Alexey Stepanovich Suetin (November 16, 1926 – September 10, 2001) was a Russian International Grandmaster of chess and an author. November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. ...

A resident of Moscow, he became an International Master in 1961 and a Grandmaster in 1965. His philosophy was always that "mastery is not enough; you must dare, take risks". It was an axiom that fashioned him into a tough and fiercely competitive player and appeared to bring him his fair share of success. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. The title is open to both men and women. ...

As an active tournament player in the 1960s and 1970s, he achieved many fine results, including sharing or winning outright first place at Sarajevo 1965, Copenhagen 1965, Titovo Uzice 1966, Havana 1969, Brno 1975 (the inaugural Czech Open Championship - the title of Champion going to Vlastimil Hort on tie-break), Lublin 1976, and Dubna 1979. Vlastimil Hort (b. ...

Suetin participated in many USSR Championships of the 1950s and 60s, his best finishes being shared fourth place in 1963 (behind Spassky, Kholmov and Stein) and 1965 (behind Stein, Polugaevsky and Taimanov). Winner list: 1991 (58th,Moscow) Minasian, Artashes 1990 (57th,Leningrad) Beliavsky, Alexander / Yudasin, Leonid / Bareev, Evgeny / Vyzmanavin, Alexey ex aequo 1989 (56th,Odessa) Vaganian, Rafael 1988 (55th,Moscow) Karpov, Anatoly / Kasparov, Garry ex aequo 1987 (54th,Minsk) Beliavsky, Alexander 1986 (53rd,Kiev) Zeshkovsky, Vitaly 1985 (52nd,Riga) Gavrikov, Viktor / Gurevich... Boris Spassky Boris Vasilievich Spassky (also Spasski) (Бори́с Васи́льевич Спа́сский) (born January 30, 1937) is a Russian chess player and former world champion. ... Leonid Stein (1934 – 1973), Soviet chess player from Ukraine. ... Lev Polugaevsky (20 November 1934-30 August 1995, sometimes transliterated Polugayevsky) was an International Grandmaster of chess and frequent contender for the world chess championship, although he never achieved that title. ... Mark Evgenievich Taimanov (Марк Евгеньевич Тайманов) (born February 7, 1926) is a leading Russian chess player and concert pianist. ...

As a veteran player, he won the World Senior Championship in 1996.

He authored many chess books; principally those concerned with the middlegame or opening. These include; Modern Chess Opening Theory, Three Steps To Chess Mastery, Plan Like A Grandmaster, Contemporary Approach To The Middle-game, French Defence, The Complete Grunfeld, and The Complete Spanish. In chess, the middlegame refers to the portion of the game that happens immediately after the opening (usually the first move after the procession of moves that make up a standard opening) and blends somewhat with the endgame. ... The first moves of a chess game are the opening moves, collectively referred to as the opening. ...

References

• Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld (1996). The Oxford Companion To Chess, Oxford University. ISBN 0192800493.