Born 85 years ago today – Ukrainian grandmaster Vladimir Savon (1940-2005), who in 1971 took 1st place in the Soviet championship, ahead of the likes of Smyslov, Tal, Karpov and Stein.
He was the subject of this blog post from 2018:https://t.co/JGdi4IpefA— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess) September 26, 2025



