Roman Pelts

Roman Shlemovich Pelts (born August 11, 1937) is a Ukrainian-Canadian chess master, born in Odessa. In 1959, he founded a chess school in Odessa. Seven of his early students became grandmasters: Lev Alburt, Sam Palatnik, Vladimir Tukmakov, Valeri Beim, Konstantin Lerner, Leonid Yurtaev, and . He was the official trainer for the 1971 USSR student team on which Anatoly Karpov and Alexander Beliavsky played. In 1981 Pelts earned the title of FIDE Master.He was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame in 2001.

Roman Pelts

Roman Shlemovich Pelts (born August 11, 1937) is a Ukrainian-Canadian chess master, born in Odessa. In 1959, he founded a chess school in Odessa. Seven of his early students became grandmasters: Lev Alburt, Sam Palatnik, Vladimir Tukmakov, Valeri Beim, Konstantin Lerner, Leonid Yurtaev, and . He was the official trainer for the 1971 USSR student team on which Anatoly Karpov and Alexander Beliavsky played. In 1981 Pelts earned the title of FIDE Master.He was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame in 2001.