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Lev Aptekar

Number of games in database: 85
Years covered: 1963 to 1983
Last FIDE rating: 2240
Overall record: +28 -31 =26 (48.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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LEV APTEKAR
(born Nov-26-1936, 88 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality New Zealand)

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Lev Isaakovich Aptekar was born in Kiev, USSR in 1936. A noted trainer of young players he emigrated to New Zealand in 1975. He was joint New Zealand Champion with Murray Chandler and Ortvin Sarapu in 1975-76.

Wikipedia article: Lev Aptekar

Last updated: 2018-12-31 14:32:35

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 85  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Aptekar vs V Zurakhov  0-1231963Kiev ChampionshipD94 Grunfeld
2. L Aptekar vs I Kurass  0-1321963Kiev ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
3. L Aptekar vs M Usachy  0-1381963Kiev ChampionshipD24 Queen's Gambit Accepted
4. E Lazarev vs L Aptekar  1-0351963Kiev ChampionshipE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
5. S Gershman vs L Aptekar  1-0411963Kiev ChampionshipB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
6. L Aptekar vs B Ivanenko  0-1601963Kiev ChampionshipD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. A Kofman vs L Aptekar  ½-½501963Kiev ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
8. M Levin vs L Aptekar  ½-½581963Kiev ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
9. L Aptekar vs I Platonov  0-1321963Kiev ChampionshipA44 Old Benoni Defense
10. A G Timoshenko vs L Aptekar  0-1321963Kiev ChampionshipB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
11. L Aptekar vs A Kostiuchenko  0-1351963Kiev ChampionshipA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
12. N Levin vs L Aptekar  1-0361963Kiev ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
13. A Zamikhovsky vs L Aptekar 1-0531963Kiev ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
14. L Aptekar vs V Gerber  ½-½451963Kiev ChampionshipD94 Grunfeld
15. P Paris vs L Aptekar  0-1251975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B32 Sicilian
16. E M Green vs L Aptekar  ½-½221975New Zealand Championship 1975/76E77 King's Indian
17. L Aptekar vs P W Stuart  1-0341975New Zealand Championship 1975/76A04 Reti Opening
18. W Fairhurst vs L Aptekar ½-½571975New Zealand Championship 1975/76A44 Old Benoni Defense
19. L Aptekar vs L Cornford  1-0591975New Zealand Championship 1975/76A07 King's Indian Attack
20. P B Weir vs L Aptekar  1-0591976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B06 Robatsch
21. L Aptekar vs V Small  ½-½461976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A48 King's Indian
22. P Garbett vs L Aptekar  0-1371976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B32 Sicilian
23. L Aptekar vs Chandler  ½-½521976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A16 English
24. O Sarapu vs L Aptekar  ½-½71976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A43 Old Benoni
25. L Aptekar vs R J Sutton  ½-½441976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-26-07  Benzol: Happy Birthday Lev.
Jan-01-08  Benzol: From round 10 of the 87th NZ Ch held in Upper Hutt.

A L Carpinter vesus L I Aptekar

Position after White's 36th move:


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36........Rxa7
37.Rxa7 Nd3
38.f4 exf4
39.Qd2 Ne5
40.R7a3 Nc4
41.Qe2 Ne3+
42.Rxe3 fxe3
43.Re1 Rc3
44.Qf3 f6
45.Re2 Kh6
46.Re1 Kg6
47.Re2 f5
48.exf5+ Qxf5
49.Rxe3 Rxe3

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May-12-08  Benzol: I wonder if he's related to David Bronstein?
May-12-08  whiteshark: <Benzol> Whatever gave you that idea?

What is his book <Wisdom in Chess> about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Ap...

May-12-08  Benzol: <whiteshark> <<Benzol> Whatever gave you that idea?>

His father was Iokhonon Bronstein and his mother was Ester-Malka Aptekar.

His book "Wisdom In Chess" I know of but I've never actually seen. <Richard Taylor> might be a better person to ask there. The last time I spoke to Bob Mitchell he said Lev was preparing another book for chess students. As far as I know it hasn't appeared yet but it isn't too far away.

Jul-11-09
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  Jonathan Sarfati: I once owned /Wisdom in Chess/. IIRC, it was a lot of tactical training, but really needs a competent teacher to explain it properly.
Oct-22-16  diagonal: The <NZL Championships in 1975/76> saw a triple tie for the title (without play-off), after 15 and a half years young Murray Chandler lost in the final round to William Fairhurst (multiple Scottish Champion) thus allowing record title holder Ortvin Sarapu (born in Estonia, known in New Zealand as "Mr Chess") and Lev Aptekar (ex-USSR), to catch up. First-timer (in alphabetical order) Aptekar, Chandler, and Sarapu:

http://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/chess/a...

Dec-19-17  gmarkzon: he was my coach in Kiev. Extremely nice person!

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