Abram Khavin

Abram Leonidovich Khavin (1914 – 1974, Kiev) was a Ukrainian chess master.

In 1937, he took 6th in Kiev (9th UKR-ch, Fedor Bogatyrchuk won). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_repub/1937/ch_ukr37.html] In 1938, he tied for 4-6th in Kiev (10th UKR-ch, Isaac Boleslavsky won). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1938/ch_ukr38.html]

During World War II, he won in Lvov in 1940 (West UKR-ch); [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/nat_tour/1940/lvov40.html] In 1940, he also took 10th in Kiev (12th UKR-ch, Boleslavsky won) [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1940/ch_ukr40.html] and took 11th in Kiev (USSR-ch, sf). [ [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1940/sf_kie40.html URS-sf Kiev 1940 ] ] In June 1941, he played in interrupted (because of the German–Soviet war) tournament in Rostov-on-Don (USSR-ch, sf). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1941/sf_ros41.html] In 1944 he shared 1st in Omsk (USSR-ch, sf). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1944/sf_oms44.html] and tied for 11-13th in Moscow (13th USSR-ch, Mikhail Botvinnik won). [ [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1944/ch_urs44.html URS-ch13 Moscow 1944 ] ]

After the war, he tied for 5-8th at Kiev 1948 (17th UKR-ch, Alexey Sokolsky won). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1948/ch_ukr48.html] In 1951 he took 6th in Kiev (USSR-ch, qf). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1951/qf_kie51.html] In 1952 he took 7th in Kiev (USSR-ch, qf). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1952/qf_kie52.html] In 1954 he won in Kiev (23rd UKR-ch). [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/ukraina.htm ukraina ] ]

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