Israeli Championship

[Victor Plotkin]

Like, if you ask person in a prison or concentration camp "Do you prefer black or red caviar?"...

[Victor Plotkin]

GM Victor Mikhalevski won Israeli championship with 7/9.

He played a lot in different Canadian tournaments, including some Canadian Opens....

[Victor Plotkin]

Likely, more than 1000 players was too many for this event. After the Sat fiasco, FIDE divided players into 4 different groups. 2 winners of each group...

[Victor Plotkin]

I remember, around 2008-2010 I lost 7-8 games in a row to IM A.Samsonkin. Sure, he was (and he is) a much stronger player. However, the rating gap was...