Gavriil Veresov

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Gavriil Nikolayevich Veresov (28 July 1912 – 12 November 1979) was a Soviet chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 1950[1] but chessmetrics.com rates him 13th in the world in 1944.[2] Veresov came to the forefront of Soviet chess during the Second World War, but never gained much attention. He is mostly recognized today for the opening that bears his name – The Veresov Opening. Veresov was born and died in Minsk.[1]

[edit] The Veresov Opening

The Veresov Opening begins 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 or more commonly 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 444, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 
  2. ^ Chessmetrics Ratings: Veresov, Gavriil N

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