- Lev Aptekar
Lev Isaakovich Aptekar (born
26 November 1936 ,Kiev ) a Ukrainian–New Zealand chess master.He took 15th in the Kiev championship of 1963. In the middle of 1970s, he left the Soviet Union for New Zealand. In 1975/76, he shared first with
Murray Chandler andOrtvin Sarapu in the 83rd New Zealand Championships in Upper Hutt. In 1976/77, he took 6th in Auckland (84th NZL-ch, Sarapu won). In 1979/80, he took 6th in Upper Hutt (87th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Green won). In 1980/81, he tied for 7-9th in Christchurch (88th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Nokes won). [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] ]Aptekar represented New Zealand in Chess Olympiads:
* In 1980, at fourth board in 24th Olympiad in La Valletta (+3 –4 =4);
* In 1988, at 2nd reserve board in 28th Olympiad in Thessaloniki but without games. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]He is a chess player, coach and writer. [cite book | author=Lev Aptekar | title=Wisdom in Chess | publisher=Editor Bob Mitchell. Government Printer. Wellington | year=1987]
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