Leonid Stein was born #OnThisDay in 1934.
A 3-time USSR #Chess Champion and one of the world's top 10 players during that era, Stein had an even score against Smyslov, Petrosian, & Botvinnik, as well as plus records vs Tal, Spassky, & Keres.

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Impressive game and excellent victory by the #PersonoftheDay Leonid Stein against none else but Mikhail Tal at the 3rd Soviet Team Cup (1961).

Another nice game by the #personoftheday Leonid Stein, this one's against Pal Benko, Caracas (1970). Converting the advantage masterfully.

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"He will smell any kind of danger 20 moves before!"~Fischer on Petrosian.

"He quickly grasps all the problems of a position and immediately solves them, armed with all the new ideas in chess."~Petrosian on Fischer.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

Sittard, Netherlands, 1st April 1964. The Dutch junior championship; in play with the white pieces - the 12-year-old Jan Timman.
(Photo: J. Smulders / ANEFO, via http://nationaalarchief.nl.)

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It was impossible to win against Capablanca; against Alekhine it was impossible to play. – Paul Keres.

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"On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten hours a day to chess and to everything connected with it - physical and psychological preparation."

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Members of the USA team at the 22nd Olympiad, Haifa 1976. L to R: Larry Evans, Lubomir Kavalek, Robert Byrne. (Photo: Huffington Post.)

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New York City, 30th December 1965. Robert Byrne and Larry Evans are seen analysing their 11th-round game from the U.S. Championship. Byrne's brother Donald sits on his left.
(Photo: Beth Cassidy.)

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