Finals - Group 3 |
7 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1933 (2) |
Moscow - Leningrad Trade Union Team Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Poliak, A.B. - Ravinsky, G.I. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1933 (6) |
Moscow Tournament |
5.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Leningrad 1934 (1) |
Moscow - Leningrad Trade Union Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Poliak, A.B. - Miasoedov, G.A. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1934 (2) |
14th Moscow Championship |
9 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1934 (3) |
Moscow Master Tournament |
2.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1935 (7) |
15th Moscow Championship |
7.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1936 (5) |
16th Moscow Championship Semi-Finals - Group 2 |
4.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Leningrad 1937 (2) |
Moscow - Leningrad Team Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Poliak, A.B. - Stepanov, G. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
| | | |
| Leningrad 1938 (4) |
11th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-final |
6.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1940 (4) |
All-Union Candidate Masters Tournament - Group 2 |
6.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1945 (1) |
24th Moscow Championship |
8.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1945 (2) |
14th USSR Championship - Semi-Final |
7 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1945 (5) |
6th Trade Unions Team Championship - Final, Nauka - Stroitel |
| | | | | | |
|
Poliak, A.B. - Rovner, D.O. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1946 (4) |
15th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-Final |
5.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1948 (1) |
Riumin Memorial Tournament |
2 | / | 9 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026 |
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