Lev Alburt

Lev Osipovich Alburt (born August 21, 1945) is a chess Grandmaster, writer and coach. He was born in Orenburg, Russia, and became three-time Ukrainian Champion. After defecting to the United States in 1979, he became three-time U.S. Champion.

Lev Alburt
Alburt in 1980
Full nameLev Osipovich Alburt
(Лев Альбурт)
CountryUnited States (after 1979)
Soviet Union (before 1979)
Born (1945-08-21) August 21, 1945
Orenburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1977)
FIDE rating2539 (February 2024)
Peak rating2580 (July 1981)
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