Naum Levin

Naum L. Levin (8 February 1933 - 23 February 2020) was a Ukrainian–Australian chess master and trainer.

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Born	(1933-02-08)8 February 1933 Chernihiv, Ukraine
Died	23 February 2020(2020-02-23) (aged 87) Sydney, Australia
Chess career
Country	Australia
Peak rating	2420 (January 1984)
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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.

1. ^ "XXVII Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 1959". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009.
2. ^ "Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 14.5-10.6.1960". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009.
3. ^ "Championships of Republics". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
4. ^ "ukraina". Xoomer.alice.it. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
5. ^ "Championship of Ukraine- Kiev 17.04-13.05 1970". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
6. ^ "35 Championship of USSR - Kharkov 7-27.12.1967". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
7. ^ "Championship of Georgia- 1970". RUSBASE. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.
8. ^ "City of Sydney Champions". NSW Chess Association. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009.

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