About Ilya Shumov
Lived 1819 – 1881 (aged 61–62). Ilya Shumov was a Russian chess composer, chess player and military officer.
Ilya Stepanovich Shumov (, 28 June 1819 in Arkhangelsk – July 1881 in Sevastopol) was a Russian chess master.
He served as an officer in the Russian Navy until 1847, then worked as a civil servant in Saint Petersburg. He was invited, along with two other Russian chess masters, Alexander Petrov and Carl Jaenisch, to participate in the London 1851 chess tournament but he did not arrive. He played several matches in Petersburg; lost to Dmitry Urusov (4–7) in 1853, lost and won against Jänisch (3–5 and 7–5) in 1854, lost to Ignatz von Kolisch (2–6) and Alexander Petrov (2–4) in 1862, and lost to Szymon Winawer (2–5) in 1875.
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Who was Ilya Shumov?
Russian chess player (1819-1881)
When was Ilya Shumov born?
Ilya Shumov was born on 16 June 1819 in Arkhangelsk.
When did Ilya Shumov die?
Ilya Shumov died in 1881 in Sevastopol.
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Ilya Shumov was a chess composer, chess player and military officer.
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Ilya Shumov was Russian.
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