Alexander Cherepkov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Cherepkov

chess player

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Rzhev, Tver Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 12-Jul-2009

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alexander Vasilyevich Cherepkov (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ????????, 30 October 1920 – 12 July 2009) was a Soviet and Russian International Master of chess.
He was champion of Leningrad three times: 1967, 1968 (after a playoff), and 1982 (after a playoff).
He played in three Soviet finals (1961, 1967, and 1968), and was awarded his IM title at the age of 64 in 1984, one of the oldest players to have reached this standard.