Leonid Stein
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Leonid Zakharovych Stein was a Soviet chess Grandmaster. He won three USSR Chess Championships in the 1960s, and was among the world's top ten players during that era.
Leonid Stein in 1969
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964. From left to right: Leonid Stein, Mark Taimanov, Borislav Ivkov, Andor Lilienthal and Vasili Smyslov.
Mikhail Tal
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Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players in chess histor
Leonid Stein
…qualification for any non-Soviet player, with an outstanding total of 16½ / 23, but was blocked from advancement. He had finished behind fellow Soviets Mikhail Tal, Vasily Smyslov, and Boris Spassky, who, along with Danish GM Bent Larsen, had all scored 17 points. He did represent the USSR at the Tel Aviv Olympiad…
Tal in 1962
Tal lived in this apartment building in Riga.
Tal in 1959
Tal in 1968