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Alexander Beliavsky

Alexander Beliavsky (December 17, 1953 - ). Born in Ukraine, he is a noted chess grand master, nicknamed "Satan". He currently lives in Slovenia and he plays for the olympic team there.

He is a very strong player with a classical style and plays the classical openings in chess like Queen's Gambit, Ruy Lopez and French, for example.

He won the Soviet Chess Championship several times

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