Abram Davidovich Zamikhovsky | |
---|---|
Born | 5 January 1908 |
Died | 1978 |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Known for | Chess master |
Abram Davidovich Zamikhovsky (Zamikhovski) (Russian: Абрам Давидович Замиховский; 5 January 1908 – 1978)[1] was a Ukrainian chess master and former national champion. Never a chess professional, he was also a well-known medical doctor.
In 1931, he won the 6th Ukrainian Championship in Kharkiv ahead of Vsevolod Rauzer[2] and took 14th in the 7th USSR Championship in Moscow (Mikhail Botvinnik won).[3] At that time, he was a student of medical faculty at the Kyiv University.[4] In 1936, he took 8th in the 16th Championship of Moscow.[5] In 1938, he took 2nd, behind Isaac Boleslavsky, in Kyiv (10th UKR-ch).[6]
After World War II, Zamikhovsky took 10th at Kyiv 1946 (15th UKR-ch, Anatoly Bannik won);[7] tied for 9-10th at Kyiv 1947 (16th UKR-ch, Alexey Sokolsky won);[8] shared 1st at Kyiv 1951 (USSR-ch, qf);[9] took 14th at Leningrad 1952 (USSR-ch, sf);[10] won at Kyiv 1952 (USSR-ch, qf);[11] tied for 8-10th at Vilnius 1953 (USSR-ch, sf);[12] in 1955, he tied for in Kyiv (24th UKR-ch, Anatoly Bannik won). In 1956, he took 5th in Kyiv (25th UKR-ch, Isaac Lipnitsky won). In 1957, he took 8th in Kyiv (26th UKR-ch, Efim Geller won).[13]