| Birth Day | October 8, 1929 |
| Birth Place | United States |
| Age | 91 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Apr 5, 2017 (age 87) |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
American chess Grandmaster and Writer who was one of the great American players of the 20th century.
His father taught him to play chess at age four.
He was a six-time chess champion and played for the United States in five chess Olympiads.
His father was a Mathematician.
He competed and lost in a tie breaker against Bobby Fischer in 1976.
