- Uzi Geller
Uzi Geller ( _he. עוזי גלר; born
27 January 1931 ,kibbutz Givat Chaim) is anIsrael i chess master.He was Israeli Champion in 1971/72. He tied for 7-10th at Netanya 1968 (
Robert James Fischer won), [ [http://netanyachess.com/en_ev/ev_Netanya1968A.htm International tournament A, Netanya 1968 ] ] tied for 9-10th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won), [ [http://netanyachess.com/en_ev/ev_Netanya1969.htm International tournament, Netanya 1969 ] ] took 16th at Netanya 1971 (Lubomir Kavalek andBruno Parma won), [ [http://netanyachess.com/en_ev/ev_Netanya1971.htm International tournament, Netanya 1971 ] ] and tied for 6-7th at Teheran 1972 (West Asian zonal,Shimon Kagan won). [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] ]Uzi Geller twice represented Israel in
Chess Olympiad s:
* In 1970, at fourth board in 19th Olympiad inSiegen (+5 –3 =4);
* In 1972, at third board in 20th Olympiad inSkopje (+1 –5 =1). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]Geller was awarded the
International Master (IM) title in 1969.References
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