Naum Levin Explained

Naum L. Levin (born 8 February 1933 - 2020) is a UkrainianAustralian chess master and trainer.

Levin was champion of the Kiev Avant-garde Club in 1963. He participated many times in the Ukrainian Chess Championship and took 18th in 1959,[1] tied for 13–15th in 1960,[2] tied for 3–4th in 1961,[3] took 10th in 1962, tied for 4–5th in 1963, took 5th in 1964, tied for 7–8th in 1966, tied for 3–5th in 1967,[4] tied for 6–9th in 1968, and shared 6th in 1970.[5] He tied for 27–40th at Kharkov 1967 (USSR Chess Championship, Swiss system),[6] and took 11th at Poti 1970 (Georgian Chess Championship).[7]

At the end of the 1970s, he emigrated to Australia. He tied for 1st–3rd with Fred Flatow and Maxwell Fuller in the City of Sydney Championship in 1981.[8] Levin retired from Chess competition in early 1980's.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: XXVII Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 1959. RUSBASE. https://web.archive.org/web/20091021071452/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1959/ch_ukr59.html. 21 October 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 14.5-10.6.1960. RUSBASE. https://web.archive.org/web/20091021171709/http://geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub/1960/ch_ukr60.html. 21 October 2009. dead.
  3. Web site: Championships of Republics. RUSBASE. https://web.archive.org/web/20091027081701/http://www.geocities.com/al2055mag/ch_repub.html. 27 October 2009. dead.
  4. Web site: ukraina . Xoomer.alice.it . 2013-03-13 . 2014-07-11.
  5. Web site: Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 17.04-13.05 1970. RUSBASE. https://web.archive.org/web/20091027135129/http://geocities.com/al2055urs/ch_repub/1970/ch_ukr70.html. 27 October 2009. dead.
  6. Web site: 35 Championship of USSR - Kharkov 7-27.12.1967. RUSBASE. https://web.archive.org/web/20091027113606/http://geocities.com/al2055mag/ch_urs/1967/ch_urs67.html. 27 October 2009. dead.
  7. Web site: Championship of Georgia- 1970. RUSBASE. https://web.archive.org/web/20091026233715/http://geocities.com/al2055urs/. 26 October 2009. dead.
  8. Web site: City of Sydney Champions. NSW Chess Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912122118/http://www.nswca.org.au/fameCOSChamps.shtml. 12 September 2009. dead.