Alexander Huzman
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Alexander Huzman is an Israel
i (formerly Soviet) Chess Grandmaster and trainer.
, his Elo rating was 2596, making him the # 9 player in Israel and the 188th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2597 in 2003.
Huzman, who is Jewish, moved to Israel in 1992.
He represented Israel five times in Chess Olympiad
s.
He played in several Ukrainian championships
. In 1985, he took 6th in Uzhgorod. In 1986, he tied for 4-5th in Kiev. In 1987, he took 6th in Nikolaev. In 1989, he tied for 8-9th in Kherson. In 1990, he tied for 5-7th in Simferopol.
In 1999, he tied for 5-6th with Boris Avrukh
in Tel Aviv
(Boris Gelfand
, Ilia Smirin, and Lev Psakhis
won). In 2000, he tied for 1st-2nd with Avrukh in Biel. In 2004, he took 6th in Beer Sheva Rapid (Viktor Korchnoi
won). In 2005, he took 3rd in Montreal
(Victor Mikhalevski
won).
Huzman has trained Canadian Grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein
, with success, and seconded top player Boris Gelfand
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i (formerly Soviet) Chess Grandmaster and trainer.
, his Elo rating was 2596, making him the # 9 player in Israel and the 188th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2597 in 2003.
Huzman, who is Jewish, moved to Israel in 1992.
He represented Israel five times in Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s.
- In 1996, at first reserve board at the 32nd Chess Olympiad32nd Chess OlympiadThe 32nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 15 and October 2, 1996, in Yerevan, Armenia.- Chess competition :...
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(+3 –1 =5); - In 2000, at second reserve board at the 34th Chess Olympiad34th Chess OlympiadThe 34th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between October 28 and November 12, 2000, in Istanbul, Turkey.- Chess competition :...
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(+1 –1 =4); - In 2002, at second reserve board at the 35th Chess Olympiad35th Chess OlympiadThe 35th Chess Olympiad took place from October 25th to November 11th, 2002, in Bled, . In the men's tournament there were 136 teams, and in the women's, 92 teams...
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(+4 –0 =4); - In 2004, at first reserve board at the 36th Chess Olympiad36th Chess OlympiadThe 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 14 and October 31, 2004, in Calvià on the Spanish island of Majorca.-Chess...
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(+4 –1 =3); - In 2006, at first reserve board at the 37th Chess Olympiad37th Chess OlympiadThe 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
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(+3 –0 =4).
He played in several Ukrainian championships
Ukrainian Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the Ukrainian Chess Championship, including those held when Ukraine was a Soviet republic and those held after Ukraine became independent. Players' names listed in parentheses indicate that the player won the tournament but did not receive the title since he...
. In 1985, he took 6th in Uzhgorod. In 1986, he tied for 4-5th in Kiev. In 1987, he took 6th in Nikolaev. In 1989, he tied for 8-9th in Kherson. In 1990, he tied for 5-7th in Simferopol.
In 1999, he tied for 5-6th with Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh
Boris Leonidovich Avrukh is an Israeli chess grandmaster. He was the World Under-12 champion in 1990.He has played for Israel six times in Chess Olympiads.* In 1998, at second reserve board at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista ;...
in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
(Boris Gelfand
Boris Gelfand
Boris Abramovich Gelfand is a Belarus-born Israeli chess Grandmaster. He won the 2011 Candidates Tournament and will challenge Viswanathan Anand for the World Chess Championship 2012.-Biography:...
, Ilia Smirin, and Lev Psakhis
Lev Psakhis
Lev Borisovich Psakhis is a naturalised Israeli chess grandmaster, trainer and author. Born in Siberia, he is also a two-time former champion of the Soviet Union.-Biography:...
won). In 2000, he tied for 1st-2nd with Avrukh in Biel. In 2004, he took 6th in Beer Sheva Rapid (Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi ; pronounced in the original Russian as "karch NOY"; Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, born March 23, 1931 is a professional chess player, author and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the tournament circuit...
won). In 2005, he took 3rd in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(Victor Mikhalevski
Victor Mikhalevski
Victor Mikhalevski is an Israeli chess grandmaster who lives in Beer Sheva. his Elo rating was 2611, making him the #7 player in Israel and the 171st-highest rated player in the world...
won).
Huzman has trained Canadian Grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein
Mark Bluvshtein
Mark Bluvshtein is a Russian-born Canadian chess player, a Grandmaster, who resides in Canada. He became the youngest Canadian International Grandmaster ever in 2004, at the age of 16, having become an International Master at the age of 13...
, with success, and seconded top player Boris Gelfand
Boris Gelfand
Boris Abramovich Gelfand is a Belarus-born Israeli chess Grandmaster. He won the 2011 Candidates Tournament and will challenge Viswanathan Anand for the World Chess Championship 2012.-Biography:...