Russian International Master. USSR Sports Master (1952) but is better known as a trainer, the author of theoretical articles and few books in Russian.
Former coach of the USSR Student team (1963), Anatoly Karpov (1973-1976) Garry Kasparov (1976-1990), Boris Spassky (1992 during his match with Robert Fischer) and Etienne Bacrot (for many years since 1990).
A participant in 6 World Student Team Championships between 1954 and 1960 where he collected 5 individual gold medals, 3 team gold medals, and 3 team silver medals.
Russian International Master. USSR Sports Master (1952) but is better known as a trainer, the author of theoretical articles and few books in Russian.
