Maurice Raizman
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Maurice Raizman (26 February 1905, Bendery
– 1 April 1974, Paris
) was a French
chess
master.
Born into a Jewish family in Bendery (then in Russian Empire), he emigrated to France. He was six-times French Champion
(1932, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1951, and 1952) and Paris Champion
in 1938.
He shared first with Victor Kahn
in 16th Paris Championship 1934, and tied for 1st-2nd with Aristide Gromer
in 17th French Championship at Nice 1938. He took 2nd, behind Stepan Popel
, in the Paris Championship 1953.
Raizman played for France in Chess Olympiad
s:
Bender, Moldova
Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...
– 1 April 1974, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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.
Born into a Jewish family in Bendery (then in Russian Empire), he emigrated to France. He was six-times French Champion
French Chess Championship
The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition...
(1932, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1951, and 1952) and Paris Champion
Paris City Chess Championship
The first Paris City Chess Championship was held in 1925....
in 1938.
He shared first with Victor Kahn
Victor Kahn
Victor Kahn was a Russian–French chess master.He was born in Moscow but left Russia in 1912 eventually ending up in France going via Sweden, Denmark and Germany. He won the Copenhagen Championship in 1916. He also played at Hamburg 1916....
in 16th Paris Championship 1934, and tied for 1st-2nd with Aristide Gromer
Aristide Gromer
Aristide Gromer was a French chess master.Gromer was thrice French Champion .He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 , took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 , took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud,...
in 17th French Championship at Nice 1938. He took 2nd, behind Stepan Popel
Stepan Popel
Stepan Popel was a multiple chess champion of Lviv, Paris and eventually, of the Ukrainians in North America .-Biography:Stepan Popel was the nephew of an early master, Ignatz von Popiel , and took...
, in the Paris Championship 1953.
Raizman played for France in Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
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- In 1935, at first reserve board in 6th Chess Olympiad6th Chess OlympiadThe 6th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland...
in Warsaw (+4 –4 =8); - In 1954, at second board in 11th Chess Olympiad11th Chess OlympiadThe 11th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 4 and September 25, 1954, in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
in Amsterdam (+5 –6 =5); - In 1958, at first board in 13th Chess Olympiad13th Chess OlympiadThe 13th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 30 and October 23, 1958, in Munich, West Germany.-References:...
in Munich (+1 –7 =5); - In 1972, at first reserve board in 20th Chess Olympiad20th Chess OlympiadThe 20th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 18 and October 13, 1972, in Skopje, Yugoslavia ....
in Skopje (+8 –1 =1).