Lev Alburt
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Lev Osipovich Alburt is a chess Grandmaster, writer and coach. He was born in Orenburg, Russia, and became three-time Ukrainian Champion. After defecting to the United States in 1979, he became three-time U.S. Champion.
Alburt in 1980
Orenburg
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Orenburg, formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, on the banks of the Ural River and is 1,478 kilometers (918 mi) southeast of Moscow.
Image: Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia panoramio (12)
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Image: Russia Orenburg Ioanna Bogoslova church