Moshe Czerniak
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Moshe Czerniak, 1966 |
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Born | February 3, 1910 Warsaw , Russian Empire |
Died | August 31, 1984 Tel Aviv |
title | International champion (1952) |
Best Elo rating | 2410 (May 1974) |
Moshe Czerniak , in German texts also written Mosche Czerniak ( Hebrew משה צ'רניאק; * February 3, 1910 in Warsaw ; † August 31, 1984 in Tel Aviv ), was an Israeli chess master of Polish origin.
Life
Czerniak emigrated to Palestine in 1934 , where he became national chess champion in 1936 and 1938 . He represented the Palestinian League of Nations mandated territory at the Chess Olympiads in Warsaw in 1935 and in Buenos Aires in 1939 when World War II broke out during the tournament . Czerniak then stayed in Argentina until 1950, where he took part in numerous international tournaments . His most significant successes from this period include: 1st place in Quilmes in 1941, 2nd in Buenos Aires in 1941, second in Rosario in 1943, winner in Buenos Aires in 1944 and 1948. In 1950 he moved to the newly founded state of Israel , where he became the top player has been for many years. In 1955 he won the championship of Israel , in 1952 , 1954 , 1956 , 1958 , 1960 , 1962 , 1966 , 1968 and 1974 he represented Israel at the Chess Olympiads. In 1952 FIDE awarded him the title of International Master . In 1951 Czerniak won in Vienna and Reggio nell'Emilia . In 1958 in Beverwijk and in 1963 in Polanica Zdrój (at the Rubinstein Memorial behind Nikola Padewski ) he was second in each case.
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Czerniak wrote several chess books: five in Spanish, two in English and two in Hebrew. Among his best known are La defensa francesa (“The French Defense ”), Buenos Aires 1943, and Partidas selectas de Botvinnik (“Selected games of Botvinnik ”), Buenos Aires 1946. Czerniak edited various Argentine chess newspapers, most recently from 1956 to 1959 the Israeli chess magazine 64 squares . For over 30 years he edited the chess column of the renowned Israeli daily Haaretz . He died in Tel Aviv in 1984 .
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Moshe Czerniak on chessgames.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Moshe Czerniak's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Akiba Rubinstein - I Memoriał Akiby Rubinsteina Polanica Zdrój ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Polish)
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SURNAME | Czerniak, Moshe |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | משה צ'רניאק (Hebrew) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli chess master |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1984 |
Place of death | Tel Aviv |