Chukaev emigrated to Lithuania after
World War II. He lived in
Kaunas. Chukaev was awarded the Master of Sports of the USSR in Chess (1961). He won the
Lithuanian Chess Championship in 1971 and also shared 1st—2nd place three times: in 1953 and 1955 (with
Ratmir Kholmov), and 1973 (with
Algimantas Butnorius). Also he was silver medalist of the Lithuanian Chess Championship: 1948, 1952, 1956, 1958, and 1974, and bronze medalist in 1954, 1963. Chukaev was a multiple participant in the USSR Team Chess Championships (1955, 1958) and the
Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR Team Chess Tournaments (1959, 1963, 1975). His wife,
Klavdiya Chukaeva (1925 — ?), was also a chess player who won the Lithuanian Women's Chess Championships four times. == References ==