Abram Khavin Explained

Abram Leonidovich Khavin (1914 – January 19, 1974, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian chess master.

In 1937, he took 6th in Kyiv (9th UKR-ch, Fedor Bogatyrchuk won).^[1] In 1938, he tied for 4-6th in Kyiv (10th UKR-ch, Isaac Boleslavsky won).^[2]

During World War II, he won in Lviv in 1940 (West UKR-ch);^[3] In 1940, he also took 10th in Kyiv (12th UKR-ch, Boleslavsky won)^[4] and took 11th in Kyiv (USSR-ch, sf).^[5] In June 1941, he played in interrupted (because of the German–Soviet war) tournament in Rostov-on-Don (USSR-ch, sf).^[6] In 1944 he shared 1st in Omsk (USSR-ch, sf).^[7] and tied for 11-13th in Moscow (13th USSR-ch, Mikhail Botvinnik won).^[8]

After the war, he tied for 5-8th at Kyiv 1948 (17th UKR-ch, Alexey Sokolsky won).^[9] In 1951 he took 6th in Kyiv (USSR-ch, qf).^[10] In 1952 he took 7th in Kyiv (USSR-ch, qf).^[11] In 1954 he won in Kyiv (23rd UKR-ch).^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021124343/http://geocities.com/al2055km/ch_repub/1937/ch_ukr37.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
2. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027143113/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1938/ch_ukr38.html . 2009-10-27 . dead .
3. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021103048/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/nat_tour/1940/lvov40.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
4. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027143137/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1940/ch_ukr40.html . 2009-10-27 . dead .
5. Web site: URS-sf Kiev 1940 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021171708/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1940/sf_kie40.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
6. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021055240/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1941/sf_ros41.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
7. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021103042/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1944/sf_oms44.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
8. Web site: URS-ch13 Moscow 1944 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021103041/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1944/ch_urs44.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
9. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027143317/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1948/ch_ukr48.html . 2009-10-27 . dead .
10. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021080340/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1951/qf_kie51.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
11. Web site: Title Unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021124401/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_urs/1952/qf_kie52.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
12. Web site: ukraina . 2007-08-17 . 2007-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070817071602/http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/ukraina.htm . dead .