Shimon Kagan
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Shimon Kagan an Israeli chess
master.
He was Israeli Champion
in 1967 and 1969. He tied for 4-5th at Netanya 1968 (Robert James Fischer won), tied for 9-10th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky
won), took 9th at Netanya 1971 (Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma
won).
Kagan played for Israel in nine Chess Olympiad
s.
He won two individual medals; gold at Lugano 1968, and bronze at Nice 1974.
Kagan was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1969.
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.
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 1967 and 1969. He tied for 4-5th at Netanya 1968 (Robert James Fischer won), tied for 9-10th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
won), took 9th at Netanya 1971 (Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma
Bruno Parma
Bruno Parma is a Slovene chess player and Grandmaster.Parma was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia . He first played in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1959, sharing second place...
won).
Kagan played for Israel in nine 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.
- In 1966, at fourth board in 17th Chess Olympiad17th Chess OlympiadThe 17th 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 23 and November 20, 1966, in Havana, Cuba.-References:* OlimpBase...
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(+4 –6 =1); - In 1968, at fourth board in 18th Chess Olympiad18th Chess OlympiadThe 18th 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 17 and November 7, 1968, in Lugano, Switzerland.-References:* OlimpBase...
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(+9 –1 =3); - In 1970, at first board in 19th Chess Olympiad19th Chess OlympiadThe 19th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open team tournament and the Annual Congress of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs, took place between September 5 and September 27, 1970, in the small town of Siegen, West Germany.-Tournament report:...
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(+10 –3 =3); - In 1972, at first 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 ....
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(+5 –7 =5); - In 1974, at fourth board in 21st Chess Olympiad21st Chess OlympiadThe 21st 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 June 6 and June 30, 1974, in Nice, France.-References:* OlimpBase...
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(+11 –1 =4); - In 1976, at first reserve board in 22nd Chess Olympiad22nd Chess OlympiadThe 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...
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(+5 –2 =2); - In 1978, at third board in 23rd Chess Olympiad23rd Chess OlympiadThe 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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(+3 –4 =2); - In 1980, at first reserve board in 24th Chess Olympiad24th Chess OlympiadThe 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 –3 =0); - In 1982, at second reserve board in 25th Chess Olympiad25th Chess OlympiadThe 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:...
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(+2 –1 =4).
He won two individual medals; gold at Lugano 1968, and bronze at Nice 1974.
Kagan was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1969.