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Alexander Huzman

Alexander Huzman is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer, born in the Soviet Union, who won the Israeli championship in 2014.

born 1962Defeating Garry Kasparov in 2003Israeli chess champion in 2014Training Boris Gelfand

Alexander Huzman
Born
10 April 1962, Zhytomyr
Occupation
chess player

Alexander Huzman was born in 1962 in Zhytomyr

Alexander Huzman was born on 10 April 1962 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. He is Jewish.

In the Soviet Union he played in several Ukrainian championships. His result in 1986 was 4th place.

Huzman moved to Israel in 1992 and played for the Israeli team at Chess Olympiads. In 2003 he beat Garry Kasparov in 23 moves at the European Clubs Cup in Crete. He took 3rd place in Montreal in 2005.

He won the Israeli championship in 2014. He trained Canadian grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein and has worked as a second for Boris Gelfand.

Alexander Huzman's life in 6 milestones

  1. 1962

    Born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.

  2. 1986

    Placed 4th in the Ukrainian championship.

  3. 1992

    Moved to Israel.

  4. 2003

    Beat Garry Kasparov in 23 moves.

  5. 2005

    Took 3rd place in a tournament in Montreal.

  6. 2014

    Won the Israeli chess championship.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Alexander Huzman and Hebrew Wikipedia, אלכסנדר חוזמן, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Bill Goichberg?, CC BY-SA 3.0

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