Efim Bogoljubov

Russian chess player (1889–1952)

Efim Bogoljubov belongs to the record of chess as a competitor whose results still define part of the sport.

The record lists Efim Bogoljubov as Russian chess player (1889–1952).

Efim Bogoljubov was born at Stanislavchyk in 1889. His recorded nationality is Russia.

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Sport professionalised and internationalised around this time; the modern Olympics were young and national federations were only beginning to matter.

He competed at 4th Chess Olympiad.

In sport the margin between the remembered and the forgotten is often a fraction of a second.

That the career was built from Russia matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.

Efim Bogoljubov died in 1952, aged 63. The results remain in the record, which is the only permanent form of an athletic career.

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