The chess games of Raaphi Persitz

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Raaphi Persitz

R Persitz

Photo courtesy of britishchessnews.com

Number of games in database: 75
Years covered: 1953 to 1969
Highest rating achieved in database: 2336

Overall record: +29 -25 =21 (52.7%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (12)
    B90 B91 B96 B95 B45
Sicilian Najdorf (6)
    B90 B96 B91 B95 B92
French Defense (4)
    C17 C11 C10

With the Black pieces:

Grunfeld (4)
    D94 D93 D86
King's Indian (4)
    E62 E73 E79 E91
Nimzo Indian (4)
    E58 E26 E31

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Persitz vs D V Hooper, 1954 1-0
   R Persitz vs R Blumenfeld, 1958 1-0
   R Hartoch vs R Persitz, 1968 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Netanya (1961)
   Hastings 1955/56 (1955)
   Hastings 1968/69 (1968)
   Leipzig Olympiad Final-B (1960)
   Leipzig Olympiad qual-1 (1960)

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RAAPHI PERSITZ (born Jul-26-1934, died Feb-04-2009, 74 years old) Israel	[what is this?]
He was Israeli Junior Champion in 1951. Wikipedia article: Raaphi Persitz

Last updated: 2018-12-20 04:00:58

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. B Mellberg vs R Persitz	0-1	28	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
2. R Persitz vs D Keller	1-0	30	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
3. Ivkov vs R Persitz	1-0	42	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	A51 Budapest Gambit
4. R Persitz vs Panno	0-1	44	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	E70 King's Indian
5. J M Boey vs R Persitz	0-1	35	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	A94 Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3
6. R Persitz vs F Olafsson	½-½	37	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	A00 Uncommon Opening
7. Y Barda vs R Persitz	0-1	45	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	A00 Uncommon Opening
8. R Persitz vs R Siemms	0-1	59	1953	World Junior Championship qual-1	C17 French, Winawer, Advance
9. R Siemms vs R Persitz	1-0	31	1953	World Junior Championship Final-B	C60 Ruy Lopez
10. R Persitz vs H Heikkila	1-0	24	1953	World Junior Championship Final-B	A07 King's Indian Attack
11. R Persitz vs B Mellberg	1-0	33	1953	World Junior Championship Final-B	C29 Vienna Gambit
12. F Scafarelli vs R Persitz	½-½	16	1953	World Junior Championship Final-B	E10 Queen's Pawn Game
13. J Herbin vs R Persitz	0-1	27	1953	World Junior Championship Final-B	C21 Center Game
14. F Roessel vs R Persitz	1-0	31	1953	World Junior Championship Final-B	E10 Queen's Pawn Game
15. R Persitz vs M Farre	½-½	52	1953	World Junior Championship Final-B	A03 Bird's Opening
16. R Persitz vs John Frederick Barrett	1-0	49	1954	Varsity Oxford-Cambridge	B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
17. R Persitz vs C H Alexander	1-0	40	1954	County Match, Oxon v Gloucester	C47 Four Knights
18. R Persitz vs D V Hooper	1-0	25	1954	5th Whitsun Congress	C29 Vienna Gambit
19. Stahlberg vs R Persitz	1-0	39	1955	Ljubljana	A33 English, Symmetrical
20. R Persitz vs E Paoli	1-0	36	1955	Ljubljana	B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
21. Robatsch vs R Persitz	½-½	35	1955	Ljubljana	E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
22. R Persitz vs Z Gabrovsek	0-1	40	1955	Ljubljana	B08 Pirc, Classical
23. R Bogdanovic vs R Persitz	1-0	56	1955	Ljubljana	C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
24. R Persitz vs M Vidmar Jr	0-1	32	1955	Ljubljana	A33 English, Symmetrical
25. B Grosek vs R Persitz	0-1	52	1955	Ljubljana	A05 Reti Opening


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Feb-06-09		Karpova: Raaphy Persitz died: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... < Persitz studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and represented Oxford University in the annual match against Cambridge University on three occasions (1954, 1955 and 1956). In 1954 he won his individual game in the Oxford-Cambridge match in the morning, playing very quickly in order to be able to travel by train to Swindon (some 75 miles away) in time to play top board for his county (Oxfordshire) against Gloucestershire in the afternoon. He was paired against a former British champion, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, and managed to win this game as well (British Chess Magazine, May 1954, p.150]. Persitz moved from UK to Israel, and then to Switzerland. He played for Israel at fourth board in 14th Chess Olympiad at Leipzig 1960 (+6 –4 =2). In 1955/56, he tied for 6-7th in Hastings (Viktor Korchnoi and Fridrik Olafsson won). In 1958, he played in Haifa/Tel Aviv (Samuel Reshevsky won) and in 1961 tied for 7-8th in Netanya (Moshe Czerniak, Milan Matulovic and Petar Trifunovic won). In 1968/69, he tied for 8-10th in Hastings (Vasily Smyslov and Svetozar Gligoric won).> Rest in Peace.

Jul-21-10		GrahamClayton: Here is some analysis of the Persitz v Julio Salas Romo game from the 1960 Chess Olympiad: http://jewishchesshistory.blogspot....

Jul-26-16		TheFocus: Happy birthday, Raphael Persitz.

Jul-26-18		Nosnibor: Winner of the Ilford Whitsun Congress 1954 with 4/5 only losing to the runner up Peter Clarke. Also prolific writer for one of Britain`s chess magazines.R.I.P. Master Persitz.

Dec-19-18		Cibator: Noted in the 1960s for his occasional contributions to the regular "Winning Combinative Play" feature in the UK's "Chess" magazine. Names of players or events were nearly always lacking. B H Wood never actually said so outright, but sometimes dropped strong hints that the positions were composed.

Feb-19-22		Sally Simpson: See Karpovs's post above. Raaphi Persitz (kibitz #1) Both games are given by Bruce Hayden in 'Cabbage Heads and Kings.' The first game was v J. F. Barrett and we learn that Raaphi had taken 25 minutes for 43 moves, his opponent was down to two minutes. "Leonard Barden is looking at the railway time-table and has a cab ready to take Raaphi to the station." (page 127). Raaphi wins and is whisked away from the West London Chess Club by cab and train to Swindon. I found the Barrett game on Britbase and submitted it. After I watch the football I'll PGN the Alexander game and sub that. Two games in different tournaments and in two different towns played on the same day. If some alert nit-picker queries the same dates then send them here.

Oct-19-22		kingscrusher: The "Oxford variation" of the Vienna game with the fun 5.d3 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 click for larger view is named after Barden, Persitz and another player who can't make out the name of according to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwm... "Dary Corseman" or something - maybe someone can clarify that name.

Oct-19-22		vonKrolock: <Dary Corseman" or something - maybe someone can clarify> Maybe Derek Geoffrey Horseman

Oct-20-22		kingscrusher: <vonKrolock> Many thanks

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