Nicolas Rossolimo (Russian: Николай Спиридонович Россолимо; February 28 1910 Kiev – July 24 1975 New York) was an American-French-Russian-Greek chess Grandmaster. He was many times champion of Paris France and after relocating to the United States won the 1955 U.S. Open Championship. He earned many brilliancy prizes for his games authored two chess books and ran a popular chess studio in New York.The Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian Defence bears his name.
birth date
1910-02-28
birth name
Nikolai Spiridonovich Rossolimo
birth place
Ukraine, Russian Empire, Kiev
country
Greece, Ukraine, France, Russian Empire, United States
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