Gedali Szapiro

Chess Player

1929 – 1972

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Who was Gedali Szapiro?

Gedali Shapiro was a Polish–Israeli chess master, born in Siedlce.

He tied for 7-8th at Wrocław 1955 Polish Championship. He played for “Poland B” in 3rd Triennial Cup at Warsaw 1956.

Szapiro played twice in Chess Olympiads.

⁕In 1956, at first reserve board in 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow for Poland;

⁕In 1962, at second reserve board in 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna for Israel.

He tied for 4-5th with Yair Kraidman, behind Milan Matulović, Petar Trifunović and Moshe Czerniak, at Netanya 1961.

He died in Rishon Lezion, Israel.

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Born
Oct 28, 1929
Ethnicity
  • Poles
Died
Dec 28, 1972

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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