Israel Zilber (before leaving the USSR - Joseph Zalmanovich Zilber ; [1] [2] b. June 25, 1933 , Riga , Latvia ) - Latvian and American chess player , winner of the Latvian chess championship in 1958. Master of Sports of the USSR (1962). [3]
 Israel Zilber | |
|---|---|
| English Josif israel zilber | |
| Country |  the USSR  Israel  USA |
| Date of Birth | June 25, 1933 (86 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Riga |
| Rank | USSR Master of Sports ( 1962 ) |
| Maximum rating | 2430 (January 1980) |
| Actual Rating | 2400 (May 2017 ) |
| Personal card on the FIDE website Personal card on the Chess DB website | |
Chess career in Latvia
Israel Zilber was one of the most talented chess players in Latvia after the Second World War . He was the Latvian chess champion in 1958, beating the then USSR champion Mikhail Tal and defeating Aivar Gipslis in an additional match, [4] the Riga chess champion in 1962 and 1974, and the champion of the Latvian Daugava society in 1962. [5] Israel Zilber represented Latvia at the USSR team chess championships in 1953 (took second place on the seventh board: +4, = 2, −1), 1955 (fourth board: +2, = 5, −2), 1958 ( first board: +1, = 1, −5), 1960 (fifth board: 2.5 out of 7), 1962 (second place on the fourth board: +4, = 3, −1) and 1963 (fourth board: 6 out of 9). [6] Israel Zilber also played for the Latvian Daugava team in the USSR team cup in 1961 and 1964. [7] In the individual championships of the USSR, he got into the semifinals in 1956, [8] in 1957, [9] in 1958, [10] and in 1962, [11] but he never made it to the finals of the USSR championship succeeded. He worked as a merchandiser.
US Chess Career
In 1974, Israel Zilber emigrated first to Israel , and then to the United States . In 1979, he played in a traditional tournament in Hastings , [12] and the following year he won an open tournament in the Swiss city of Biel . His name can also be found among the participants in the international tournament in Manchester . [13] But still, the life of Israel Zilber in the United States was unsuccessful. He earned some time playing in New York's Central Park with casual visitors. [14] This stretch of his life was included in the 1993 American film “ Finding Bobby Fischer, ” where one of the characters is a Russian player with a sign “For five dollars - a photo or a party with the man who defeated Tal .” Further information about the fate of Israel Zilber is contradictory - according to some accounts, he died in winter as a homeless person, [15] and according to others - his death still needs official confirmation. [sixteen]
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / Ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; comp. G. M. Geyler . - M .: Physical education and sport , 1964. - S. 239. - 120 000 copies.
Notes
- ↑ Jews of Riga (Joseph Zilber)
- ↑ Party Abo Shagalovich - Israel (Joseph) Zilber (inaccessible link)
- ↑ B. Karlov "Joseph Zalmanovich Zilber" (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment December 20, 2011. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ ch Latvia 1958
- ↑ http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_dso/1962/ch_dau62.html
- ↑ OlimpBase :: Soviet Team Chess Championship :: Israel Zilbers
- ↑ OlimpBase :: Soviet Team Chess Cup :: Israel Zilbers
- ↑ http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_urs/1956/sf_len56.html
- ↑ http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_urs/1957/sf_len57.html
- ↑ http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_urs/1958/sf_ros58.html
- ↑ http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_urs/1962/sf_rig62.html
- ↑ Hastings 7980 1979 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
- ↑ Manchester Benedictine op 1980 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
- ↑ New York Daily Photo: Chess Monsters
- ↑ I'll get you Wolfgang Unzicker
- ↑ Israel Zilber - ChessBanter
Links
- Israel Zilber's personal card on the FIDE website
- Israel Zilber card on chessgames.com
- Israel Zilber card at 365chess.com
- Israel Zilber card at chesstempo.com
- Israel Zilber card on chessmetrics.com