Houshang Mashian
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Houshang Mashian (born 17 December 1938) an Iranian-Israeli chess
master.
He thrice represented Iran in Chess Olympiads at Munich 1958, Tel Aviv 1964, and Siegen 1970. He took 14th at Reggio Emilia 1970/71 (Bruno Parma
). Mashian emigrated to Israel in the middle of 1970s.
In Israeli Chess Championship
at Tel Aviv 1980, he lost to Yedael Stepak after 24 hours and 30 minutes, consisting of 193 moves, in the world's longest decided chess game as well as the world's longest in time.
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 thrice represented Iran in Chess Olympiads at Munich 1958, Tel Aviv 1964, and Siegen 1970. He took 14th at Reggio Emilia 1970/71 (Bruno Parma
Bruno Parma
Bruno Parma is a Slovene chess player and Grandmaster.Parma was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia . He first played in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1959, sharing second place...
). Mashian emigrated to Israel in the middle of 1970s.
In Israeli Chess Championship
Israeli Chess Championship
The Israeli Chess Championship is a chess event held every year in Israel.-History:From 1951-1971, the men's and women's championships were held every two years, eventually becoming an annual event...
at Tel Aviv 1980, he lost to Yedael Stepak after 24 hours and 30 minutes, consisting of 193 moves, in the world's longest decided chess game as well as the world's longest in time.