Izak Aloni
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| Izak Aloni | ||
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| Full name | Izak Schächter | |
| Country |  Israel |
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| Born | April 5, 1905 Lvov Galicia (Austria–Hungary) |
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| Died | 1985 (aged c. 80) Israel |
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Izak (Izhak, Itzchak) Aloni (Schächter) (Hebrew: איזק אלוני; born 5 April 1905 – 1985) was an Israeli chess master.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Aloni, born Schächter in Lvov (Lemberg, Lwów, Lviv), Galicia (then Austrian occupied Poland), was twice Lvov champion (1936, 1939), and four-times Lvov sub-champion (1931, 1932, 1933, 1938). He played twice in Polish championships. In 1935, he tied for 12-14th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch; Savielly Tartakower won). In 1937, he took 19th in Jurata (4th POL-ch; Tartakower won). In 1938, he won in Krakow (POL-ch elim.). After World War II, he was Israeli champion in 1945, 1961, and 1965.
He played for Israel in six Chess Olympiads.[2]
- In 1952, he played at fourth board at the 10th Olympiad in Helsinki (+6 –3 =1).
- In 1954, he played at fourth board at the 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam (+9 –3 =5).
- In 1956, he played at third board at the 12th Olympiad in Moscow (+8 –5 =4).
- In 1958, he played at third board at the 13th Olympiad in Munich (+6 –5 =4).
- In 1960, he played at third board at the 14th Olympiad in Leipzig (+7 –4 =4).
- In 1962, he played at second board at the 15th Olympiad in Varna (+3 –6 =5).
In 1961, he took 9th in Netanya (Milan Matulović, Petar Trifunović and Moshe Czerniak won). In 1966, he tied for 11-14th in Tel Aviv (Svetozar Gligorić won). In 1968, he tied for 12-13th in Netanya (Robert James Fischer won).
[edit] Notable chess games
- Gerhard Pfeiffer vs Izak Aloni, Munich 1958, 13th Olympiad, Semi-Slav Defense, Chigorin Variation, D46, 0-1
- Bogdan Śliwa vs Izak Aloni, Tel Aviv 1966, English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, A30, 0-1
- Izak Aloni vs Moshe Czerniak, ISR-ch 1967, Modern Defense, Averbakh System, A42, 1-0
[edit] References
- ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 7, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ Aloni, Izak team chess record at olimpbase.org
