Selezniev won, ahead of Vsevolod Rauzer, at Poltava 1927 (4th UKR-ch, off contest), and tied for 3rd-4th at Odessa 1928 (5th UKR-ch, Yakov Vilner and Vladimir Kirillov won). He was eliminated in the quarter-final of play at Odessa 1929 (6th USSR-ch). He tied for 4-6th in the semi-final of 7th USSR-ch in 1931.
Selezniev emerged victorious, surpassing Vsevolod Rauzer at Poltava 1927 (4th UKR-ch, off contest), and shared third to fourth place with Yakov Vilner and Vladimir Kirillov at Odessa 1928 (5th UKR-ch). He was defeated in the quarter-final round of play at Odessa 1929 (6th USSR-ch). Selezniev tied for fourth to sixth position in the semi-final of the seventh USSR-ch in 1931.