The international tournament organised by Netanya Chess Club started in 1961. The most famous competition took place in 1968 when

Robert James Fischer Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 1 ...

won (scoring 11.5/13) ahead of Daniel Yanofsky and Moshe Czerniak.International tournament A, Netanya 1968
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Netanya International Chess Tournament

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* Portal page of chess in Netanya: http://netanyachess.com/en_ev/events.en.htm Chess competitions Chess in Israel 1961 in chess Recurring sporting events established in 1961 1961 establishments in Israel Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1983 1983 disestablishments in Israel {{Sport-event-stub