Grigory Levenfish
Grigory Yakovlevich Levenfish (Russian: Григо́рий Я́ковлевич Левенфи́ш; 19 March 1889 [O.S. 7 March] – 9 February 1961) was a Soviet chess player who scored his peak competitive results in the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice Soviet champion, in 1934 (jointly with Ilya Rabinovich) and 1937. In 1937 he drew a match against future world champion Mikhail Botvinnik. In 1950 Levenfish was among the first recipients of the title of Grandmaster, awarded by FIDE that year for the first time.
| Grigory Levenfish | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Grigory Yakovlevich Levenfish |
| Country | Russian Empire → Soviet Union |
| Born | 19 March 1889 Piotrków, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 9 February 1961 (aged 71) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1950) |
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