Rashid Nezhmetdinov
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Rashid Gibyatovich Nezhmetdinov was a Soviet chess player, chess writer, International Master and checkers player. Although he never attained the title of Grandmaster, he was a renowned tactician and
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Nezhmetdinov's gravestone in the Arskoe Cemetery in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia
Volga Tatars
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The Volga Tatars, also known as Volga-Ural Tatars or simply Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga-Ural region of western Russia, and contains multiple subgroups. Tatars are the second-l
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
…Alex Pishkin compares him to Chigorin, Réti and Spielmann. Nezhmetdinov was born in Aktubinsk, Russian Empire, in what is now Aktobe, Kazakhstan, to a Tatar family. His parents were "worked to death" when he was still very young, rendering him (and his two siblings) an orphan. (His older brother Kavi Nadzhmi…
Tatars of Idel-Ural region
The White Mosque complex, located in the city of Bolgar, Tatarstan.
The Kul Sharif Mosque in Kazan.
Prayer at the Marjani mosque in Kazan (2024).