About
Chess Grandmaster and arbiter best known for arbitrating the famous encounter between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.
Before Fame
He won the Dresden Chess Championship when he was 15 years old.
Trivia
He was a highly successful correspondence chess player and at one point it was reputed that he owned the largest known private chess library in the world.
Family Life
His family owned a publishing company when he was young.
Associated With
He was the Chief Arbiter when Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky in 1972.
