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Manuel Aaron
Number of games in database: 46
Years covered: 1960 to 1984
Current FIDE rating: 2315
Overall record: +4 -35 =7 (16.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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A53 Old Indian (4 games)
A56 Benoni Defense (3 games)
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A07 King's Indian Attack (2 games)
B07 Pirc (2 games)
E60 King's Indian Defense (2 games)
E61 King's Indian (2 games)
E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (2 games)

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MANUEL AARON
(born Dec-30-1935) Myanmar (citizen of India)

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Manuel Aaron was born on the 30th of December 1935 in Toungoo, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and grew up in Tamil Nadu, India. He was the first Indian chess master in the modern tradition. Awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1961 after winning the Asian-Australian Zonal, he was India's first IM. In 14 Indian Championships he took 1st place on 7 occasions from 1959 to 1981, and five times in succession from 1969 to 1973. He also won the Tamil Nadu Championship 11 times between 1957 and 1982. In 1962 he qualified for the Stockholm interzonal and although finishing last place (23rd place) he inflicted defeats upon Lajos Portisch and Wolfgang Uhlmann. He became an International Arbiter (IA) in 1986. He played with the Indian team at the 1960, 1962, and 1964 Chess Olympiads.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. M Aaron vs Botvinnik  0-154 1960 LeipzigA47 Queen's Indian
2. M Aaron vs Najdorf  ½-½41 1960 LeipzigE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
3. M Aaron vs Robatsch  0-142 1960 Leipzig ol (Men)B06 Robatsch
4. Sliwa vs M Aaron  1-038 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-BD53 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. M Aaron vs Euwe 1-055 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-BA47 Queen's Indian
6. M Aaron vs Robatsch  0-142 1962 BulgariaA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
7. E German vs M Aaron  1-037 1962 Stockholm iztB68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7
8. Botvinnik vs M Aaron 1-041 1962 EnglandA07 King's Indian Attack
9. J Penrose vs M Aaron  1-037 1962 Hastings (England)B83 Sicilian
10. M Aaron vs Yanofsky  ½-½43 1962 07, Stockholm iztE61 King's Indian
11. Bisguier vs M Aaron  1-030 1962 Hastings (England)E70 King's Indian
12. M Aaron vs M Bertok  ½-½63 1962 Stockholm iztA53 Old Indian
13. M Aaron vs Geller  0-124 1962 Stockholm iztE60 King's Indian Defense
14. M Aaron vs Gligoric 0-141 1962 Hastings 6162A53 Old Indian
15. M Aaron vs Robatsch  0-158 1962 It Hastings ENG 08A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
16. S Schweber vs M Aaron  ½-½28 1962 Stockholm iztD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. P Trifunovic vs M Aaron 1-031 1962 BeverwijkA48 King's Indian
18. I Bilek vs M Aaron  1-035 1962 IztA07 King's Indian Attack
19. M Aaron vs Filip 0-125 1962 Stockholm iztB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
20. M Aaron vs Flohr  0-140 1962 Hastings (England)D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
21. Portisch vs M Aaron 0-127 1962 VarnaE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
22. M Aaron vs Gligoric  0-125 1962 Stockholm iztA56 Benoni Defense
23. Julio Bolbochan vs M Aaron  1-042 1962 OlympiadE61 King's Indian
24. Benko vs M Aaron  1-051 1962 Stockholm iztB24 Sicilian, Closed
25. Korchnoi vs M Aaron  1-051 1962 Stockholm iztD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-27-04   asianboy19922002: yo u fool want to battle me? ahahahahhaha
Mar-27-04   ajit: u alrite there mate???
Jun-17-04   chessman6555: This player is from Madras,India.
Sep-15-04   nikolaas: Alright, now some REAL comment.
Aaron, Manuel (1935-   )
India’s first International Master (IM).  He was born in Toungoo, Burma on December 30, 1935 and became an International Master in 1961.  In 1962 he took last place out of 23 players in the Stockholm Interzonal.  He became an International Arbiter in 1986.  His highest FIDE rating was 2420.  He has won the state of Tamil Nadu (Madras) 10 times and the India National Championship 9 times.  These records still stand.  He is the director of the Aaron Chess Academy, India’s first chess academy and the founder and editor of Chess Mate magazine. In 1966 he became also an International chess arbiter.   Aaron - Suer, Varna Chess Olympiad 1962
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 c5 7.d5 Na6 8.O-O Nc7 9.h3 a6 10.a4 Rb8 11.Bf4 Nd7 12.Re1 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Bxe5 dxe5 15.Bg4 f5 16.exf5 gxf5 17.Bh5 Qd6 18.Qe2 e4 19.f3 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.fxe4 fxe4 22.Qxe4 b4 23.Nd1 e6 24.dxe6 Bxe6 25.Ra7 Bf5 26.Qe7 Qd4+? (26...Qxe7) 27.Kh1 Ne8?? (27...Rbc8) 28.Bf7+  (28...Kh8 29.Qxf8 mate; 28...Kg7 29.Bxe8+ Kg8 30.Re5 wins)  1-0
Nov-26-04   kostich in time: Aaron beat Euwe at the Olympiad in Liepzig in 1960..it isnt in this database.
Nov-26-04   nikolaas: Euwe was extremely out of shape by then. In fact, he was the first ever GM to score less than 50% at the olimpiads with only +3 =7 -6.
Jun-14-05   aw1988: Tell me something. How do posts like asianboy's end up on pages like these? This makes absolutely no relevance to the player, and is stupidity.
Jun-14-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  TheAlchemist: <aw1988> That is one for the ages, yes :-)
Dec-21-05   billiejoelover21: this is pretty sweet
Dec-30-05   chesswonders: Happy birthday! Indian chess owes a lot to him!
Dec-30-06   BIDMONFA: Manuel Aaron

AARON, Manuel
http://www.bidmonfa.com/aaron_manue...
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Aug-14-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Aaron Chess Academy:
http://www.chess-mate.com/
http://www.chess-mate.com/aca.htm
Oct-18-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: A photo from Leipzig 1960 Olympiad, where he showed an ELO 2509 performance:

http://www.chessbase.de/2005/leipzi...

Jun-05-09   myschkin: . . .

Manuel Aaron pioneered the game of chess as a youngster and have played a pivotal role ever since in placing India, as an emerging force in world chess forum. He was the first Indian to earn the title of International Master. While Aaron made a significant contribution to Indian chess in his career as a competitive player, his efforts to increase chess awareness and make the game popular, is dominant till date. He formed many chess groups and convinced players to learn the openings and other formal chess literature, thus helping making the international variety popular in India.

First chess player to be honored with the Arjuna Award (India's highest sports award).

(source: http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/ch...)

Sep-12-09   jerseybob: Aaron finished dead last in the 1962 Interzonal, but check out the two games he did win, against Uhlmann and Portisch (against whom he had a 2-0 lifetime record). They're both very good games, as black in a K.I.D. both times.
Sep-12-09   Raisin Death Ray: I prefer his brother, Henry! :)
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