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A Ukrainian chess master in his native Kiev in the 1950's. He
had worked for many years with one of the world's top male
stars, Ukraine grandmaster Yefim Gellerm.
The Washington Post
Washington, D.C.
September 28, 2002, Page B8
Eduard Gufeld, 66, the Soviet chess grandmaster known
as a top trainer when the Soviets dominated the chess world
in the 1970's and 1980's, died Sept. 23 at a hospital in Los
Angeles after a stroke. He had moved to Hollywood from
Georgian Republic in 1995.
A Ukrainian chess master in his native Kiev in the 1950's,
Mr. Gufeld participated in eight national Soviet Union Chess
championships in the 1960's. In 1967, he earned the title of
International Grandmaster of Chess, the highest title awarded
by the World Chess Federation.
As a Soviet chess coach, he was the trainer of the Soviet
team that dominated the Chess Olympaid in the 1970's and
1980's. He had worked for many years with one of the
world's top male stars, Ukraine grandmaster Yefim Gellerm,
and in the Georgian Republic he guided Maya Chiburdanidze
to the women's world championship.
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Chess grandmaster Eduard Gufeld dies at 66
AP World Politics
Thu Sep 26, 7:41 AM ET
LOS ANGELES - Chess grandmaster Eduard Gufeld who helped train the Soviet team that dominated the game in the 1970s and 1980s, has died. He was 66.
Gufeld died of a stroke Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
He participated in eight national Soviet Union chess championships in the 1960s and earned the title of International Grandmaster of Chess, the highest title award by the World Chess Federation, in 1967.
"He was motivated always by a love of the art of chess, the beauty of the game," said international chess master Anthony Saidy.
As a Soviet chess coach, Gufeld was the trainer of the Soviet team that dominated the Chess Olympiad in the 1970s and '80s. He also worked for many years with one of the world's top stars, Ukraine grandmaster Yefim Geller.
Gufeld moved to Los Angeles from the Georgian Republic in 1995 and was the only grandmaster in Southern California. He opened a chess club in 1998.
He continued to compete in nearly all of the major tournaments in the United States and won the 1999 American Open.
Gufeld also was a best-selling author, writing more than 80 books on chess, which sold 3.5 million copies worldwide.
Gufeld is survived by his sister, Lydia Valdman, and his mother, Eva Yulievna, both of Los Angeles.
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