RIP
Mourning the death of Alexander Nikitin at age 87. My first coach, he had my back at every step of my climb up the chess Olympus. As much as knowledge, he taught me to take chess, and myself, seriously. He practiced the old magic, long before databases and internet. pic.twitter.com/cfHicvwGyz
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) June 5, 2022