Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) () is a university in Moscow, founded in 1918. Names 1918 – Moscow State University of Physical Education 1920 – State Central Institute of Physical Education (SCIPE) 1934 – State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE) 1937 – State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education "Marshal Joseph Stalin" 1961 – State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE) 1993 – Russian State Academy of Physical Education (RSAPE) 2001 – Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (RSUPESY&T) Notable alumni Many graduates are European, World, Olympic and Paralympic champions: Concentration Athletics: Valery Brumel, Svetlana Kriveleva, Natalia Lisovskaya, Pyotr Bolotnikov Biathlon: Olga Zaitseva, Anfisa Reztsova Bobsleigh: Alexey Negodaylo Chess: Yuri Balashov, Viktor Bologan, Miron Sher Cycling: Yuri Kashirin Diving: Elena Vaytsekhovskaya Fencing: Sergey Sharikov, Aleksey Frosin, David Tyshler Figure skating: Irina Rodnina, Andrey Bukin, Natalia Bestemianova, Anna Semenovich, Irina Slutskaya, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Sergei Grinkov, Maria Butyrskaya, Gennady Karponosov, Irina Moiseeva Football: Lev Yashin, Dmitri Sychev, Devidas Shemberas Judo: Dmitriy Nosov Hockey: Aleksey Morozov, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Bure, Valery Kharlamov, Rowing: Alexander Timoshinin Skiing: Olga Zavyalova Speed skating: Oleg Goncharenko, Svetlana Zhurova Synchronized swimming: Olga Brusnikina Wrestling: Boris Gurevich, Nikolai Balboshin Weightlifting: David Adamovich Rigert Other Andrey Guryev, billionaire, former CEO of PhosAgro Notable faculty David Tyshler (1927–2014), Ukrainian/Soviet Olympic bronze medalist fencer Selected departments and specializations Chess (1908–1976), in 1966, was the founding head of the postbaccalaureate program in chess which initially was organized as an academic specialization of the institution. In 1974, the specialization program was upgraded to the Chess Department that offered a Master of Sport in Chess. The chess program is chronicled as the first in the history of higher education. The Master of Sports in Chess should not be confused with the title and rank, , which was established for men in 1934 and for women in 1950. From 1934 through 1987, the USSR conferred 1,061 Master of Sport in Chess titles – 904 to men and 157 to women. The Master of Sport of the USSR was a nationally distinguished rank and title for many major sports of the former Soviet Union. Notes and references Notes References (publisher link – ) (). (). External links 1918 establishments in Russia Education in the Soviet Union Sport in the Soviet Union Public universities and colleges in