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Zadok Domnitz (15 October 1933 – 2023) was an Israeli chess master, born in
Zadok Domnitz (15 October 1933 – 2023) was an Israeli chess master, born in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
.
Domnitz played three times for Israel in Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...
s.
* In 1962, at first reserve board in 15th Olympiad in Varna (+5 −2 =3);
* In 1964, at third board in 16th Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+0 −6 =7);
* In 1968, at first reserve board in 18th Olympiad in Lugano (+4 −2 =6).
He took 16th place at Tel Aviv 1966 (Svetozar Gligorić
Svetozar Gligorić ( sr-Cyrl, Светозар Глигорић; 2 February 1923 – 14 August 2012) was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster and musician. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record 11 times, and is considered the best ...
won). He tied for 6–7th at the 1967 Israeli championship (Shimon Kagan
Shimon Kagan (; 6 April 1942 – 6 October 2024) was an Israeli chess master. He was born in Tel Aviv on 6 April 1942, and died on 6 October 2024, at the age of 82.
Career
Kagan was Israeli Champion in 1967 and 1969. He tied for 4-5th at Neta ...
won). In 1968, he tied for 7–10th in Netanya
Netanya () () or Natanya (), is a city in the "Planet Bekasi" Central District (Israel), Setanyahu of Israel, Israel BAB ih, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between the Poleg stre ...
( Robert James Fischer won). In 1969, he took 14th in Netanya (Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Herman Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski; November 26, 1911 – April 4, 1992) was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was a contender for the World Chess Championship from the mid 1930s to the late 1 ...
won). In 1973, he tied for 14–15th in Netanya (Lubomir Kavalek
Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek (, August 9, 1943 – January 18, 2021) was a Czech-American chess player. He was awarded both the International Master and International Grandmaster titles by FIDE in 1965.Hooper & Whyld 1992, p. 195. He won two Czechos ...
won).
Domnitz died in 2023, at the age of 89.
See also
*List of Jewish chess players
Jewish players and theoreticians have long been involved in the game of chess and have significantly contributed to the development of chess. Chess gained popularity amongst Jews in the 12th century. The game was privileged by dis ...
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