Vladas Mikėnas
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Vladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian and Soviet chess player and journalist. He was awarded the titles of International Master and Honorary Grandmaster by FIDE.
Vladas Mikėnas 2010 Lithuanian stamp
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
Vladas Mikėnas
…7th Georgian SSR ch). In 1947, he took 2nd (off contest) in Minsk (13th Belarusian Championship). In 1948, he drew a classification match against Rashid Nezhmetdinov (7:7). He played several times in Lithuanian SSR championships in Vilnius. He won the 14th LTU-ch in 1947, won in 1948, took 3rd in 1949, took 6th in…
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Nezhmetdinov's gravestone in the Arskoe Cemetery in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia