USSR Chess Federation

Board The board consisted of a chairman, a deputy chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. Chairmen • Nikolai Krylenko (1924–1938) • Mikhail Botvinnik (1938–1939) • Vladimir Herman (1939–1941 and 1945–1947) • Boris Weinstein (1942–1945) • Vladislav Vinogradov (1947–1949, 1952–1954 and 1961–1962) • M. Kharlamov (1949–1952) • Vladimir Alatortsev (1954–1961) • Boris Rodionov (1962–1968) • Alexey Serov (1968–1969) • Dmitry Postnikov (1969–1972) • Yuri Averbakh (1972–1977) • Vitaly Sevastyanov (1977–1986 and 1988–1989) • Aleksandre Chikvaidze (1986–1988) • Vladimir Popov (1989–1991) == Soviet chess players ==

• Mikhail Botvinnik (1911–1995), chairman of the USSR Chess Federation (1938–1938) and world champion and USSR champion • Garry Kasparov, world champion • Anatoly Karpov, world champion • Mikhail Tal, USSR champion and world champion • Tigran Petrosian, world champion == See also ==