Leonid Gratvol
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Leonid Aronovich Gratvol | |
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Леонид Аронович Гратволь | |
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| Born | April 16, 1932 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | February 26, 2020 (aged 87) Israel |
| Nationality | Soviet, Israeli |
| Alma mater | Chelyabinsk Pedagogical Institute |
| Occupation | Chess coach, educator |
| Known for | Mentoring Anatoly Karpov and other Soviet grandmasters |
| Title | Candidate Master |
Leonid Aronovich Gratvol (born April 16, 1932, died 26 February 2020) was a Soviet and later Israeli chess coach, and Candidate Master. Best known for mentoring Anatoly Karpov and other Soviet grandmasters.[1]
Originally from Chelyabinsk in the former Russian SFSR[2] he is best known for mentoring Anatoly Karpov and shaping the careers of several Soviet Grandmasters.[1] His influence spans decades of youth chess development in both the Soviet Union and Israel. Gratvol graduated from the historical faculty of the Chelyabinsk Pedagogical Institute in 1957.[2] He began coaching in 1953 at the Palace of Pioneers in Chelyabinsk,[2] where he mentored future champions including, Anatoly Karpov, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Alexander Panchenko, Semen Dvoirys, Gennady Timoshchenko, Tatyana Shumyakina.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Леонид Гратвол – Персона дня" (in русский). Russian Chess Federation. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Гратвол Леонид Аронович – Энциклопедия Дворца пионеров" (in русский). Chelyabinsk Palace of Pioneers. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ↑ "Леонид Гратвол – ФШМО" (in русский). Moscow Region Chess Federation. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
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