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Alexander Kotov

Alexander Kotov
Kotov in 1967
Full nameAlexander Alexandrovich Kotov
CountrySoviet Union
Born(1913-08-12)12 August 1913
Tula, Russian Empire
Died8 January 1981(1981-01-08) (aged 67)
Moscow, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1950)
Peak rating2510 (July 1971)

Alexander Alexandrovich Kotov (Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Ко́тов; (12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1913 – 8 January 1981) was a Soviet chess grandmaster and author. He was a Soviet chess champion, a two-time world title Candidate, and a prolific writer on the subject of chess. Kotov served in high posts in the Soviet Chess Federation, and wrote most of his books during the Cold War. The importance and breadth of Kotov's work rank him among the all-time greats in this field.


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