| Yair Kraidman | |
|---|---|
 Kraidman in 1998 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | November 1, 1932 Haifa, Israel |
| Title | Grandmaster (1977) |
| Peak rating | 2475 (January 1977) |
Yair Kraidman (born 1 November 1932, in Haifa [1] ) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
| Yair Kraidman | |
|---|---|
| Kraidman in 1998 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | November 1, 1932 Haifa, Israel |
| Title | Grandmaster (1977) |
| Peak rating | 2475 (January 1977) |
Yair Kraidman (born 1 November 1932, in Haifa [1] ) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
He played for Israel in ten Chess Olympiads.
He won individual silver medal on third board at Lugano 1968. [2]
In 1959, he took 2nd in the Israeli championship.
In tournaments he was 4th at Netanya 1961, 2nd at Tel Aviv 1966 (Svetozar Gligorić won), tied for 7-10th at Netanya 1968 (Bobby Fischer won), 8th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won), 6th at Netanya 1971, 13th at Manila 1974, 2nd at Netanya 1975, 1st at Beer-Sheva 1976, 13th= at Hastings 1976/77 (Oleg Romanishin won), 3rd at Raman Ha-Sharon 1979.
In 2001, he was 7th in Saint Vincent (European Seniors). [3] The event was won by Jacob Murey.
In 2004, he played for Israel at third board, and won team gold medal at 1st World Senior Team Championship, Port Erin (Isle of Man). [4]
He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1965 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1976, [1] becoming the first sabra to earn the GM title. He is currently one of the 2 oldest living Grandmasters born in the year 1932
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