Dolfi Drimer (18 October 1934 — 1 June 2014), was a

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player and

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, International Master (IM) (1961). He was first

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of the Ecological University of Bucharest.

Biography

Dolfi Drimer graduated in 1956 from the

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. Between 1960 and 1968 he was an engineer at the "Electronica" Enterprise, and between 1964 and 1968 a design engineer at the "Automatica" Design Institute. Between 1968 and 1971 Dolfi Drimer was a lecturer, professor and head of the Department of Welding Technology at the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest. Since 1990 he has been founder and rector of the first private higher education institution in the country - Ecological University of Bucharest. Dolfi Drimer was member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the

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. He was author of many scientific research works. In the 1950s and 1960s Dolfi Drimer was one of the leading Romanian chess players. He was a participant of the

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where 13 times played in finals and in 1957 won silver medal. In 1961, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 1962, Dolfi Drimer shared third place with

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in International Chess Tournament in Bucharest. Dolfi Drimer played for Romania in the

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s: * In 1960, at second board in the

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(+6, =8, -3), * In 1966, at first reserve board in the

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(+7, =2, -2), * In 1968, at fourth board in the

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(+6, =1, -3). Also Dolfi Drimer played for Romania in the

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s and the World Student Team Chess Championships.

References

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Dolfi Drimer
chess games at 365chess.com 1934 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Iași Romanian chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Politehnica University of Bucharest alumni Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers {{Romania-bio-stub