Lev Polugaevsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lev Polugaevsky

chess player

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1934

Place of Birth: Mogilyov, Mogilev Region, Belarus

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1995

Profession: chess player, non-fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Lev Polugaevsky

  • Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky (Russian: ??? ????????? ????????????, IPA: [p?l?g?'jefsk??j]; 20 November 1934 – 30 August 1995) was a Soviet chess player.
  • He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1962 and was a frequent contender for the World Championship, although he never achieved that title.
  • He was one of the strongest players in the world from the early 1960s until the late 1980s, as well as a distinguished author and opening theorist whose contributions in this field remain important to the present day.

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