Anatoli Abramovich Gantvarg (russian: Анатолий Абрамович Гантварг; born 3 October 1948 in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

) is an international grandmaster in

international draughts International draughts (also called international checkers or Polish draughts) is a Abstract strategy, strategy board game for two players, one of the variants of draughts. The gameboard comprises 10×10 squares in alternating dark and light co ...

from

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

. He won the

Draughts World Championship The Draughts World Championship is the world championship in international draughts and is held every two years. In the even year following the tournament, the World Title match takes place. The men's championship began in 1885 in France and since 1 ...

s in 1978, 1980, 1984 and 1985, as well as four Soviet Union championships (1969–1981). In 1984 and 1985 he was selected as Belarus Sportsperson of the Year. Gantvarg has a university degree in mathematics, but throughout all of his life, he remained a professional draughts player. He has two daughters: one lives in the Netherlands and the other in Australia.

Publications

* Gantvarg, A. A. (1986
50 поединков на 100 клетках
Polymya

References

Soviet draughts players Belarusian draughts players 1948 births Living people Players of international draughts Players of Russian draughts Belarusian State University alumni {{russia-sport-bio-stub