Rashid Gibyatovich Nezhmetdinov was a Soviet chess player, chess writer, and checkers player. Although he never attained the title of Grandmaster, he was a renowned tactician and created several brilliant games. Biographer Alex Pishkin compares him to Chigorin, Réti and Spielmann.
Nezhmetdinov's tombstone in the Arskoe Cemetery, in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia
Aktobe is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Aktobe Region. In 2023, it had a population of 560,820.
Image: Nur Ghasyr mosque 5
Image: Актюбинский обастной театр драмы им. Т. Ахтанова (4)
Image: Филармония 3 (cropped)
Aktobe coat of arms on road side sign at the city limit