Netanya chess tournament
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The international tournament organised by Netanya Chess Club started off in 1961. The most famous competition had place in 1968 when Robert James Fischer won (scoring 11.5/13) ahead of Daniel Yanofsky
and Moshe Czerniak
.
Daniel Yanofsky
Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, OC, QC was Canada's first chess grandmaster, an eight-time Canadian Chess Champion, a chess writer, a chess arbiter, and a lawyer.-Life in chess:...
and Moshe Czerniak
Moshe Czerniak
-Biography:In 1930 Moshe Czerniak took ninth at Warsaw in an event won by Paulino Frydman. In 1934 Czerniak emigrated from Poland to Palestine . In April 1935, he tied for 7th–8th in Tel Aviv . He was Palestinian Champion in 1936 and 1938. In April 1939, he played in the First Lasker Chess Club...
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Netanya International Chess Tournament
| # | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961 | |
| 2 | 1964 | ? |
| 3 | 1965 | |
| 4 | 1968 | |
| 5 | 1969 | |
| 6 | 1971 | |
| 7 | 1973 | |
| 8 | 1975 | |
| 9 | 1976 | |
| 10 | 1977 | |
| ? | ? | ? |
| ? | 1983 |