Evgeni Vasiukov - Tournament Victories in Five Decades

Tournament Victories in Five Decades

Vasiukov was unable to maintain his peak of the early 1960s, but he remained remarkably competitive for many years afterwards, especially in international tournaments outside the Soviet Union which had mixed-strength fields, where he scored most of his successes. He won several titles, and was almost always around the top places, when he competed outside the Soviet Union. He tied for first at Polanica Zdroj 1965 with Peter Dely at 9.5/13. At Reykjavík 1968, he tied for first with Taimanov on 10.5/14. He again tied with Taimanov for the title at Skopje 1970 with 11/15. Vasiukov claimed his fifth Moscow Championship in 1972.

Vasiukov had the top performance of his career with his win at Manila 1974 at 10.5/14, as he was ahead of Petrosian and Bent Larsen, among others, in a top-class field. He won at Zalaegerszeg 1977 with 9/12, ahead of Ratmir Kholmov. He was Moscow Champion for the sixth time in 1978, and won at Dnepropetrovsk 1980.

He tied for first at Moscow 'B' 1986 (still a very strong field) on 7.5/11, along with Edvins Kengis and Zurab Azmaiparashvili. Vasiukov won at Athens 1987 (Acropolis International) and at Budapest 1989 with 10/13, ahead of Gennady Timoshchenko. He took 2nd at Belgorod 1990 (1st was Miron Sher) at 9/14. He took the title at Graested 1990 with 6/9, ahead of Nigel Davies and Bent Larsen. He tied for first in a Veterans' event at Moscow 1991 with 5.5/9, along with Geller.