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Gedali Szapiro
Gedali Szapiro was a Polish-Israeli chess master who played for both Poland and Israel at Chess Olympiads.
1929 to 1972Chess Olympiads for Poland and IsraelThe 1961 Netanya tournament
- Born
- 28 October 1929, Siedlce
- Died
- 28 December 1972
- Occupation
- chess player
Gedali Szapiro was born in 1929 in Siedlce
Gedali Szapiro was born on 28 October 1929 in Siedlce, Poland. He was also known as Grzegorz Szapiro and later as Gedalia Shapira.
In Poland he tied for 7th-8th place at the 1955 Polish Championship in Wrocław. In 1956 he played for Poland B in a match with Hungary and Czechoslovakia in Warsaw, and he played for Poland at the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow.
In the late 1950s he immigrated to Israel. He finished 8th in the 1959 Israeli Chess Championship and tied for 4th-5th with Yair Kraidman at Netanya in 1961. In 1962 he played for Israel at the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna.
He died on 28 December 1972 in Rishon LeZion.
Milestones in Gedali Szapiro's life
- 1929
Born in Siedlce, Poland.
- 1955
Tied for 7th-8th at the Polish Championship.
- 1956
Played for Poland at the Chess Olympiad in Moscow.
- 1959
Finished 8th in the Israeli Chess Championship.
- 1961
Tied for 4th-5th at a tournament in Netanya.
- 1962
Played for Israel at the Chess Olympiad in Varna.
- 1972
Died in Rishon LeZion.
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