Izak Aloni

Izak Aloni
Full name	Izak Schächter
Country	Israel
Born	(1905-04-05)5 April 1905 Buchach, Galicia (Austria–Hungary)
Died	1985 (aged c. 80) Tel Aviv, Israel

Izak (Izhak, Itzchak) Aloni (Schächter) (Hebrew: יצחק אלוני; 5 April 1905 – 2 June 1985^[1]) was an Israeli chess master.^[2]

Biography

Aloni, born Schächter in Buchach, Galicia (then Austria-Hungary), was twice Lvov (Lemberg, Lwów, Lviv) champion (1936, 1939), and four-times Lvov sub-champion (1931, 1932, 1933, 1938). He played twice in Polish championships. In 1935, he tied for 12-14th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch; Savielly Tartakower won). In 1937, he took 19th in Jurata (4th POL-ch; Tartakower won). In 1938, he won in Kraków (POL-ch elim.).

During

After the war, he was Israeli champion in 1945, 1961, and 1965. He also played several times in the Tel Aviv City championships. He took 2nd in 1951, and tied for 2nd-4th in 1952, both after Menachem Oren.

Aloni played for Israel in six Chess Olympiads.^[4]

• In 1952, on fourth board at the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+6 –3 =1).
• In 1954, on fourth board at the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+9 –3 =5).
• In 1956, on third board at the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+8 –5 =4).
• In 1958, on third board at the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+6 –5 =4).
• In 1960, on third board at the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+7 –4 =4).
• In 1962, on second board at the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+3 –6 =5).

He remained a strong player well into his 60's. In international tournaments, he tied for 4-5th at Haifa 1958 (

• Gerhard Pfeiffer vs Izak Aloni, Munich 1958, 13th Olympiad, Semi-Slav Defense, Chigorin Variation, D46, 0-1
• Bogdan Śliwa vs Izak Aloni, Tel Aviv 1966, English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, A30, 0-1
• Izak Aloni vs Moshe Czerniak, ISR-ch 1967, Modern Defense, Averbakh System, A42, 1-0

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