Uzi Geller
Uzi Geller (Hebrew: עוזי גלר; born 27 January 1931, in kibbutz Givat Chaim, Mandatory Palestine) is an Israeli chess master.
He was Israeli Champion in 1971/72. He tied for 7–10th at Netanya 1968 (Bobby Fischer won),[1] tied for 9–10th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won),[2] took 16th at Netanya 1971 (Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma won),[3] and tied for 6–7th at Teheran 1972 (West Asian zonal, Shimon Kagan won).[4]
Uzi Geller twice represented Israel in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1970, at fourth board in 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+5 –3 =4);
- In 1972, at third board in 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+1 –5 =1).[5]
References
- ^ "International tournament, Netanya 1968". netanyachess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "International tournament, Netanya 1969". netanyachess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "International tournament, Netanya 1971". netanyachess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site
- ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
External links
- Uzi Geller player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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