Nathan Birnboim (; born 27 November 1950, in
Tel Aviv
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) is an Israeli chess
International master
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.
Birnboim played for Israel in five
Chess Olympiad
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s.
* In 1976, at second reserve board in
22nd Olympiad in Haifa (+2 -1 =3);
* In 1978, at first reserve board in
23rd Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+4 -0 =4);
* In 1980, at second board in
24th Olympiad in La Valletta (+3 -4 =4);
* In 1982, at fourth board in
25th Olympiad in Lucerne (+4 -1 =3);
* In 1982, at fourth board in
26th Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+2 -2 =3).
He won individual silver medal at
Buenos Aires 1978.
He was
Israeli Champion in 1976, 1980 and 1986. He played twice in zonal tournaments: at Randers 1982, he took 11th place and at Munich 1987 he took 4th place. In 1986, he took 5th in Jerusalem.
He won the bronze medal in the
European Seniors championship 2019.
Birnboim was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1978.
He is the CEO of a
digital marketing
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company since 1998.
Notable games
Nathan Birnboim vs Roman Dzindzichashvili, Nathanya (Israel) 1977, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, (E91), 1-0Nathan Birnboim vs Larry Christiansen, Lucerne (Switzerland) 1982, Catalan Opening: General (E00), 1-0Nathan Birnboim vs Viktor Korchnoi, Jerusalem, 1986, Catalan Opening: General (E00), 1-0
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1950 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Israeli chess players
Jewish chess players
Chess International Masters
Sportspeople from Tel Aviv
Chess Olympiad competitors