Menachem Oren
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, Poland (now Belarus) – 1 December 1962, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-born Israeli chess
master and mathematician
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Chwojnik was the strongest Cracovian chess player in 1920s; thrice winner of the Cracow championships (1919, 1925, 1926). He won the Nowy Dziennik tournament in Cracow in 1926.
He played in two Polish championships
. In 1926, he tied for 8-9th in Warsaw
(1st POL-ch). The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka
. In 1927, he tied for 5-7th in Łódź (2nd POL-ch). The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein
. In 1928, he represented Poland on fourth board at the 2nd Chess Olympiad
in The Hague (+4 –3 =4), and won team bronze medal.
He left Cracow for Rivne
, Volhynia (then Poland), in the 1930s. He won in the Rivne City championship in 1938. During World War II, he lived in the Soviet Union. After the war, he returned to Poland in 1945/46, and settled in Lower Silesia.
In 1949, Chwojnik emigrated, via Czechoslovakia and Austria, to Israel
, where he had changed name to Menachem Oren. In 1951, he won the Israeli championship
and the Tel Aviv City championship. In 1952, he won again the Tel Aviv City championship.
He played thrice for Israel in Chess Olympiad
s: at second board (+6 –4 =3) at Helsinki 1952, third board (+7 –2 =3) at Amsterdam 1954, and fourth board (+2 –2 =4) at Moscow 1956.
Ruzhany
Ruzhany is a small town located in Pruzhany Raion of Brest Voblast, Belarus.-Geography:Ruzhany is situated on the river Ruzhanka and surrounded by picturesque hills...
, Poland (now Belarus) – 1 December 1962, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-born Israeli 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 and mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
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Chwojnik was the strongest Cracovian chess player in 1920s; thrice winner of the Cracow championships (1919, 1925, 1926). He won the Nowy Dziennik tournament in Cracow in 1926.
He played in two Polish championships
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 1926, he tied for 8-9th in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
(1st POL-ch). The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka
Dawid Przepiórka
Dawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland , to a family of wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs of Jewish extraction...
. In 1927, he tied for 5-7th in Łódź (2nd POL-ch). The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
. In 1928, he represented Poland on fourth board at the 2nd Chess Olympiad
2nd Chess Olympiad
The 2nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928 in The Hague, Netherlands.The final results were as...
in The Hague (+4 –3 =4), and won team bronze medal.
He left Cracow for Rivne
Rivne
Rivne or Rovno is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast...
, Volhynia (then Poland), in the 1930s. He won in the Rivne City championship in 1938. During World War II, he lived in the Soviet Union. After the war, he returned to Poland in 1945/46, and settled in Lower Silesia.
In 1949, Chwojnik emigrated, via Czechoslovakia and Austria, to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, where he had changed name to Menachem Oren. In 1951, he won the Israeli championship
Israeli Chess Championship
The Israeli Chess Championship is a chess event held every year in Israel.-History:From 1951-1971, the men's and women's championships were held every two years, eventually becoming an annual event...
and the Tel Aviv City championship. In 1952, he won again the Tel Aviv City championship.
He played thrice for Israel 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...
s: at second board (+6 –4 =3) at Helsinki 1952, third board (+7 –2 =3) at Amsterdam 1954, and fourth board (+2 –2 =4) at Moscow 1956.