CHESS PLAYER

Reuben Fine

1914 - 1993

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Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mid-1930s until his retirement from chess in 1951. He was granted the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1950, when titles were introduced. Fine's best result was his equal first place in the 1938 AVRO tournament, one of the strongest tournaments of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Reuben Fine is the 96th most popular chess player (down from 95th in 2019), the 5,170th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,235th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Reuben Fine ranks 96 out of 461. Before him are Larry Evans, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Edward Lasker, Friedrich Sämisch, Luděk Pachman, and Rudolf Charousek. After him are Alexander Beliavsky, Jackson Showalter, Robert Byrne, Richard Teichmann, Mišo Cebalo, and Alexander Khalifman.

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Among people born in 1914, Reuben Fine ranks 217. Before him are Sergej Kraigher, Wayne Morris, Lajos Baróti, Rosalyn Tureck, Josep Escolà, and Evelyn Furtsch. After him are Edmund Muskie, Bertus Aafjes, Viktor Grishin, Dobri Dobrev, Orhan Veli Kanık, and B. R. Chopra. Among people deceased in 1993, Reuben Fine ranks 136. Before him are William Berger, Blaže Koneski, Hans Christian Blech, Steve James, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, and Valentina Grizodubova. After him are Melchior Ndadaye, Sam Wanamaker, Mick Ronson, Bertus Aafjes, Thurgood Marshall, and Edward Bernard Raczyński.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Reuben Fine ranks 5,170 out of 20,380. Before him are Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Eileen Ryan (1927), Sam Jaffe (1891), Jonathan Winters (1925), Fay Bainter (1893), and Andreas Katsulas (1946). After him are Don Schollander (1946), Bob Gale (1951), Gene Amdahl (1922), Doris Roberts (1925), Embeth Davidtz (1965), and Stephen P. Synnott (1946).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Reuben Fine ranks 6. Before him are Bobby Fischer (1943), Frank Marshall (1877), Paul Morphy (1837), Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872), and Larry Evans (1932). After him are Jackson Showalter (1860), Robert Byrne (1928), Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), William Lombardy (1937), Nick de Firmian (1957), and Isaac Kashdan (1905).

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