Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush (1 May 1910 – 3 March 1969) was a Soviet chess grandmaster. He was one of Boris Spassky’s mentors. Tolush was born and died in Saint Petersburg (in 1969 called Leningrad). He earned the title of International Master (IM) in 1950 Grandmaster (GM) in 1953 and International Master of Correspondence Chess (IMC) in 1965.
birth date
1910-05-01
birth name
Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush
birth place
Soviet Union, Saint Petersburg
country
Soviet Union
death date
1969-03-03
death place
Saint Petersburg
title
Grandmaster (1953), Int'l Master of Corr. Chess (1965), International Master (1950)
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