Abram Khavin
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Abram Leonidovich Khavin (1914 – January 19, 1974, Kiev
) was a Ukrainian chess
master.
In 1937, he took 6th in Kiev (9th UKR-ch, Fedor Bogatyrchuk
won).
In 1938, he tied for 4-6th in Kiev (10th UKR-ch, Isaac Boleslavsky
won).
During World War II
, he won in Lvov in 1940 (West UKR-ch);
In 1940, he also took 10th in Kiev (12th UKR-ch, Boleslavsky won)
and took 11th in Kiev (USSR-ch, sf).
In June 1941, he played in interrupted (because of the German–Soviet war) tournament in Rostov-on-Don (USSR-ch, sf).
In 1944 he shared 1st in Omsk (USSR-ch, sf).
and tied for 11-13th in Moscow (13th USSR-ch, Mikhail Botvinnik
won).
After the war, he tied for 5-8th at Kiev 1948 (17th UKR-ch, Alexey Sokolsky
won).
In 1951 he took 6th in Kiev (USSR-ch, qf).
In 1952 he took 7th in Kiev (USSR-ch, qf).
In 1954 he won in Kiev (23rd UKR-ch).
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
) was a Ukrainian chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
In 1937, he took 6th in Kiev (9th UKR-ch, Fedor Bogatyrchuk
Fedor Bogatyrchuk
Fedir Parfenovych Bohatyrchuk was a Ukrainian-Canadian International Master of chess, and an...
won).
In 1938, he tied for 4-6th in Kiev (10th UKR-ch, Isaac Boleslavsky
Isaac Boleslavsky
Isaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky was a Soviet–Jewish chess Grandmaster.-Early career:Boleslavsky taught himself chess at age 9...
won).
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he won in Lvov in 1940 (West UKR-ch);
In 1940, he also took 10th in Kiev (12th UKR-ch, Boleslavsky won)
and took 11th in Kiev (USSR-ch, sf).
In June 1941, he played in interrupted (because of the German–Soviet war) tournament in Rostov-on-Don (USSR-ch, sf).
In 1944 he shared 1st in Omsk (USSR-ch, sf).
and tied for 11-13th in Moscow (13th USSR-ch, Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...
won).
After the war, he tied for 5-8th at Kiev 1948 (17th UKR-ch, Alexey Sokolsky
Alexey Sokolsky
Alexey Pavlovich Sokolsky was a Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player of International Master strength in over-the board chess, a noted correspondence chess player, and an opening theoretician....
won).
In 1951 he took 6th in Kiev (USSR-ch, qf).
In 1952 he took 7th in Kiev (USSR-ch, qf).
In 1954 he won in Kiev (23rd UKR-ch).