Vladimir Simagin

VladimirSimagin

male, deceased (1968)
Vladimir Simagin (born Moscow June 21, 1919, died Kislovodsk September 25, 1968) was a Russian Grandmaster of chess. He was three times Moscow...
Vasily Smyslov

Vasily Smyslov

male, 88 years old
Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov (born March 24, 1921, in Moscow) is a Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958.
Yuri Averbakh

Yuri Averbakh

male, 87 years old
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (born February 8, 1922, in Kaluga, Russia) is a Russian chess player and author. His father was German Jewish, and his...
Leonid Shamkovich

Leonid Shamkovich

male, deceased (2005)
Leonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich (Russian: Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Шамко́вич, June 1, 1923 - April 22, 2005) was a chess Grandmaster. He was born...