- Aleksandras Machtas
Aleksandras Machtas (Alexander Macht, Sasha Maht) (18 October 1892 – 1972) was a Lithuanian chess master. [ [http://www.chesslive.de/playerdatabase.htm ChessBase Spieler Datenbank - Suche ] ]
He twice played for Lithuania in
Chess Olympiads :
* In 1930, at first board in the 3rd Olympiad in Hamburg (+4 –9 =4);
* In 1935, at second board in the 6th Olympiad in Warsaw (+2 –7 =5). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ] , [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] ]He took 7th in the first Baltic Championship at Klaipėda 1931. The event was won by
Isakas Vistaneckis . [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables2.htm Nice 1931 ] ]In 1935, he emigrated with his family (son
Yaacov Macht and others) to Palestine (then British Mandate). [ [http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/macht.html Macht Family ] ]References
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