Chess grandmaster.
Born February 28th, 1950 in Odesa.
Died September 24th, 2011 at 61 years old in Herzliya (disease). [ref]
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan