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Vladimir Liberzon
V Liberzon 
 

Number of games in database: 818
Years covered: 1955 to 1996
Highest rating achieved in database: 2555
Overall record: +231 -152 =435 (54.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (133) 
    B92 B83 B32 B93 B62
 Ruy Lopez (80) 
    C92 C95 C84 C98 C63
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (49) 
    C92 C95 C84 C98 C94
 French Defense (42) 
    C18 C11 C05 C07 C16
 Sicilian Najdorf (35) 
    B92 B93 B97 B90 B99
 Caro-Kann (25) 
    B17 B13 B16 B14 B15
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (121) 
    B44 B83 B46 B89 B42
 King's Indian (78) 
    E92 E87 E94 E96 E73
 English, 1 c4 e5 (31) 
    A25 A26 A27 A21 A22
 Sicilian Scheveningen (30) 
    B83 B80 B81 B82 B84
 Sicilian Taimanov (23) 
    B46 B47 B45 B49
 Orthodox Defense (20) 
    D58 D57 D55 D56 D67
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   V Liberzon vs A Geller, 1960 1-0
   V Liberzon vs Petrosian, 1964 1-0
   V Liberzon vs I Radulov, 1968 1-0
   Spassky vs V Liberzon, 1960 1/2-1/2
   V Liberzon vs B Gurgenidze, 1969 1-0
   V Liberzon vs Smyslov, 1976 1/2-1/2
   V Liberzon vs Tal, 1963 1-0
   Miles vs V Liberzon, 1979 1/2-1/2
   V Liberzon vs Botvinnik, 1966 1/2-1/2
   V Liberzon vs Suetin, 1967 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Zinnowitz (1967)
   Central Chess Club Championship (1964)
   Venice (1974)
   Lone Pine (1975)
   Amsterdam IBM (1969)
   Reykjavik Zonal (1975)
   Lone Pine (1979)
   Leipzig (1965)
   Luhacovice (1971)
   Amsterdam IBM (1977)
   Netanya (1975)
   USSR Championship 1968/69 (1968)
   Moscow (1963)
   USSR Championship (1970)
   6th Soviet Team Cup (1968)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Moscow 1963 by sneaky pete
   Amsterdam IBM 1977 by suenteus po 147
   Hastings (1980/81) by Chessical
   Amsterdam IBM 1969 by suenteus po 147
   Sukhumi 1972 by WCC Editing Project
   Buenos Aires (Konex) 1979 by Tabanus
   Geneva 1977 by Tabanus
   Yerevan 1965 by suenteus po 147
   Tallinn 1969 by Chessdreamer


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VLADIMIR LIBERZON
(born Mar-23-1937, died Aug-04-1996, 59 years old) Russia (federation/nationality Israel)

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Vladimir Mikhailovich Liberzon was born in Moscow, USSR. Awarded the IM title in 1963 and GM title in 1965, he won the National Championship of his adopted country Israel in 1974. In other tournaments he was 1st at Zinnowitz 1967, 1st at Debrecen 1968, 1st at Venice 1974, 1st at Lone Pine 1975, 1st= at Beer-Sheva 1976, 1st= at Natanya 1977, 1st= at Lone Pine 1979 and 4th= at Beer-Sheva 1984.

Wikipedia article: Vladimir Liberzon


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 page 1 of 33; games 1-25 of 818  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Sherbakov vs V Liberzon  0-1451955Ch Moscow (1/4 final)C58 Two Knights
2. V Liberzon vs O Moiseev  1-0351955Moscow-ch sf Group-AE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
3. Y Estrin vs V Liberzon  ½-½511955Moscow-ch sf Group-AC58 Two Knights
4. V Liberzon vs Y Neishtadt  1-0411955Ch Moscow (1/4 final)C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
5. I Livshin vs V Liberzon 0-1381955Moscow-ch sf Group-AA14 English
6. F Filtser vs V Liberzon  ½-½581955Ch Moscow (1/4 final)E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
7. V Liberzon vs Y Kolobov  1-0221955Ch Moscow (1/4 final)B40 Sicilian
8. Bykov vs V Liberzon  1-0291955Ch Moscow (1/4 final)A07 King's Indian Attack
9. V Liberzon vs B Arkhangelsky  ½-½371955Moscow-ch sf Group-AB32 Sicilian
10. A Khenkin vs V Liberzon  1-0411955Moscow-ch sf Group-AB12 Caro-Kann Defense
11. V Liberzon vs G Ravinsky  ½-½291955Moscow-ch sf Group-AD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
12. V Liberzon vs A Korolev  0-1221955USSR Junior Team ChampionshipD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
13. V Liberzon vs Y Gusev  0-1311957Ch Moscow (1/2 final)C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
14. V Liberzon vs V Osnos  1-0331957Ch Moscow (1/2 final)B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
15. V Liberzon vs Gavrilov  1-0391957Ch Moscow (1/4 final)B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
16. V Liberzon vs V Goloshchapov  1-0221957Ch Moscow (1/4 final)B83 Sicilian
17. V Liberzon vs I Livshin  ½-½781957Ch Moscow (1/2 final)B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
18. Y Vasilchuk vs V Liberzon  0-1341957Ch Moscow (1/2 final)C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
19. V Zelevinsky vs V Liberzon  ½-½521957Ch Moscow (1/4 final)A66 Benoni
20. Y Estrin vs V Liberzon  ½-½431957Ch Moscow (1/2 final)C56 Two Knights
21. V Liberzon vs Gavrilov  1-0241957Ch Moscow (1/4 final)A07 King's Indian Attack
22. V Liberzon vs A Polyak  ½-½461957Ch Moscow (1/4 final)A12 English with b3
23. V Liberzon vs I Kudinov  1-0301958Moscow - LeningradB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
24. Y Estrin vs V Liberzon 1-071959MoscowC50 Giuoco Piano
25. Bondarevsky vs V Liberzon  0-1291960URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonA48 King's Indian
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Aug-27-05  bigbear: Why did he stop playing in 1989?
Aug-27-05  teme: Retired I guess.
Feb-15-07  Confuse: His quote of the day is pretty mean!

"A patzer must realize he will never become a GM"

ouch!

Feb-15-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  JointheArmy: It's kinda true though.
Feb-15-07
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  Peligroso Patzer: <Confuse: His quote of the day is pretty mean! "A patzer must realize he will never become a GM"
ouch!>

<JointheArmy: It's kinda true though.>

Except that every GM was once a patzer. It is hard to know what the quote really means when it is presented without context.

Feb-15-07  HannibalSchlecter: I would amend the quote to "A patzer without a burning desire to become great must realize he will never become a GM" The quote as it was originally written is hogwash.
Mar-19-07  erimiro1: Liberzon passed away 11 years ago. Good reason for not playing anymore...
Apr-21-07  PAWNTOEFOUR: since 99.5% of the chess playing public isn't titled,i guess there's a lot of patzer's out there,right?
Sep-03-07  TheaN: <erimiro1: Liberzon passed away 11 years ago. Good reason for not playing anymore...>

Liberzon indeed passed away in 1996. The exact date is hard to find, however.

Feb-12-08  whiteshark: Quote of the Day (again)

" A patzer must realize that he will not become a GM. "

-- Vladimir Liberzon

Oh, nooooo! How disillusioning.

Feb-12-08  blacksburg: i once heard a quote, i can't remember from whom, but it was along the lines of

"sometimes i think that the only chessplayers that actually ENJOY the game are total patzers."

i think it actually is important for us patzers to realize that we will never be GM's, and we should simply enjoy the game and forget about any ambitions to become world-class.

Feb-12-08  whiteshark: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladim...

Is the founder of the Russian project management consulting company <Spider Management Technologies> (www.spiderproject.ru) related to him ?

Feb-12-08  brankat: <whiteshark> <Oh, nooooo! How disillusioning.>

Mr.Liberzon was either joking, or else he was clearly wrong. So, don't give up yet :-)

Feb-12-08  arsen387: <blacksburg> very interesting point and I am also inclined to think so. But I don't agree with the last sentence. My opinion is:

i think it actually is important for us patzers to realize that if we really want to become GMs, then we should forget about the joy that this game can bring and start learning the dreadful theory, memorize thousands of games and positions and spend 90% of time over the board.

In my case, I haven't any far going professional plans in chess and can enjoy with all the beauty that I find almost every day in chess. And my "motto" in life is that diligence can break down every wall, so IMO every patzer can become a GM, if he really works in that direction.

Jun-07-08  whiteshark: Quote of the Day

<A patzer must realize that he will not become a GM.>

-- Vladimir Liberzon

I can't, so I am not.

:D

Aug-05-08  darook: No doubt he was joking. He had a wicked sense of humor. RIP (1996).
Mar-23-09  BIDMONFA: Vladimir Mikhailovich Liberzon

LIBERZON, Vladimir M.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/liberzon_vl...
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Mar-23-09  kramputz: http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwi...
Mar-23-09  WhiteRook48: how can a patzer never become a GM?
Jun-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: I think the idea is that <patzer> is not a temporary state, but a long-term fate. You don't become a patzer without years and years of effort.
Jun-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: Patzer is a loaded word like klutz, so it is like saying a klutz must realize he will never dance for the Bolshoi.

Ordinarily we don't call beginners patzers; it is reserved for those who play for a long time and do not improve.

I like Lasker's saying: We are all patzers in life.

Dec-30-10  laskereshevsky: <......A patzer must realize that he will not become a GM.....>

Rude humor, but 99% true....

Mar-23-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: R.I.P. POTD.
Mar-23-12  srag: <Phony Benoni> You are one hundred per cent right! I have been a patzer for thirty-nine years! ...
Dec-23-12  Caissanist: <blacksburg> may have been referring to the Alfred Kreymborg quote from "Chess Reclaims a Devotee": "The people who really enjoy chess are the dubs and duffers, the experts who have resigned their ambitions, and now play for the pastime, and the fraternity of kibitzers." http://www.unz.org/Pub/AmMercury-19...
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