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Vitolinsh?
no sir.
I'm idiot, that set looks western.
He was from California.
It's not John Grefe is it?
Martin_Stahl wrote:
It's not John Grefe is it?
You're on the right track...
here's Grefe, also 1976:
(IM Silman's article upon Grefe's death)
I knew he had long hair, just thought it might have been shorter at one point. 
Jack Peters?
I have seen another picture that looks similar but that person is a GM now and still alive from what I can tell (of course, the picture could be misattributed.)
Wow, that's an interesting guess... interesting but wrong.
Pulpofeira wrote:
Jack Peters?
He's alive...
Yes he is. :-D
To be honest, about that time only Soviets sound familiar to me.
Well, here's the cigar should you succeed.
Did he pass away in 2015? I have a guess but I'm not finding old pictures of the player.
No, he died from cancer 5 years ago at a relatively young age.
...(metaphorically) to whomever can identify this now-deceased IM. The photo is circa 1976.