Meir Rauch

Meir Rauch (born 15 October 1909, date of death unknown) was an Israeli chess master, born in Zolynia, Poland.^[1]

In August–September 1939, he played for the Palestinian team in the 8th Chess Olympiad on the first reserve board (won 4, lost 2 and drew 7) in Buenos Aires.^[2] When World War II broke out, Rauch, along with many other participants of that Olympiad, decided to stay permanently in Argentina.^[3] He emigrated to Israel in 1945.^[4]

References

1. ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. p. 348. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 
2. ^ OlimpBase :: 8th Chess Olympiad, Buenos Aires 1939, information
3. ^ "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1256086152719168. 
4. ^ Brief biography of Meir Rauch (Spanish)

External links

• Meir Rauch player profile at ChessGames.com

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