Gavriil Veresov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gavriil Veresov

Soviet chess player and International Master

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1912

Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1979

Profession: chess player

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Gavriil Nikolayevich Veresov (Belarusian: ??????? ?????????? ???????, Russian: ??????? ?????????? ???????; 28 July 1912 – 12 November 1979) was a Soviet chess player.
He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 1950.Veresov was a five-time winner of the Belarusian Chess Championship (1936, 1939, 1941, 1958, 1963).
Veresov came to the forefront of Soviet chess during the Second World War.
The Chessmetrics website, which assigns retroactive ratings to older players, ranks him as 21st in the world in 1945.
He is mostly recognized today for the opening that bears his name – The Veresov Opening.
Veresov was born and died in Minsk.