# Irving Chernev

> Irving Chernev was an American chess player and prolific chess author. He was born in Pryluky, Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States in 1905. Chernev was a national master-strength player and was devoted to chess. He wrote that he "probably read more about chess, and played more games than any man in history."

*Ukrainean-American chess player*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/irving-chernev

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1900-01-29
- **Died:** 1981-09-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 13.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://sl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [ايرڤينج تشيرنيڤ](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%A4%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%DA%A4)
- [İrvinq Çernev](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0rvinq_%C3%87ernev)
- [Irving Chernev](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Irving Chernev](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Irving Chernev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Irving Chernev](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [ایروینگ چرنف](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF_%DA%86%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%81)
- [Irving Chernev](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Irving Chernev](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Irving Chernev](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Irving Chernev](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Чернев, Ирвинг](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2%2C_%D0%98%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3)
- [Ірвінг Чернєв](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D1%80%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B3_%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%94%D0%B2)
- [Irving Chernev](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Wikiquote](https://pt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irving_Chernev)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326266)

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