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


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About Vasily Panov

  • 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.

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