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Nathan Birnboim

Nathan Birnboim is an Israeli chess International Master who won the Israeli Championship 3 times and played for Israel in 5 Chess Olympiads.

born 19503 Israeli Chess ChampionshipsPlaying in 5 Chess OlympiadsOlympiad silver medal in 1978European Seniors Champion in 2021

Born: 27 November 1950, Tel Aviv
Occupation: chess player, manager, chief executive officer
Education: Tel Aviv University

Nathan Birnboim was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv

Nathan Birnboim was born on 27 November 1950 in Tel Aviv. He won the Israeli youth championship in 1967 and 1968. He studied mathematics at Tel Aviv University.

He played for Israel in 5 Chess Olympiads, starting in Haifa in 1976. At Buenos Aires in 1978 he won an individual silver medal, and that year he received the International Master title. He won the Israeli Championship in 1976, 1980 and 1986.

He also played in zonal tournaments, placing 11th at Randers in 1982 and 4th at Munich in 1987. He won games against Viktor Korchnoi and Larry Christiansen.

Since 1998 he has been CEO of a digital marketing company. He earlier owned a website building company that has since closed.

In senior chess, he won the Israeli Seniors Championship in 2011 and a bronze medal at the European Seniors Championship in 2019. He won the European Seniors Championship in 2021.

Milestones in Nathan Birnboim's life

1950
Born in Tel Aviv.
1967
Won the Israeli youth chess championship.
1976
Won the Israeli Championship and played his first Olympiad in Haifa.
1978
Won an individual silver medal at the Buenos Aires Olympiad and became an International Master.
1980
Won the Israeli Championship for the second time.
1986
Won the Israeli Championship for the third time.
1998
Became CEO of a digital marketing company.
2011
Won the Israeli Seniors Championship.
2019
Won bronze at the European Seniors Championship.
2021
Won the European Seniors Championship.