About Anatoly Lein
Lived 1931 – 2018 (aged 86). Anatoly Lein was an American and Russian chess player.
Anatoly Yakovlevich Lein (; March 28, 1931 – March 1, 2018) was a Soviet-born American chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1968.
Chess career FIDE awarded Lein the International Master title in 1964 and the Grandmaster title in 1968. He resided in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, until his death in 2018.
Among his notable victims were two world champions, Mikhail Tal and Vassily Smyslov. Lein also scored wins against such world class grandmasters as David Bronstein, Lev Polugaevsky, Leonid Stein, and Mark Taimanov.
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Who was Anatoly Lein?
Soviet-American chess player (1931–2018)
When was Anatoly Lein born?
Anatoly Lein was born on 28 March 1931 in Saint Petersburg.
When did Anatoly Lein die?
Anatoly Lein died on 1 March 2018 in Beachwood.
What was Anatoly Lein's occupation?
Anatoly Lein was a chess player.
What nationality was Anatoly Lein?
Anatoly Lein was American and Russian.
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