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Yosef Dobkin

Yosef Dobkin was an Israeli chess master and physiologist who played for Palestine and Israel at 2 Chess Olympiads.

1909 to 1977International master in chessPlaying at 2 Chess OlympiadsJerusalem and Tel Aviv chess titles

Born: 13 August 1909
Died: 9 April 1977
Occupation: chess player
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Yosef Dobkin was born in 1909

Yosef Dobkin was born on 13 August 1909 in the Russian Empire. He moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1924.

He studied chemistry at the Hebrew University and completed a doctorate. He then joined the Department of Physiology and worked as a physiologist.

In chess, he shared 3rd to 5th place at the 2nd Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv in 1935. He played on the Palestine team at the Warsaw Olympiad in 1935 and on the Israeli team at the Moscow Olympiad in 1956. He held the title of international master.

He won the Tel Aviv championship in 1941 and the Jerusalem championship in 1953 and 1960. In Israeli championships, he shared 2nd to 3rd place in 1953 and placed 16th in 1974. He died on 9 April 1977.

Milestones in Yosef Dobkin's life

1924
Immigrated to Mandatory Palestine.
1935
Played third board for Palestine at the Warsaw Chess Olympiad.
1941
Won the Tel Aviv chess championship.
1951
Shared 5th to 7th place in the first Israeli Chess Championship.
1953
Won the Jerusalem championship and shared 2nd to 3rd in the Israeli championship.
1956
Played for Israel at the Moscow Chess Olympiad.
1960
Won the Jerusalem chess championship again.
1974
Placed 16th in the Israeli Chess Championship.