Lev Osipovich Alburt (born August 21, 1945) is a chess Grandmaster, writer and coach.

In 1986, he drew an eight-game match with the British Chess Champion, Jonathan Speelman.

At the conclusion of his term, he stated that not once did he ever hear any discussion by the board of how to promote chess or bring new players into the game.

In New York City, where he lives, several Wall Street figures and other prominent people have taken chess classes from him, including Carl Icahn, Stephen Friedman, Doug Hirsch, Eliot Spitzer and Ted Field.

6 in the world at the time, with the black pieces using the Benko Gambit: In the 1990 U.S. Championship en route to winning the championship a third time, Alburt defeated four-time U.S. champion Yasser Seirawan with the black pieces: