Reuben Fine
Sign in to saveAmerican chess player and psychologist (1914–1993)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1914-10-11 ) October 11, 1914, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- March 26, 1993 (1993-03-26) (aged 78), New York City, U.S.
- Country
- United States
- Title
- Grandmaster (1950)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Reuben
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- non-fiction writer
- Educated at
- City College of New York
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 7th Chess Olympiad
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Reuben Fine (1961).jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- title of chess person
- Grandmaster
- Commons category
- Reuben Fine
- date of birth
- 1914-10-11
- date of death
- 1993-03-26
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Encyclopedic overview
Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mid-1930s until his retirement from chess in 1951. He was granted the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1950, when titles were introduced.
Fine's best result was his equal first place in the 1938 AVRO tournament, one of the strongest tournaments of all time. After the death of world champion Alexander Alekhine in 1946, Fine was one of six players invited to compete for the World Championship in 1948. He declined the invitation, however, and virtually retired from serious competition around that time, although he did play a few events until 1951.
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