Vladimir Bron
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Vladimir Akimovich Bron was a Soviet chess master and problemist.
Born into a Jewish family in Nikolaev (currently Mykolaiv), near Kherson
, he was one of the leading scientists of the refractory materials industry. Professor Bron also actively participated in the Sverdlovsk Chess Federation.
He was a top Soviet composer of chess studies. In 1969 he wrote Selected Studies and Problems. He won 31 first prizes in composing tourneys.
Dr. Bron was awarded the International Master title for chess composition in 1966 and the Grandmaster Composer title in 1975.
Born into a Jewish family in Nikolaev (currently Mykolaiv), near Kherson
Kherson
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry...
, he was one of the leading scientists of the refractory materials industry. Professor Bron also actively participated in the Sverdlovsk Chess Federation.
He was a top Soviet composer of chess studies. In 1969 he wrote Selected Studies and Problems. He won 31 first prizes in composing tourneys.
Dr. Bron was awarded the International Master title for chess composition in 1966 and the Grandmaster Composer title in 1975.