The Beer Sheba chess club, the largest in Israel, is celebrating its foundation four decades ago, crowning a history rich in activities and achievements.
The club was founded by Eliyahu Levant, a trainer and arbiter, after he emigrated from St. Petersburg (Leningrad at the time) to Israel in 1973. Under his guidance and leadership, the club has garnered more than twenty national league titles. Its dynamic youth programs have led to a number of masters and grandmasters who have won titles and later became prominent members of the Israeli teams. The result is that the ratio of grandmasters per capita is the highest in the world, with one in 20 thousand.
Local GM Boris Avrukh faces the number two Czech Viktor Laznicka
To commemorate the event, a round-robin rapid tournament, played at the rate of 25 minutes and ten seconds increment, will be held with eight top Israeli players and four guests. They will fight for a prizefund of $20 thousand over the course of three days. The games can be followed live on both the official site and Playchess.
After six rounds, Alexander Huzman and Evgeny Alekseev lead with 4.5/6.
Evgeny Alekseev is co-leader with 4.5/6
Here is Alekseev's win over Boris Avrukh in round five:
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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