Soviet (Russian) Ilya Abramovich Kan was born on 4 May 1909. His peak World Ranking was 13th (in 2 different months in July and August 1944). According to Chessmetrics his peak rating is 2656.

He participated in one Chess Olympiad in 1948 representing the Soviet Union and won team gold and individual bronze medals. 

Interesting Facts:

He was awarded the International Master title in 1950. He contributed mainly to the Sicilian Defence opening theory and there is a Kan variation of this.

He died on 12 December 1978 at the age of 71.