Lev Aptekar
Chess Player
1936 –
Who is Lev Aptekar?
Lev Isaakovich Aptekar is a Jewish Soviet–New Zealand chess master, coach and writer.
He finished 15th in the Kiev championship of 1963. In the middle of the 1970s, he left the Soviet Union for New Zealand. In 1975/76, he shared first with Murray Chandler and Ortvin Sarapu in the 83rd New Zealand Championships in Upper Hutt. In 1976/77, he finished 6th in Auckland. In 1979/80, he finished 6th in Upper Hutt. In 1980/81, he tied for 7-9th in Christchurch. In December 2011 he moved to Sydney, Australia.
Aptekar represented New Zealand in two Chess Olympiads:
In 1980, at fourth board in 24th Olympiad in La Valletta;
In 1988, at 2nd reserve board in 28th Olympiad in Thessaloniki but really the non-playing captain.
He was also the national chess coach for the 1990 Olympiad in Novi Sad.
Books written by Lev Aptekar:
Wisdom in chess Editor Bob Mitchell
The Art of Chess - The Power of Tactics Editor Bob Mitchell - available on iPad app e+Books
The Art of Chess - The Wisdom of Strategy Editor Bob Mitchell - available on iPad app e+Books
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- Born
- Nov 26, 1936
- Also known as
- Аптекарь, Лев Исаакович
- Lived in
- Kiev
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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