The ex-vice-president of World Chess Federation, the Russian grand master Nicholas Krogius] die

In New York on July 14 on the 92nd year of life the Soviet and Russian grand master, the former vice-president of World Chess Federation) Nicholas Krogius died. The press service of FSHR. Causes of death of the grand master are not specified. The organization expressed condolences to his family. Nicholas Krogius was born on July 22, 1930 in Saratov. He started being engaged in chess during war, having exchanged for tobacco a small pocket set at one of Red Army men of a column passing through the city. After war it got under the aegis the known trainer Nicholas Krogius...