About Vladimir Bron
Lived 1909 – 1985 (aged 76). Vladimir Bron was a Russian chess composer, chess player and engineer.
Vladimir Akimovich Bron (14 September 1909, Mykolaiv – 1985, Sverdlovsk, USSR) was a Soviet chess master and problemist.
Born into a Jewish family in Nikolaev (currently Mykolaiv), near Kherson, he was one of the leading scientists of the refractory materials industry. Professor Bron also actively participated in the Sverdlovsk Chess Federation.
He was a top Soviet composer of chess studies. In 1969 he wrote Selected Studies and Problems. He won 31 first prizes in composing tourneys.
Dr. Bron was awarded the International Master title for chess composition in 1966 and the Grandmaster Composer title in 1975.
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Who was Vladimir Bron?
Ukrainian chess player (1909-1985)
When was Vladimir Bron born?
Vladimir Bron was born on 1 September 1909 in Mykolaiv.
When did Vladimir Bron die?
Vladimir Bron died on 1 October 1985 in Yekaterinburg.
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Vladimir Bron was a chess composer, chess player and engineer.
What nationality was Vladimir Bron?
Vladimir Bron was Russian.
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