Lev Alburt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lev Alburt

chess Grandmaster

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1945

Place of Birth: Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine

Profession: chess player, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lev Osipovich Alburt (born August 21, 1945) is a chess Grandmaster, writer and coach.
He was born in Orenburg, Russia, and became three-time Ukrainian Champion.
After defecting to the United States in 1979, he became three-time U.S.
Champion.