Yochanan Afek

Chess Player

1952 –

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Who is Yochanan Afek?

Yochanan Afek is an Israeli chess player, composer, trainer and arbiter. He described pioneering Israeli master Moshe Czerniak as "my teacher". He is the only person to possess an international titles at four different facets of chess, being an International Master, International Master of the chess compositions, International Arbiter and International Arbiter of the chess compositions. In 2002 he won Paris City Chess Championship.

The second chapter of Tibor Karolyi's 2009 book Genius in the Background is devoted to him.

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Born
Apr 16, 1952
Tel Aviv
Nationality
  • Israel

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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