About
Soviet chess Grandmaster and author who won the USSR Championship in 1948 and 1950.
Before Fame
He studied engineering in Moscow before becoming serious about chess.
Trivia
He won only the third Soviet Grandmaster and Kotov syndrome is named after him due to his writings about cracking under pressure.
Family Life
He came from a large, working-class family.
Associated With
His writings have been an influence on Grandmaster Garry Kasparov.
