| Yair Kraidman | |
|---|---|
 Kraidman in 1998 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | November 1, 1932 Haifa, Israel |
| Title | Grandmaster (1977) |
| Peak rating | 2475 (January 1977) |
Yair Kraidman (born 1 November 1932, in Haifa [1]) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Career
He played for Israel in ten Chess Olympiads.
- In 1958, he played at second reserve board at the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+1 –3 =5).
- In 1960, he played at first reserve board at the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+4 –2 =5).
- In 1962, he played at fourth board at the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+5 –4 =1).
- In 1964, he played at second board at the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+7 –3 =6).
- In 1966, he played at second board at the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+6 –3 =6).
- In 1968, he played at third board at the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+9 –1 =4).
- In 1970, he played at second board at the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+6 –0 =10).
- In 1972, he played at second board at the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+7 –2 =9).
- In 1974, he played at second board at the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+5 –5 =4).
- In 1976, he played at second board at the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+2 –2 =5).
He won individual silver medal on third board at Lugano 1968. [2]
In 1959, he took 2nd in the Israeli championship.
In tournaments he was 4th at Netanya 1961, 2nd at Tel Aviv 1966 ( Svetozar Gligorić won), tied for 7-10th at Netanya 1968 ( Bobby Fischer won), 8th at Netanya 1969 ( Samuel Reshevsky won), 6th at Netanya 1971, 13th at Manila 1974, 2nd at Netanya 1975, 1st at Beer-Sheva 1976, 13th= at Hastings 1976/77 ( Oleg Romanishin won), 3rd at Raman Ha-Sharon 1979.
In 2001, he was 7th in Saint Vincent (European Seniors). [3] The event was won by Jacob Murey.
In 2004, he played for Israel at third board, and won team gold medal at 1st World Senior Team Championship, Port Erin ( Isle of Man). [4]
He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1965 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1976, [1] becoming the first sabra to earn the GM title.
See also
References
- ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 227, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ results Yair Kraidman at Chess Olympiads, www.olimpbase.org
- ^ EU-ch Seniors, Saint Vincent 2001, www.365chess.com
- ^ 1st World Senior Team Chess Championship, www.saund.co.uk
External links
- Yair Kraidman rating card at FIDE
- Yair Kraidman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
