 In April/May 1937, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Viacheslav Ragozin, behind Grigory Levenfish, in Tbilisi (10th URS-ch), with a score of 12/19.In 1938, he tied for 11th-12th in Kiev (URS-ch sf).In 1940, he tied for 4th-7th in Kiev (URS-ch sf), with a score of 9½/16.