Irving Chernev
Born: January 29, 1900
Died: September 29, 1981 (aged 81)
Bio: Irving Chernev was a chess player and prolific Russian-American chess author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a national master strength player, and was obsessed with chess.
Known for:
- Logical Chess: Move By Move (1957)
- Winning Chess (1948)
- 1000 best short games of chess (1957)
- Capablanca's Best Chess Endings
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