Leonid Gofshtein

Leonid Gofshtein (also known by his Hebrew name Zvulon Gofshtein Hebrew: זבולון גופשטיין ; 21 April 1953 – 25 December 2015) was an Israeli chess grandmaster. He emigrated from the Ukrainian SSR to Israel in 1990.[1]

Leonid Gofshtein
CountryIsrael
Born21 April 1953
Soviet Union
Died25 December 2015(2015-12-25) (aged 62)
Israel
TitleGrandmaster
Peak rating2585 (January 2000)

In 1999 he tied for 1st–5th with Mikhail Gurevich, Aleksandar Berelovich, Sergei Tiviakov and Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the open section of the Hoogeveen International tournament.[2] In 2000 he came second in the Tel Aviv International tournament[3] and tied for 2nd–6th with Roman Slobodjan, Ventzislav Inkiov, Giorgi Bagaturov and Stefan Đurić in the Arco Chess Festival.[4] In 2004 he tied for 1st–3rd with Michael Roiz and Evgeniy Najer in the Ashdod Chess Festival.[5] In 2006, tied for 2nd–5th with Slavko Cicak, José González García and Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez in the VIII Sants Open.[6]

He played for Israel in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila 1992.[7] On the May 2010 FIDE list his Elo rating was 2537.

Gofshtein's handle on the Internet Chess Club was "Orange". He died on 25 December 2015 after a long illness.[1]

References
  1. "(לאוניד (זבולון) גופשטיין (1953- 2015" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. Crowther, Mark (1999-10-25). "TWIC 258: VAM Chess Tournament". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  3. Crowther, Mark (2000-04-03). "TWIC 282: Tel Aviv International". London Chess Center. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  4. "The Arco Chess Festival". Chess.gr. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. Crowther, Mark (2005-01-10). "TWIC 531: 2nd Ashdod Chess Festival". London Chess Center. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  6. Crowther, Mark (2006-09-04). "TWIC 617: VIII Sants Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  7. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Leonid Gofshtein". OlimpBase. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
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