Vasily Panov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Panov

Russian chess player

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1906

Place of Birth: Kozelsk, Russia

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1973

Profession: journalist, chess player, non-fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Vasily Nikolayevich Panov (Russian: ????´??? ??????´???? ????´?, November 1, 1906 – January 13, 1973) was a Soviet chess player, author, and journalist.
Winner of the Moscow City Championship in 1929, he also played in five USSR Chess Championships from 1935 to 1948.
His greatest tournament victory was Kiev, 1938.
He was awarded the International Master title by FIDE in 1950.
The website Chessmetrics.com, which assigns retroactive ratings to older players, ranks Panov as 21st in the world in 1948.
This ranking is higher than many Grandmasters. Panov is best known for his chess writings and theoretical work on the openings.
He was chess correspondent for Izvestia from 1942 to 1965.
His many books include a beginners' guide, biographies of Alekhine and Capablanca, and Kurs debyutov (1957), Russia's best-selling book on the chess opening.