And one of the most prominent chess trainers, analysts and theoreticians Semyon Furman born on this day

Semyon Furman (1920-1978), mentor & long-term trainer of the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov, & GM in his own right - at one time he was called the "World champion with White".

#WednesdayPuzzle by Semyon Furman, who was born #OnThisDay in 1920.

White mates in 4.

Game: Semyon Furman vs Boris Ratner, Vilnius, 1949

#WednesdayPuzzle by Igor Kovalenko, who turns 33 today!

Try to solve it in under 10 seconds.
White mates in 2.

Game: Igor Kovalenko vs Olga Ivkina, St. Petersburg, 2014.

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#WednesdayPuzzle by person of the day Svetozar Gligorić, who was born On This Day in 1923.

White Mates in 3.

Game: Gligoric vs Miroslav Radojcic, Ljubljana, 1947

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