Semyon Furman
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Soviet chess grandmaster and trainer of world champion Anatoly Karpov
1920, Petrograd, Russia — 1978, Leningrad, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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Furman was a Soviet chess grandmaster and one of the greatest trainers in the game's history, best known as the coach who shaped world champion Anatoly Karpov. A strong player in his own right, he was renowned for his deep opening preparation. He was of Jewish origin.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)
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Soviet chess grandmaster and trainer of world champion Anatoly Karpov
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)
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