Yochanan Afek
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Yochanan Afek is an Israel
i chess
player, composer
, trainer and arbiter. He described pioneering Israeli master Moshe Czerniak
as "my teacher". He is the only person to possess an international titles at four different facets of chess, being an International Master, International Master of the chess compositions, International Arbiter
and International Arbiter of the chess compositions. In 2002 he won Paris City Chess Championship
(off contest).
The second chapter of Tibor Karolyi
's 2009 book Genius in the Background is devoted to him.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i 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...
player, composer
Chess composer
A chess composer is a person who creates endgame studies or chess problems. He usually specializes in a particular genre, e.g. endgame studies, twomovers, threemovers, moremovers, helpmates, selfmates, fairy problems...
, trainer and arbiter. He described pioneering Israeli master Moshe Czerniak
Moshe Czerniak
-Biography:In 1930 Moshe Czerniak took ninth at Warsaw in an event won by Paulino Frydman. In 1934 Czerniak emigrated from Poland to Palestine . In April 1935, he tied for 7th–8th in Tel Aviv . He was Palestinian Champion in 1936 and 1938. In April 1939, he played in the First Lasker Chess Club...
as "my teacher". He is the only person to possess an international titles at four different facets of chess, being an International Master, International Master of the chess compositions, International Arbiter
International Arbiter
In chess, International Arbiter is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed capable of acting as arbiter in important chess matches . The title was established in 1951....
and International Arbiter of the chess compositions. In 2002 he won Paris City Chess Championship
Paris City Chess Championship
The first Paris City Chess Championship was held in 1925....
(off contest).
The second chapter of Tibor Karolyi
Tibor Karolyi
Tibor Károlyi is a Hungarian chess International Master, International Arbiter , coach, theoretician, and author. He was Hungarian Champion in 1984.In 1989 he started his coaching career...
's 2009 book Genius in the Background is devoted to him.