sentences:  Alatortsev struggled in the 1944 Soviet Championship at Moscow (URS-ch13) with just 5.5/16 for 16th place, as Botvinnik won.He had to return to qualifying for the next Soviet final, and made it through at Moscow in the semi-final with 10.5/15 to tie for 2nd-4th places, as David Bronstein won.In the final that same year in Moscow (URS-ch14), he scored just 7.5/17, as Botvinnik dominated the field.