For the football player of the same name, see Larry Evans (American football).
| Larry Evans | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Larry Melvyn Evans |
| Country | United States |
| Born | March 22, 1932 New York |
| Died | November 15, 2010(2010-11-15) (aged 78) Reno, Nevada |
| Title | Grandmaster (1957) |
Larry Melvyn Evans (March 22, 1932 – November 15, 2010) was an American chess grandmaster, author, and journalist. He won or shared the U.S. Chess Championship five times and the U.S. Open Chess Championship four times. He wrote a long-running syndicated chess column and wrote or co-wrote more than 20 books on chess.
Read more about Larry Evans: Chess Journalism, Death, Selected Games
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