# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/semyon-furman
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:24:19.617Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/semyon-furman"
name: "Semyon Furman"
slug: "semyon-furman"
description: "Semyon Abramovich Furman was a Soviet chess player and trainer of Belarusian Jewish origin. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1966. Furman is best known for developing Anatoly Karpov into a World Chess Champion, but was a formidable player himself, as well as a successful coach for several other world-class players. His name is sometimes written as Semen or Semion Furman."
tagline: "Soviet chess player (1920–1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Semen_Furman_1961_Oberhausen.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1920-12-01"
deathDate: "1978-03-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.4
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.15892933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Фурман Семен Абрамович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "سيميون فورمان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "سيميون فورمان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8F%D0%BC%D1%91%D0%BD_%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Сямён Абрамавіч Фурман"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semjon_Abramowitsch_Furman"
    title: "Semjon Abramowitsch Furman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Furman"
    title: "Semyon Furman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Fourman"
    title: "Semion Fourman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%9F"
    title: "סמיון פורמן"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sem%C3%ABn_Abramovi%C4%8D_Furman"
    title: "Semën Abramovič Furman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semjons_Furmans"
    title: "Semjons Furmans"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemion_Furman"
    title: "Siemion Furman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%91%D0%BD_%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Фурман, Семён Абрамович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%98%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Семјон Фурман"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2005726"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump