Vladimir Kaplan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimir Kaplan

Russian pool checkers player

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Gomel, Belarus

Date of Death: 31-Aug-2000

Profession: coach, draughts player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Vladimir Kaplan (January 11, 1925 – September, 2000) was a noted player of pool checkers from Russia.
Kaplan was an International Grandmaster who immigrated from Russia in 1977 to live in New York City, New York and by 1983 he played competitively for the United States.His wife worked as an accountant on Wall Street to support his profession.
He reportedly had some difficulties in international competitions because he was Jewish.
Kaplan also wrote several books on the game.