Nathan Birnboim a chess International master from Israel

Israel

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Birnboim played for Israel in five 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 1976, at second reserve board in 22nd Olympiad
  22nd Chess Olympiad
  The 22nd 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 October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel.-References:* OlimpBase...
  
   in Haifa (+2 -1 =3);
• In 1978, at first reserve board in 23rd Olympiad
  23rd Chess Olympiad
  The 23rd 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 October 25 and November 12, 1978, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-References:...
  
   in Buenos Aires (+4 -0 =4);
• In 1980, at second board in 24th Olympiad
  24th Chess Olympiad
  The 24th 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 November 20 and December 6, 1980, in La Valletta, Malta.-References:* OlimpBase...
  
   in La Valletta (+3 -4 =4);
• In 1982, at fourth board in 25th Olympiad
  25th Chess Olympiad
  The 25th 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 October 29 and November 16, 1982, in Lucerne, Switzerland.-References:...
  
   in Lucerne (+4 -1 =3);
• In 1982, at fourth board in 26th Olympiad
  26th Chess Olympiad
  The 26th 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 November 18 and December 5, 1984, in Thessaloniki, Greece.-References:...
  
   in Thessaloniki (+2 -2 =3).

He won individual silver medal at Buenos Aires 1978

23rd Chess Olympiad

The 23rd 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 October 25 and November 12, 1978, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-References:...

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He was Israeli Champion

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...

in 1976, 1980 and 1986. He played twice in zonal tournaments: at Randers 1982, he took 11th place and at Munchen 1987 he took 4th place. In 1986, he took 5th in Jerusalem.

Birnboim was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1978.

Notable games

• Nathan Birnboim vs Roman Dzindzichashvili, Nathanya (Israel) 1977, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, (E91), 1-0
• Nathan Birnboim vs Larry Christiansen, Lucerne (Switzerland) 1982, Catalan Opening: General (E00), 1-0
• Nathan Birnboim vs Viktor Korchnoi, Jerusalem, 1986, Catalan Opening: General (E00), 1-0

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