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Lev Isaakovich Aptekar (born November 26, 1936 in Kiev, USSR) is a Jewish Soviet–New Zealand chess master, coach and writer.^[1]

He finished 15th in the Kiev championship of 1963. In the middle of the 1970s, he left the Soviet Union for New Zealand. In 1975/76, he shared first with Murray Chandler and Ortvin Sarapu in the 83rd New Zealand Championships in Upper Hutt. In 1976/77, he finished 6th in Auckland (84th NZL-ch, Sarapu won). In 1979/80, he finished 6th in Upper Hutt (87th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Green won). In 1980/81, he tied for 7-9th in Christchurch (88th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Nokes won). In December 2011 he moved to Sydney, Australia.^[2]

Aptekar represented New Zealand in two Chess Olympiads:^[3]

In 1980, at fourth board in 24th Olympiad in La Valletta (+3 –4 =4);
In 1988, at 2nd reserve board in 28th Olympiad in Thessaloniki but really the non-playing captain.

He was also the national chess coach for the 1990 Olympiad in Novi Sad.

Books written by Lev Aptekar:

Wisdom in chess (1987) Editor Bob Mitchell
The Art of Chess - The Power of Tactics (2008) Editor Bob Mitchell - available on iPad app e+Books
The Art of Chess - The Wisdom of Strategy (2008) Editor Bob Mitchell - available on iPad app e+Books
The Art of Chess - The Flame of Attack (2008) Editor Bob Mitchell - available on iPad app e+Books

References

^ Lev Aptekar (1987). Wisdom in Chess. Editor Bob Mitchell. Government Printer. Wellington.
^ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site Archived 2006-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Lev Aptekar Chess Olympiad statistics from www.olimpbase.org

External links

Lev Aptekar player profile and games at Chessgames.com

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[1] Lev Aptekar (1987). Wisdom in Chess. Editor Bob Mitchell. Government Printer. Wellington.

[2] Welcome to the Chessmetrics site Archived 2006-04-14 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Lev Aptekar Chess Olympiad statistics from www.olimpbase.org

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 '''Lev Isaakovich Aptekar''' (born November 26, 1936 in [[Kiev]], [[USSR]]) is a [[Jewish]] [[USSR|Soviet]]–[[New Zealand]] [[chess]] master, coach and writer.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lev Aptekar|title=Wisdom in Chess|publisher=Editor Bob Mitchell. [[Government Printer]]. Wellington|year=1987}}</ref>
-He finished 15th in the Kiev championship of 1963. In the middle of the 1970s, he left the Soviet Union for New Zealand. In 1975/76, he shared first with [[Murray Chandler]] and [[Ortvin Sarapu]] in the 83rd [[New Zealand Chess Championship|New Zealand Championships]] in Upper Hutt. In 1976/77, he finished 6th in Auckland (84th NZL-ch, Sarapu won). In 1979/80, he finished 6th in Upper Hutt (87th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Green won). In 1980/81, he tied for 7-9th in Christchurch (88th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Nokes won). In December 2011 he moved to Sydney, Australia.<ref>[http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+He finished 15th in the Kiev championship of 1963. In the middle of the 1970s, he left the Soviet Union for New Zealand. In 1975/76, he shared first with [[Murray Chandler]] and [[Ortvin Sarapu]] in the 83rd [[New Zealand Chess Championship|New Zealand Championships]] in Upper Hutt. In 1976/77, he finished 6th in Auckland (84th NZL-ch, Sarapu won). In 1979/80, he finished 6th in Upper Hutt (87th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Green won). In 1980/81, he tied for 7-9th in Christchurch (88th NZL-ch, Sarapu, Small and Nokes won). In December 2011 he moved to Sydney, Australia.<ref>[http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414132700/http://www.chessmetrics.com/ |date=2006-04-14 }}</ref>
 Aptekar represented New Zealand in two [[Chess Olympiad]]s:<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/3dxhx5rc.html Lev Aptekar] Chess Olympiad statistics from [http://www.olimpbase.org www.olimpbase.org]</ref>