Gad Rechlis (; born 5 February 1967) is a

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born

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player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM) (1992).

Biography

At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, Gad Rechlis was one of the leading Israeli chess players. In 1988, he won the

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. In 1990 in

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he participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament where ranked in 22nd place. Gad Rechlis is winner of many international chess tournaments, including winning or sharing first place in

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(''Berliner Sommer'', 1987 and 1995),

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(Zonal tournament, 1990),

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(1991),

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(1996). Gad Rechlis played for Israel in the

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s: * In 1988, at second board in the

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(+7, =3, -3), * In 1990, at third board in the

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(+1, =3, -3). Gad Rechlis played for Israel in the

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: * In 1989, at fifth board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+3, =3, -2). In 2019, he won 2nd- 4th place in the Israeli Open Championships along with Michal Lahav and Victor Mikhalevski with 7/9 points. First place in the 2019 Natan Blumkin Memorial tied with Tamir Nabaty and Johnatan Bakalchuk with a score of 8/10. In 1986, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title four years later.

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chess games at 365chess.com 1967 births Living people Chess players from Chișinău Israeli chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Chess Grandmasters {{Moldova-chess-bio-stub