Vladimir Simagin
Vladimir Simagin was a Russian chess grandmaster. He was three times Moscow champion, helped to train Vasily Smyslov to the World Championship, and made many significant contributions to chess openings. He died of a heart attack while playing in the Kislovodsk tournament. Vladimir Simagin, Russian chess player and coach (d. 1968)
21 June 1919
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