Profile details
- Born
- 15 Dec 1912
- Birthplace
- Aktobe
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Sport
- Chess
- Discipline
- Mind
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Medal "For Distinguished Labour"
- ▸Merited Coach of the USSR
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About
Rashid Gibyatovich Nezhmetdinov (15 December 1912 – 3 June 1974) 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 created several brilliant games. Biographer Alex Pishkin compares him to Chigorin, Réti and Spielmann.
Biography adapted from Rashid Nezhmetdinov on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.