Semyon Furman
Semyon Furman
09.01.1951 (73 years) (Leningrad, USSR, [now Saint Petersburg, Russia])
Semyon Abramovich Furman (December 1, 1920 – March 17, 1978) was a Soviet chess Grandmaster and trainer. He is best known for developing Anatoly Karpov into a World Chess Champion, but was a formidable player himself, as well as a successful coach for several other world-class players. His name is sometimes written as Semen or Semion Furman.