Yoav Dothan
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Yoav Dothan is a chess
International Grandmaster in Correspondence Chess
, the Israel
i champion of Correspondence Chess for the 1997 championship and the winner of the Finland Jubilee 40
http://tables.iccf.com/invi/Finjub40p.html. He lives in Ramat Hasharon
. At the ICCF congress in Leeds
2009, Dothan received the Bertl von Massow award in silver. http://www.iccf.com/congress2009/draftmins1.pdf
Dothan's ICCF
rating is 2632 (updated 1.2011) and he holds the first place in Israel and 23rd in the world.
In 1995, playing on the 10th board against Rick Melton, draw 1-1 in the Israel-U.S.A match
In 1995, playing on the 5th board against GM David Beaumont Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Argentine/CAPA match
In 1996, playing on the 7th board against Robert Trevis Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-New Zealand match
In 1996, playing on the 12th board against Ian Sneddon Dothan won 1.5-0.5 in the Israel-Scotland match
In 1996, playing on the 2nd board against Hirashima Takateru Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Japan match
In 1998, playing on the 3rd board against Jaroslav Postolka Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Czech Republic match
In 1998, playing on the 2nd board against Walt de Cort Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-England (NCCC) match
In 2000, playing on the 1st board against SIM Heikki Arppi Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Finland match
In 2004, playing on the 7th board against GM Vasily Borisovich Malinin Dothan won 2-0 in the Russia - Rest of the World match http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=5577
In 2008, playing on the 1st board against GM Arne Bjørn Jørgensen draw 1-1 in the Denmark - Israel match http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=13941
In 2008, playing on the 1st board against GM Conny Persson Dothan won 1.5-0.5 in the Sweden - Rest of the World match http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=14021
Roland Stratmann was asked by the Museum of Modern Art Liechtenstein
to develop a contribution to the exhibition “Faites vos jeux ! Kunst und Spiel seit DADA”. The issue for the exhibition was to show the conjunction between Art and Game during the last hundred years. And the chess game was one of the leitmotif
s of the exhibition. As Marcel Duchamp
– who was an important artist and chess player as well – once said: “Not all artists are chess players, but all chess players are artists”. Stratmann kept this sentence in the back of his mind when he started to develop an idea for the exhibition.
The result of his thoughts was a 7 by 7 meter big, from the museum ceiling upside down hanging chessboard
– attached with 32 banners printed with chess characters. During the exhibition chess masters from four countries played a chess game via the Internet
. The flags were then reassigned according to the result of the moves. Thus the space changes every day as well. Two teams were competing in the alternating correspondence chess game: Team A consisted of a player from Cuba
and one from the United States
of America; Team B consisted of a player from Israel
and one from Morocco
and in the fourth game a player from Ghana
. This unusual line-up crosses political and religious boundaries and turns this strategic game into a communicative event.
Meanwhile “Mixed Doubles” has also been shown and played at the Museum of Modern Art Siegen, the Cobra Museum of Modern Art in Amsterdam and in the Museum Zwickau.Stratmann said: "I am very happy that this game for peace and friendship is still going on successfully. But all this would not have happened without the capital support from the ICCF. For this purpose I would like to thank Med Samraoui and Fritz Baumbach who helped me from the very first. Great thanks to Corky Schakel, Pablo Salcedo Mederos, Yoav Dothan, Khalid Chorfi and Dr. Ole Jacobsen who created such exciting chess games. And I am grateful to all members of the ICCF and the Museums who have been involved in this project during the last two years."
To take the thoughts up on Duchamp again: may this Museum Match originate many friends of chess and art as well to spread the spirit of piece and friendship beyond boundaries restricting human rights.
The games:
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...
International Grandmaster in Correspondence Chess
Correspondence chess
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence chess server, through email or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon...
, the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i champion of Correspondence Chess for the 1997 championship and the winner of the Finland Jubilee 40
http://tables.iccf.com/invi/Finjub40p.html. He lives in Ramat Hasharon
Ramat Hasharon
Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...
. At the ICCF congress in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
2009, Dothan received the Bertl von Massow award in silver. http://www.iccf.com/congress2009/draftmins1.pdf
Dothan's ICCF
ICCF
ICCF may stand for:*International Conservation Caucus Foundation*International Correspondence Chess Federation...
rating is 2632 (updated 1.2011) and he holds the first place in Israel and 23rd in the world.
ICCF tournaments
| Start date | Name of the tournament | Site | Board for a team event | Place in individual event | Number of games | Category | GM norm | Actual result |
| 1.6.1997 | The Israeli championship nr. 37 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | 5.5 |
| 1.08.2000 | Jänisch Memorial (RUS) | http://tables.iccf.com/invi/Janisch.html | - | 4 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003 | VI EU MSM - Preliminaries, section 3 - Board 2 | http://www.iccf-europa.com/tables/6msm/6MSM03-B02.htm | 2 | - | 10 | 9 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 25.04.2003 | 10 Years Russian CCA, group B | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=5435&order=p | - | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| 30.07.2004 | Finjub - 40/Post (FIN) | http://tables.iccf.com/invi/Finjub40p.html | - | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 16.10.2004 | European TC VI, Final board 2 | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=7669&order=p | 2 | - | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8.5 |
| 1.02.2005 | Altshuler Memorial | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=6008&order=p | - | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9.5 | 11 |
| 20.12.2005 | 7th European Team Championship - Semifinal 1 board 1 | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=1029&order=p | 1 | - | 10 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 01.02.2007 | Murakhvery Memorial | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=10389&order=p | - | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10.09.2007 | AEAC 5 Years - Alhambra | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=12259 | - | 3-5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30.09.2007 | Luciano Cámara memorial "A" | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=12237&order=p | - | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8.5 | 01.05.2008 | Ragozin Memorial | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=15369 | - | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 21.02.2009 | 8th European Team Championship - Semifinal 3 board 1 | http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=18073 | 1 | - | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6.5 |
ICCF matches
Dothan represented Israel in international matches:In 1995, playing on the 10th board against Rick Melton, draw 1-1 in the Israel-U.S.A match
In 1995, playing on the 5th board against GM David Beaumont Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Argentine/CAPA match
In 1996, playing on the 7th board against Robert Trevis Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-New Zealand match
In 1996, playing on the 12th board against Ian Sneddon Dothan won 1.5-0.5 in the Israel-Scotland match
In 1996, playing on the 2nd board against Hirashima Takateru Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Japan match
In 1998, playing on the 3rd board against Jaroslav Postolka Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Czech Republic match
In 1998, playing on the 2nd board against Walt de Cort Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-England (NCCC) match
In 2000, playing on the 1st board against SIM Heikki Arppi Dothan won 2-0 in the Israel-Finland match
In 2004, playing on the 7th board against GM Vasily Borisovich Malinin Dothan won 2-0 in the Russia - Rest of the World match http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=5577
In 2008, playing on the 1st board against GM Arne Bjørn Jørgensen draw 1-1 in the Denmark - Israel match http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=13941
In 2008, playing on the 1st board against GM Conny Persson Dothan won 1.5-0.5 in the Sweden - Rest of the World match http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=14021
Mixed Doubles chess match
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
to develop a contribution to the exhibition “Faites vos jeux ! Kunst und Spiel seit DADA”. The issue for the exhibition was to show the conjunction between Art and Game during the last hundred years. And the chess game was one of the leitmotif
Leitmotif
A leitmotif , sometimes written leit-motif, is a musical term , referring to a recurring theme, associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical idea of idée fixe...
s of the exhibition. As Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
– who was an important artist and chess player as well – once said: “Not all artists are chess players, but all chess players are artists”. Stratmann kept this sentence in the back of his mind when he started to develop an idea for the exhibition.
The result of his thoughts was a 7 by 7 meter big, from the museum ceiling upside down hanging chessboard
Chessboard
A chessboard is the type of checkerboard used in the board game chess, and consists of 64 squares arranged in two alternating colors...
– attached with 32 banners printed with chess characters. During the exhibition chess masters from four countries played a chess game via the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. The flags were then reassigned according to the result of the moves. Thus the space changes every day as well. Two teams were competing in the alternating correspondence chess game: Team A consisted of a player from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
and one from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
of America; Team B consisted of a player from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and one from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and in the fourth game a player from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. This unusual line-up crosses political and religious boundaries and turns this strategic game into a communicative event.
Meanwhile “Mixed Doubles” has also been shown and played at the Museum of Modern Art Siegen, the Cobra Museum of Modern Art in Amsterdam and in the Museum Zwickau.Stratmann said: "I am very happy that this game for peace and friendship is still going on successfully. But all this would not have happened without the capital support from the ICCF. For this purpose I would like to thank Med Samraoui and Fritz Baumbach who helped me from the very first. Great thanks to Corky Schakel, Pablo Salcedo Mederos, Yoav Dothan, Khalid Chorfi and Dr. Ole Jacobsen who created such exciting chess games. And I am grateful to all members of the ICCF and the Museums who have been involved in this project during the last two years."
To take the thoughts up on Duchamp again: may this Museum Match originate many friends of chess and art as well to spread the spirit of piece and friendship beyond boundaries restricting human rights.
The games:
- Zwickau Match, iccf-webchess.com
- Liechtenstein Museum Match, iccf-webchess.com
- Siegen Museum Match, iccf-webchess.com
- Cobra Museum of Modern Art in Amsterdam Museum Match, iccf-webchess.com
- Corky Schakel, An article on one of the games
Articles written by Dothan
- Articles in Chessville, chessville.com
- Articles about Correspondence Chess, iccf-europa.com