Yakov Isaevich Neishtadt (, also
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Jakov Isajevich Nejstadt; 6 October 1923 – 23 March 2023) was a Soviet and Israeli chess player and author.
Biography
Yakov Neishtadt was born in
Moscow
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on 6 October 1923. During the
Second World War
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he was a lieutenant commander of a rifle platoon. He participated in the battles of Kharkov, Krivoy Rog, Kirovograd, and Moldova, and was wounded twice, in 1942 and 1944.
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Neishtadt played chess at master
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level during the 1950s and 1960s, and was awarded the Soviet Master of Sport title in 1961. He was also awarded the title of Judge of the All-Union Category for Chess in 1975. He was executive secretary of the magazine ''Shakhmaty v SSSR'' from 1955 to 1973 and deputy editor, then editor in chief of '' 64'' magazine from 1974 to 1979.Berlin
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, collaborating with Mark Taimanov
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among others, producing a series of German-language opening theory books in the 1970s and 1980s.
Neishtadt was also a strong correspondence chess
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player, heading the USSR 'B' team in the 7th and 8th correspondence chess olympiads. Between 1984 and 1991 he played in the 12th World Correspondence Chess Championship
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finals, finishing in 7th place behind Grigory Sanakoev
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. Following this he was awarded the ICCF ICCF may refer to:
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International Master title; in 2003 this title was upgraded to that of Senior International Master.
In the early 1990s Yakov Neishtadt settled in Beersheba
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, Israel, where he died on 23 March 2023, at the age of 99.Бывший главный редактор журнала «64-Шахматное обозрение» Нейштадт умер на 100-м году жизни
While well over 90 years of age, he was still writing books and stayed in active touch with the chess community.
Books
*''Shakhmaty do Steinitsa'' (''Chess before Steinitz'') (1961)
*''Prinyati Ferzevy Gambit'' (''Queen's Gambit Accepted'') (1965); English edition 1997, Cadogan
*''Otkazanny Ferzevy Gambit : Klassicheskaya Zashchita 2 ... e7-e6'' (''Queen's Gambit Declined : Classical Defence 2...e6'') (1967)
*''Katalanskoye Nachalo'' (''Play the Catalan'') (1969); English edition 1987, Pergamon
*''Pervya Champion Mira'' (''The First World Champion'') (1971)
*''250 Lovushek i Kombinatsii'' (''250 Traps and Combinations'') (1973)
*''Nekorovannye Championy'' (''Uncrowned Champions'') (1975)
*''Po Sledam Debyutnykh Katastrof'' (''Catastrophe in the Opening'') (1979); English edition 1980, Pergamon
*''Shakmatny Praktikum'' (''Practical Chess'') (1980)
*''Test Your Tactical Ability'' (1981), Batsford
*''Shakhmatny Universitet Paulya Keresa'' (''Paul Keres, Chess Master Class'') (1982); English edition 1983, Pergamon
*''Siegbert Tarrasch'' (1983)
*''Zhertva Ferzya'' (''Queen Sacrifices'') (1989); English edition 1991, Pergamon
*''Your Move!'' (1990), Batsford (UK) and Collier (USA)
*''Attacking the King'' (1991), Collier
*''Winning Quickly with White'' (1996), Cadogan
*''Winning Quickly with Black'' (1996), Cadogan
*''Win in the Opening! Opening Mistakes and How to Punish Them'' (1997), Cadogan
*''Improve Your Chess Tactics'' (2012), New in Chess
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1923 births
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Russian chess players
Soviet chess players
Israeli chess players
Russian chess writers
Russian emigrants to Israel
Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent
Soviet military personnel of World War II
Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
Chess players from Moscow