Uzi Geller
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Uzi Geller (Hebrew: עוזי גלר; born 27 January 1931, kibbutz Givat Chaim) is an Israeli chess master.
He was Israeli Champion in 1971/72. He tied for 7-10th at Netanya 1968 (Robert James Fischer won),[1] tied for 9-10th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won),[2] took 16th at Netanya 1971 (Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma won),[3] and tied for 6-7th at Teheran 1972 (West Asian zonal, Shimon Kagan won).[4]
Uzi Geller twice represented Israel in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1970, at fourth board in 19th Olympiad in Siegen (+5 –3 =4);
- In 1972, at third board in 20th Olympiad in Skopje (+1 –5 =1). [5]
Geller was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1969.
[edit] References
- ^ International tournament A, Netanya 1968
- ^ International tournament, Netanya 1969
- ^ International tournament, Netanya 1971
- ^ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site
- ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
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