Gennady Kuzmin

Gennady Kuzmin
Геннадий Кузьмин
Personal information
BornGennady Pavlovich Kuzmin
January 19, 1946
DiedFebruary 28, 2020(2020-02-28) (aged 74)
Chess career
CountrySoviet Union → Ukraine
TitleGrandmaster (1973)
Peak rating2600 (May 1974)
Peak rankingNo. 14 (January 1975)

Gennady Pavlovich Kuzmin (Russian: Геннадий Павлович Кузьмин, Ukrainian: Геннадій Павлович Кузьмін, romanizedHennadiy Pavlovych Kuzmin; January 19, 1946 – February 28, 2020) was a Ukrainian chess player and trainer. He reached his peak strength in the early to mid-1970s and in 1973, was awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE, the governing body.