CHESS PLAYER
Isaac Boleslavsky
1919 - 1977

Isaac Boleslavsky
Isaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky (Ukrainian: Ісаак Єфремович Болеславський, Russian: Исаак Ефремович Болеславский; 9 June 1919 – 15 February 1977) was a Soviet chess grandmaster and writer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Boleslavsky is the 71st most popular chess player (down from 68th in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 436th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ukrainian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Isaac Boleslavsky ranks 71 out of 461. Before him are Milan Vidmar, Svetozar Gligorić, Alessandro Salvio, Isidor Gunsberg, Magnus Carlsen, and Michael Adams. After him are Lionel Kieseritzky, Nana Alexandria, Rudolf Spielmann, Lev Polugaevsky, Szymon Winawer, and Alexander Kotov.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMilan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 65
Svetozar Gligorić
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 66
Alessandro Salvio
1570 - 1640
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 67
Isidor Gunsberg
1854 - 1930
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 68
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 69
Michael Adams
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 70
Isaac Boleslavsky
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 71
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 72
Nana Alexandria
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 73
Rudolf Spielmann
1883 - 1942
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 74
Lev Polugaevsky
1934 - 1995
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 75
Szymon Winawer
1838 - 1919
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 76
Alexander Kotov
1913 - 1981
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Isaac Boleslavsky ranks 118. Before him are Merce Cunningham, Silva Kaputikyan, John Ljunggren, Teruo Nakamura, Gérard Oury, and Hennes Weisweiler. After him are Morteza Motahhari, Joseph Serchuk, Hermann Bondi, Bernhard Wicki, Rubén González, and Arthur Cronquist. Among people deceased in 1977, Isaac Boleslavsky ranks 103. Before him are Pierre Clastres, Miloš Crnjanski, Ba Maw, Pan Yuliang, Ronnie Van Zant, and Marie-Thérèse Walter. After him are Kinuyo Tanaka, Fawzi al-Qawuqji, Jim Thompson, Sergei Kruglov, Richard Carlson, and Hanns Martin Schleyer.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsMerce Cunningham
DANCER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 112
Silva Kaputikyan
WRITER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 113
John Ljunggren
ATHLETE
1919 - 2000
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 114
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 115
Gérard Oury
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 116
Hennes Weisweiler
COACH
1919 - 1983
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 117
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 118
Morteza Motahhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 119
Joseph Serchuk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1993
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 120
Hermann Bondi
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 121
Bernhard Wicki
ACTOR
1919 - 2000
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 122
Rubén González
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2003
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 123
Arthur Cronquist
BIOLOGIST
1919 - 1992
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 124
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsPierre Clastres
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - 1977
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 97
Miloš Crnjanski
WRITER
1893 - 1977
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 98
Ba Maw
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1977
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 99
Pan Yuliang
PAINTER
1895 - 1977
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 100
Ronnie Van Zant
SINGER
1948 - 1977
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 101
Marie-Thérèse Walter
COMPANION
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 102
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 103
Kinuyo Tanaka
ACTOR
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 104
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 105
Jim Thompson
WRITER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 106
Sergei Kruglov
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 107
Richard Carlson
ACTOR
1912 - 1977
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 108
Hanns Martin Schleyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1977
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 109
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Isaac Boleslavsky ranks 379 out of 1,365. Before him are Dmytro Dontsov (1883), Emanuel Feuermann (1902), Vladimir Lyakhov (1941), Jacques Bergier (1912), Ingeborg of Kiev (1100), and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev (null). After him are Bohdan Stupka (1941), Dmitry Levitzky (1735), Petro Shelest (1908), Ivan Martinov (1771), Rose Ausländer (1901), and Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski (1520).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsDmytro Dontsov
WRITER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 373
Emanuel Feuermann
MUSICIAN
1902 - 1942
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 374
Vladimir Lyakhov
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 375
Jacques Bergier
CHEMIST
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 376
Ingeborg of Kiev
COMPANION
1100 - 1137
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 377
Maria Dobroniega of Kiev
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 378
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 379
Bohdan Stupka
ACTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 380
Dmitry Levitzky
PAINTER
1735 - 1822
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 381
Petro Shelest
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1996
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 382
Ivan Martinov
BIOLOGIST
1771 - 1833
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 383
Rose Ausländer
WRITER
1901 - 1988
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 384
Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1608
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 385
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Ukraine
Among chess players born in Ukraine, Isaac Boleslavsky ranks 7. Before him are David Bronstein (1924), Efim Bogoljubov (1889), Vassily Ivanchuk (1969), Lyudmila Rudenko (1904), Salo Flohr (1908), and Mark Taimanov (1926). After him are Alexander Beliavsky (1953), Leonid Stein (1934), Ossip Bernstein (1882), Anna Muzychuk (1990), Georg Marco (1863), and Eduard Gufeld (1936).
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 2
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 3
Lyudmila Rudenko
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 4
Salo Flohr
1908 - 1983
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 5
Mark Taimanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 6
Isaac Boleslavsky
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 7
Alexander Beliavsky
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 8
Leonid Stein
1934 - 1973
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 9
Ossip Bernstein
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 10
Anna Muzychuk
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 11
Georg Marco
1863 - 1923
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 12
Eduard Gufeld
1936 - 2002
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 13