Reuben Fine - A Comprehensive Record of an American Chess Career, 1929-1951 - Aidan WoodgerPaperback, 400 pages, 2018 McFarland Publishing American Grandmaster Reuben Fine grew up in the East Bronx in an impoverished Russian Jewish family, learning to play chess from an uncle at the age of eight. During his high school years, his stake winnings and coins earned from playing at a Coney Island concession helped support his family. After graduating from college, he decided to become a professional player. Though his active international career