Miron Sher

Miron Naumovich Sher (Russian: Мирон Наумович Шер; June 29, 1952 – August 21, 2020) was an influential Ukrainian-born American chess grandmaster. In 1981, at age 29, Sher became a chess coach for the Russian national team, a role he held until 1985.

Sher became an international master in 1988^[1] and a grandmaster in 1992.

In 1991, when the Soviet Union dissolved, Sher became a Russian citizen.

Sher died August 21, 2020, in New York City at the age of 68.^[2]

References

↑ Karpov, Anatoly E. (ed.), Russian Chess Encyclopedia and Biographical Dictionary, 1990, pp. 616–617.
↑ "GM Miron Sher (1952–2020)" (obituary), U.S. Chess Federation, August 21, 2020.

Sources

"GM Miron Sher (1952-2020)". US Chess Federation. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
Karpov, Anatoly Yevgenyevich, ed. (1990). "Шер Мирон Наумович" [Sher, Miron Naumovich] (PDF). Шахматы: Энциклопедический Словарь (Russian Chess Encyclopedia and Biographical Dictionary) (in Russian). Moscow: Great Soviet Encyclopedia. pp. 31 & 616–617. ISBN 5852700053. OCLC 606026618.

Other websites

Miron Sher profile at FIDE
Chess games of Miron Sher at Chessgames.com
Miron N. Sher Tournament database at www.365chess.com

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[FOOTNOTEKarpov,_Anatoly_E._(ed.),_''Russian_Chess_Encyclopedia_and_Biographical_Dictionary,''1990616–617-1] Karpov, Anatoly E. (ed.), Russian Chess Encyclopedia and Biographical Dictionary, 1990, pp. 616–617.

[FOOTNOTE"GM_Miron_Sher_(1952–2020)"_(obituary),_U.S._Chess_Federation,_August_21,2020-2] "GM Miron Sher (1952–2020)" (obituary), U.S. Chess Federation, August 21, 2020.

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