Jerzy Lewi
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Jerzy Lewi was a Polish
chess master
.
He won five-times Polish Junior championships in 1965–1969. He took 3rd, behind Anatoly Karpov
and Andras Adorjan
, at Groningen 1967 (European Junior Championship
). In 1968, he tied for 2nd-5th in Łódź (25th Polish Championship
). In 1969, he won in Lublin (26th POL-ch). He took 12th at Athens 1969 (zonal
; Milan Matulović
won), and had decided to stay in the West. As a refugee, because of the 1968 Polish political crisis, he lived in Sweden
where he died in a traffic accident. He was buried in a Jewish cemetery in Malmö.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
chess master
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
.
He won five-times Polish Junior championships in 1965–1969. He took 3rd, behind Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
and Andras Adorjan
Andras Adorjan
András Adorján is a Hungarian author and Grandmaster of chess , born in Budapest. He adopted his mother's surname Adorján in 1968....
, at Groningen 1967 (European Junior Championship
European Junior Chess Championship
The first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 1971/72 edition was the first official European...
). In 1968, he tied for 2nd-5th in Łódź (25th Polish Championship
Polish Chess Championship
Individual Polish Chess Championship is the most important Polish chess tournament, aiming at selecting the best chess players in Poland. Based on the results of the tournament , the Polish Chess Federation selects the national and subsequently the olympiad team.The first men's championship took...
). In 1969, he won in Lublin (26th POL-ch). He took 12th at Athens 1969 (zonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
; Milan Matulović
Milan Matulovic
Milan Matulović is a chess Grandmaster who was the second or third strongest Yugoslav player for much of the 1960s and 1970s behind Svetozar Gligorić and possibly Borislav Ivkov. He was primarily active before 1977, but has remained an occasional tournament competitor as recently as...
won), and had decided to stay in the West. As a refugee, because of the 1968 Polish political crisis, he lived in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
where he died in a traffic accident. He was buried in a Jewish cemetery in Malmö.
See also
- List of Eastern Bloc defectors