About
Remembered best for winning a prestigious 1967 chess tournament in Sochi, Russia, this Grandmaster competed against such chess greats as Boris Spassky and Vladimir Simagin. He also published a book titled Sacrifice in Chess.
Before Fame
He tied for third place at the 1962 Moscow Chess Championship.
Trivia
His fans and fellow chess players nicknamed him "Prince."
Family Life
He grew up in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. He left his native country in 1975 and lived in Canada and Israel before ultimately settling in the United States.
Associated With
At a high profile 1967 tournament, he and Nikolai Krogius tied for first place with several other renowned chess players.
