Aleksandras Machtas
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Aleksandras Machtas (18 October 1892 – 14 January 1972) was a Lithuania
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master.
He twice played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads:
He took 7th in the first Baltic Championship
at Klaipėda 1931. The event was won by Isakas Vistaneckis
.
In 1935, he emigrated with his family (son Yaacov Macht and others) to Palestine (then British Mandate).
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
He twice played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1930, at first board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad3rd Chess OlympiadThe 3rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg, Germany...
in Hamburg (+4 –9 =4); - In 1935, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad6th Chess OlympiadThe 6th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland...
in Warsaw (+2 –7 =5).
He took 7th in the first Baltic Championship
Baltic Chess Championship
The first Baltic Chess Congress took place in Riga, Latvia , in 1899. The winner was Robert Behting, the elder brother of Karl Behting, who won a play-off game with Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz. The second Baltic Chess Congress was played in Dorpat, Estonia , in 1901...
at Klaipėda 1931. The event was won by Isakas Vistaneckis
Isakas Vistaneckis
Isakas Vistaneckis , a Jewish chess master from Lithuania.-Biography:...
.
In 1935, he emigrated with his family (son Yaacov Macht and others) to Palestine (then British Mandate).