Abram Iosifovich Khasin
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| Abram Chassin, Bad Liebenzell 1995 |
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 Russia
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| Born | February 15, 1923 Zaporizhia , Soviet Union |
| Died | February 6, 2022 Germany |
| title | International Champion (1964) |
| Current Elo rating | 2318 (December 2019) |
| Best Elo rating | 2480 (July 1971) |
| Index card at FIDE (English) | |
Abram Iossifowitsch Chassin ( Russian: Абрам Иосифович Хасин ; born February 15, 1923 in Zaporizhia , Ukrainian SSR ; † February 6, 2022 in Essen ) was a Russian chess player .
Career
Abram Chassin competed in the finals of the USSR Championships five times between 1956 and 1965 . In 1964 FIDE awarded him the title of International Master and in 1973 he was named Correspondence Chess Grandmaster by the International Correspondence Chess Federation . A variant of the Nimzowitsch Indian Defense was named after him:
- 1. d4 Nf6
- 2. c4 e6
- 3. Nc3 Bb4
- 4.e3 0–0
- 5. Bd3 d5
- 6. Nf3 c5
- 7. 0-0 Nc6
- 8. a3 Bxc3
- 9. bxc3 Qc7
Before Elo ratings were introduced, Chassin had its highest historical Elo rating of 2625 in September 1969.
His chess students included many women's grandmasters : Olga Rubtsova , Yelena Fatalibekova , Yuri Razuvayev , Boris Gulko , Yevgeny Bareyev . He played for the USSR national team at several Correspondence Chess Olympiads.
tournament successes
- Moscow Championship 1955: 3rd–5th place
- Belgrade 1968: 3rd–5th place
- Senior World Chess Championship 1993 in Bad Wildbad: 6th place
- Senior World Chess Championship 1995 in Bad Liebenzell: 4th place
Others
Abram Chassin served as a volunteer soldier in World War II. In December 1942 he lost both his legs in the Battle of Stalingrad . After World War II he lived in Moscow. After the war he worked as an English teacher. Since 2002 he has lived with his family in Essen.
He was the father of Anna Dergachewa (b. 1969), who is a Women's International Champion (WIM).
literature
- Genna Sosonko : If it's necessary. Abram Khasin's zest for life in: New in Chess Magazine 3/2008, pp. 68–77
web links
- Replayable chess games by Abram Iossifowitsch Chassin on chessgames.com (English)
- Abram Iossifowitsch Chassin at the International Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF (English)
itemizations
- ↑ Ушел из жизни заслуженный тренер СССР Абрам Иосифович Хасин (1923–2022). In: ruchess.ru. 6 February 2022, retrieved 6 February 2022 (Russian).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Khasin, Abram Iosifovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Хасин, Абрам Иосифович (Russian); Khasin, Abram (FIDE) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian chess player |
| BIRTH DATE | February 15, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zaporizhia , Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 2022 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Germany |