Leonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich ( June 1, 1923 , Rostov-on-Don - April 22, 2005 , New York ) - American , formerly Soviet , chess player , grandmaster ( 1965 ), chess theorist. Two-time champion of the RSFSR ( 1954 , 1956 ).
 Leonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich | |
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| Country |  the USSR  Israel  USA |
| Date of Birth | June 1, 1923 |
| Place of Birth | Rostov-on-Don |
| Date of death | April 22, 2005 (81 years) |
| Place of death | New York |
| Rank | Grand Master ( 1965 ) International Master ( 1962 ) |
Son of the writer Alexander Isaakovich Shamkovich .
Since 1974 in Israel , since 1976 - in the USA.
Content
Sports Results
In 1968
| Year | City | Tournament | + | - | = | Result | A place |
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| 1948 | Leningrad | Championship of Leningrad | |||||
| 1949 | Leningrad | Championship of Leningrad | |||||
| 1951 | Yaroslavl | Championship of the RSFSR | four | ||||
| 1954 | Rostov-on-Don | Championship of the RSFSR | 12 of 17 | one | |||
| Kiev | 21st USSR Championship | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6½ out of 19 | 17-18 | |
| 1956 | Kislovodsk | Championship of the RSFSR | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11½ out of 18 | one |
| 1957 | Krasnodar | Championship of the RSFSR | 2-4 | ||||
| 1959 | Voronezh | Championship of the RSFSR | 2 | ||||
| 1960 | Moscow | Moscow Championship | 2 | ||||
| Leningrad | 27th USSR Championship | four | ten | five | 6½ out of 19 | 16-17 | |
| 1961 | Moscow | Moscow Championship | 9 | 3 | five | 11½ out of 17 | 1-2 [1] |
| Baku | 29th USSR Championship | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10½ out of 20 | 12 | |
| 1962 | Moscow | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 out of 15 | 3-6 | |
| 1964/65 | Kiev | 32nd USSR Championship | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11½ out of 19 | 5-6 |
| 1965 | Marianske Lazne | 6 | 0 | 9 | 10½ out of 15 | 3 | |
| 1967 | Salgotarjan | 1-3 | |||||
| Sochi | 6 | one | eight | 10 out of 15 | 1-5 | ||
| 1969 | Constanta | one | |||||
| 1971 | Dubna | 2 | |||||
| Leningrad | 39th USSR Championship | five | eight | eight | 9 of 21 | 15-16 | |
| 1972 | Baku | 40th USSR Championship | four | 6 | eleven | 9½ out of 21 | 13-16 |
| Timisoara | 1-2 | ||||||
| 1978 | Mexico City | eight | 0 | five | 10½ out of 13 | one | |
| 1979 | Rio de Janeiro | Interzonal tournament | four | four | 9 | 8½ out of 17 | 10-11 |
| 1980 | Bil | five | one | five | 7½ out of 11 | 2-3 | |
| 1986/87 | Holon | 5-8 |
Books
- The sacrifice in chess / L. Shamkovich. A. - M .: FiS, 1971. - 128 pp .: ill.
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; status G. M. Geiler . - M .: Physical Culture and Sports , 1964. - P. 383. - 120 000 copies.
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A. E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - P. 479. - 624 p. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
- Plisetsky D. “We are a fan of perestroika” (conversation with L. Shamkovich). // Chess in the USSR. - 1990. - № 4. - p. 18-20.
Notes
- ↑ Lost an extra match to David Bronstein
Links
- Leonid Shamkovich's games in
- Personal card of Leonid Shamkovich on the site 365chess.com (eng.)
- Leonid Shamkovich's speeches at chess competitions