Izak Aloni
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Izak (Izhak, Itzchak) Aloni (Schächter) (born 5 April 1905, Lvov – died 1985) was an Israeli chess master.
[edit] Biography
Aloni, born Schächter in Lvov (Lemberg, Lwów, Lviv), Galicia (then Austria-Hungary), was twice Lvov champion (1936, 1939), and four-times Lvov sub-champion (1931, 1932, 1933, 1938). He played twice in Polish championships. In 1935, he tied for 12-14th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch; Savielly Tartakower won). In 1937, he took 19th in Jurata (4th POL-ch; Tartakower won). In 1938, he won in Krakow (POL-ch elim.). After WW II, he was Israeli champion in 1945, 1961, and 1965.
He played for Israel in six Chess Olympiads.
- In 1952, he played at fourth board at the 10th Olympiad in Helsinki (+6 –3 =1).
- In 1954, he played at fourth board at the 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam (+9 –3 =5).
- In 1956, he played at third board at the 12th Olympiad in Moscow (+8 –5 =4).
- In 1958, he played at third board at the 13th Olympiad in Munich (+6 –5 =4).
- In 1960, he played at third board at the 14th Olympiad in Leipzig (+7 –4 =4).
- In 1962, he played at second board at the 15th Olympiad in Varna (+3 –6 =5).
In 1961, he took 9th in Netanya (Milan Matulović, Petar Trifunović and Moshe Czerniak won). In 1966, he tied for 11-14th in Tel Aviv (Svetozar Gligorić won). In 1968, he tied for 12-13th in Netanya (Robert James Fischer won).
