CHESS PLAYER
Anatoly Lein
1931 - 2018

Anatoly Lein
Anatoly Yakovlevich Lein (Russian: Анатолий Яковлевич Лейн; March 28, 1931 – March 1, 2018) was a Soviet-born American chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Anatoly Lein is the 215th most popular chess player (down from 191st in 2024), the 2,337th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,294th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Russian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Anatoly Lein ranks 215 out of 461. Before him are Nana Ioseliani, Herman Steiner, Levente Lengyel, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Ľubomír Ftáčnik, and John Owen. After him are Paul Felix Schmidt, Larissa Volpert, Ruslan Ponomariov, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, John Nunn, and Aleksandar Matanović.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNana Ioseliani
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 209
Herman Steiner
1905 - 1955
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 210
Levente Lengyel
1933 - 2014
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 211
Alexandra Kosteniuk
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 212
Ľubomír Ftáčnik
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 213
John Owen
1827 - 1901
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 214
Anatoly Lein
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 215
Paul Felix Schmidt
1916 - 1984
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 216
Larissa Volpert
1926 - 2017
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 217
Ruslan Ponomariov
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 218
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
2005 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 219
John Nunn
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 220
Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 221
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Anatoly Lein ranks 548. Before him are Frank Gardner, Paul Motian, Gert Hofmann, Marla Gibbs, Karan Singh, and Bogumił Kobiela. After him are Boris Gurevich, Thelma Kalama, Nadja Regin, Catherine Tizard, Charles Colson, and Martin Milner. Among people deceased in 2018, Anatoly Lein ranks 485. Before him are Hugh Wilson, Naftali Bon, Thomas Bopp, William Smith, László Fábián, and Emil Wolf. After him are Reg E. Cathey, Branko Grünbaum, Bud Luckey, Dick Quax, Maurane, and Randy Weston.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsFrank Gardner
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 542
Paul Motian
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 543
Gert Hofmann
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 544
Marla Gibbs
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 545
Karan Singh
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 546
Bogumił Kobiela
ACTOR
1931 - 1969
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 547
Anatoly Lein
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 548
Boris Gurevich
WRESTLER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 549
Thelma Kalama
SWIMMER
1931 - 1999
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 550
Nadja Regin
ACTOR
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 551
Catherine Tizard
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 552
Charles Colson
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2012
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 553
Martin Milner
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 554
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsHugh Wilson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2018
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 479
Naftali Bon
ATHLETE
1945 - 2018
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 480
Thomas Bopp
ASTRONOMER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 481
William Smith
WRESTLER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 482
László Fábián
ATHLETE
1936 - 2018
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 483
Emil Wolf
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 484
Anatoly Lein
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 485
Reg E. Cathey
ACTOR
1958 - 2018
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 486
Branko Grünbaum
MATHEMATICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 487
Bud Luckey
ACTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 488
Dick Quax
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 489
Maurane
SINGER
1960 - 2018
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 490
Randy Weston
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 491
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Anatoly Lein ranks 2,338 out of 3,761. Before him are Lydia Zvereva (1890), Sergey Bezrukov (1973), Oleg Golovanov (1934), Ivan Yakovlev (1848), Aleksandr Lazutkin (1957), Vitaly Petrov (1984), and Anton Siluanov (1963). After him are Vyacheslav Lemeshev (1952), Grigori Roshal (1899), Ivan Okhlobystin (1966), Boris Gurevich (1931), and Yelizaveta Chaikina (1918).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLydia Zvereva
PILOT
1890 - 1916
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,331
Sergey Bezrukov
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,332
Oleg Golovanov
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,333
Ivan Yakovlev
LINGUIST
1848 - 1930
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 2,334
Aleksandr Lazutkin
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,335
Vitaly Petrov
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 2,336
Anton Siluanov
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 2,337
Anatoly Lein
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 2,338
Vyacheslav Lemeshev
ATHLETE
1952 - 1996
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 2,339
Grigori Roshal
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 2,340
Ivan Okhlobystin
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 2,341
Boris Gurevich
WRESTLER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 2,342
Yelizaveta Chaikina
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1941
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 2,343
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Russia
Among chess players born in Russia, Anatoly Lein ranks 32. Before him are Vitaly Tseshkovsky (1944), Ian Nepomniachtchi (1990), Leonid Shamkovich (1923), Irina Levitina (1954), Gata Kamsky (1974), and Alexandra Kosteniuk (1984). After him are Larissa Volpert (1926), Yuri Balashov (1949), Alexander Morozevich (1977), Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (1957), Alexander Grischuk (1983), and Lev Psakhis (1958).
Vitaly Tseshkovsky
1944 - 2011
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 26
Ian Nepomniachtchi
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 27
Leonid Shamkovich
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 28
Irina Levitina
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 29
Gata Kamsky
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 30
Alexandra Kosteniuk
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 31
Anatoly Lein
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 32
Larissa Volpert
1926 - 2017
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 33
Yuri Balashov
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 34
Alexander Morozevich
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 35
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
1957 - 2012
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 36
Alexander Grischuk
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 37
Lev Psakhis
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 38

























































