Vladimir Mikhailovich Liberson

Vladimir Liberson, Amsterdam 1977
Association	Soviet Union (until 1974) Israel (from 1975)
Born	March 23, 1937 Moscow , Soviet Union
Died	4th August 1996
title	International Master (1963) Grand Master (1965)
Best Elo rating	2555 (January 1978)

Vladimir Mikhailovich Liberson ( Hebrew ולדימיר ליברזון; * March 23, 1937 in Moscow ; † August 4, 1996 ) was a Soviet - Israeli chess player .

Life

Vladimir Liberson was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1963 and the title of Grand Master in 1965 . As the first Soviet grandmaster, he was allowed to emigrate to Israel in 1973. He won the Israel championship in 1974 and played for Israel at the 1974 , 1976 , 1978 and 1980 Chess Olympiads and at the 1980 and 1989 European Team Championships . His last rating was 2435, with its highest rating of 2555 in January 1978 tied with Jan Smejkal , Alexander Kotschijew , Rafael Vaganian and Evgeni Wassjukow in 31st place in the world rankings. His best historical Elo number before the Elo numbers were introduced was 2659 in November 1969, making him 25th in the world rankings.

Tournament results (selection)

• 1965 Yerevan: 4th place
• 1965 Leipzig: 2nd place
• 1967 Zinnowitz DSV tournament : 1st place (shared with Wolfgang Uhlmann )
• 1968 Alma-Ata (USSR Championship): 4th place
• 1969 Amsterdam IBM : 2nd place
• 1977 Amsterdam IBM : 3rd place

Others

To Liberson's fame in the chess world contributed that his defeat against Vasily Smyslow at the USSR championship in 1968 in the 6th Chessinformator was chosen as the best game of that half year. In a reader survey to choose the best game of the 20th century, the game came in 10th.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 90
2. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 75
3. ↑ Wladimir Liberson's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
4. ↑ Vladimir Liberson's results at European Team Championships on olimpbase.org (English)
5. ↑ Elo history on olimpbase.org (English)
6. ↑ Vladimir Liberson's historical Elo ratings on chessmetrics.com (English)

Web links

• Replayable chess games by Vladimir Mikhailovich Liberson on chessgames.com (English)