Lev Isaakovich Aptekar
Number of games in database: 37
Years covered: 1963 to 1983
Last FIDE rating: 2240
Overall record: +16 -15 =6 (51.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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E10		Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
B00		Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (2 games)
A56		Benoni Defense (2 games)
B22		Sicilian, Alapin (2 games)
A44		Old Benoni Defense (2 games)

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LEV ISAAKOVICH APTEKAR (born Nov-26-1936) Ukraine (citizen of New Zealand) [what is this?] Lev Isaakovich Aptekar was born in Kiev, USSR in 1936. A noted trainer of young players he emigrated to New Zealand in 1975. He was joint New Zealand Champion with Murray Chandler and Ortvin Sarapu in 1975-76.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 37  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Zamikhovsky vs L Aptekar 1-0 53 1963 Kiev-ch E10 Queen's Pawn Game 2. O Sarapu vs L Aptekar   ½-½ 7 1976 83rd New Zealand Championship A43 Old Benoni 3. R Wansink vs L Aptekar   1-0 28 1977 Howick-Pakuranga Open Tt B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 4. L Aptekar vs G Carter   1-0 31 1977 4th Winstones Tt A17 English 5. A Carpinter vs L Aptekar 1-0 38 1977 Auckland Open Ch A44 Old Benoni Defense 6. E M Green vs L Aptekar   ½-½ 10 1977 4th Winstones Tt A56 Benoni Defense 7. L Aptekar vs P E Hoffman   1-0 39 1977 Auckland Open Ch D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 8. L Aptekar vs O Sarapu   0-1 31 1977 New Zealand Championship E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 9. L Aptekar vs B R Anderson   1-0 49 1977 84th New Zealand Championship A60 Benoni Defense 10. E M Green vs L Aptekar   0-1 29 1977 Howick-Pakuranga Open Tt B33 Sicilian 11. L Aptekar vs C Laird   1-0 23 1977 Labour Weekend Tt B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 12. L Aptekar vs P Garbett   ½-½ 45 1977 84th New Zealand Championship A30 English, Symmetrical 13. L Aptekar vs R W Smith   0-1 29 1978 Auckland Open Ch E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox 14. L Aptekar vs D Gollogly   1-0 22 1978 Auckland, New Zealand E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 15. L Aptekar vs M Steadman   1-0 42 1978 Auckland Open Ch A15 English 16. P Goffin vs L Aptekar   ½-½ 70 1978 North Island Ch B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 17. B R Watson vs L Aptekar   0-1 41 1978 Auckland Open Ch B22 Sicilian, Alapin 18. L Aptekar vs R K N Lanning   1-0 28 1978 North Island Ch E92 King's Indian 19. T Spiller vs L Aptekar   0-1 58 1979 Queens Birthday Weekend Tt A56 Benoni Defense 20. P Stuart vs L Aptekar   0-1 44 1979 87th New Zealand Ch A10 English 21. J N Metge vs L Aptekar   1-0 43 1979 87th New Zealand Ch A44 Old Benoni Defense 22. L Aptekar vs A Feneridis 0-1 52 1979 Queens Birthday Weekend Tt A45 Queen's Pawn Game 23. L Aptekar vs V Small   0-1 49 1979 87th New Zealand Ch B23 Sicilian, Closed 24. L Aptekar vs J Sarfati 1-0 21 1979 Queens Birthday Weekend Tt D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 25. L Aptekar vs A Carpinter 0-1 40 1980 North Island versus South Island Match B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 37

Nov-26-07    Benzol: Happy Birthday Lev. Jan-01-08    Benzol: From round 10 of the 87th NZ Ch held in Upper Hutt. A L Carpinter vesus L I Aptekar Position after White's 36th move: click for larger view 36........Rxa7 37.Rxa7 Nd3 38.f4 exf4 39.Qd2 Ne5 40.R7a3 Nc4 41.Qe2 Ne3+ 42.Rxe3 fxe3 43.Re1 Rc3 44.Qf3 f6 45.Re2 Kh6 46.Re1 Kg6 47.Re2 f5 48.exf5+ Qxf5 49.Rxe3 Rxe3 0-1 May-12-08    Benzol: I wonder if he's related to David Bronstein? May-12-08    whiteshark: <Benzol> Whatever gave you that idea? What is his book <Wisdom in Chess> about? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Ap... May-12-08    Benzol: <whiteshark> <<Benzol> Whatever gave you that idea?> His father was Iokhonon Bronstein and his mother was Ester-Malka Aptekar. His book "Wisdom In Chess" I know of but I've never actually seen. <Richard Taylor> might be a better person to ask there. The last time I spoke to Bob Mitchell he said Lev was preparing another book for chess students. As far as I know it hasn't appeared yet but it isn't too far away. Jul-11-09    Jonathan Sarfati: I once owned /Wisdom in Chess/. IIRC, it was a lot of tactical training, but really needs a competent teacher to explain it properly.

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