Amikam Balshan (; born 3 May 1948) is an Israeli

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master, who won the Israeli youth championship in 1965.

Chess career

In 1967, Balshan played in the

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, as Julio Kaplan won. Balshan represented Israel six times in World Student Team Chess Championships (1968–1972, 1974) winning the individual gold medal on fourth board, scoring 10/11, at

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1968. He played for Israel in the

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1972, and won the individual silver medal at first reserve board (+10 –0 =6) there. He also represented Israel in the 7th

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at Skara 1980. In 1978/79, he took 15th in Hastings (

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won). He tied for 1st-2nd with Jacob Murey at

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1979, and shared 17th at

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1982 (

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won).Gausdal Int 1982 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Balshan, Amikam 1948 births Israeli Jews Israeli chess players Jewish chess players Living people Chess Olympiad competitors Chess FIDE Masters

Chess career

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