Naum Levin
| Naum Levin | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 8 February 1933 Chernihiv, Ukraine |
| Died | 23 February 2020 (aged 87) Sydney, Australia |
| Peak rating | 2420 (January 1984) |
Naum L. Levin (8 February 1933 - 23 February 2020) was a Ukrainian–Australian chess master and trainer.
Levin was champion of the Kiev Avant-garde Club in 1963. He participated many times in the Ukrainian Chess Championship and took 18th in 1959,[1] tied for 13–15th in 1960,[2] tied for 3–4th in 1961,[3] took 10th in 1962, tied for 4–5th in 1963, took 5th in 1964, tied for 7–8th in 1966, tied for 3–5th in 1967,[4] tied for 6–9th in 1968, and shared 6th in 1970.[5]
He tied for 27–40th at Kharkov 1967 (USSR Chess Championship, Swiss system),[6] and took 11th at Poti 1970 (Georgian Chess Championship).[7]
At the end of the 1970s, he emigrated to Australia. He tied for 1st–3rd with Fred Flatow and Maxwell Fuller in the City of Sydney Championship in 1981.[8] Levin retired from Chess competition in early 1980's.
References
[edit]- ^ "XXVII Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 1959". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 14.5-10.6.1960". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Championships of Republics". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
- ^ "ukraina". Xoomer.alice.it. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 17.04-13.05 1970". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
- ^ "35 Championship of USSR - Kharkov 7-27.12.1967". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Championship of Georgia- 1970". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.
- ^ "City of Sydney Champions". NSW Chess Association. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009.
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