GM Leonid Stein

Soviet UnionSoviet Union
Born 1934
Elo2620
Wikipedia

Leonid Stein was a Soviet Grandmaster who won the USSR Chess Championship three times during the 1960s, firmly placing himself among the world's top ten players of that era. His tactical brilliance was especially evident in the King's Indian Defence systems he championed, and his early death at age 38 cut short a career of immense promise.

Leonid Stein

Associated Openings

As Black

E82King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... b612 games
E77King's Indian Defence, Four Pawns Attack: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 6.Be25 games

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