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Vitaly Valerianovich Tseshkovsky (Russian: Виталий Валерьевич Цешковский September 25 1944 – December 24 2011) was a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former champion of the USSR.Tseshkovsky (Cieszkowski) was born in Omsk (his noble ancestors lived in Volhynia).He was awarded the International Master title in 1973 and became an International Grandmaster in 1975.His best tournament victories include first at Leipzig 1975 Dubna 1976 Yerevan 1980 Banja Luka 1981 Sochi 1981 and Minsk 1982.