Meir Rauch, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Meir Rauch

Israeli chess player

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1909

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1983

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Meir Rauch

  • Meir Rauch (born 15 October 1909, died 1 August 1983) chess master, born in Zolynia, Poland.In August–September 1939, he played for the Palestinian team in the 8th Chess Olympiad on the first reserve board (won 4, lost 2 and drew 7) in Buenos Aires.
  • When World War II broke out, Rauch, along with many other participants of that Olympiad, decided to stay permanently in Argentina. He emigrated to Israel in 1945.Around 1960 Rauch was still a member of the Réti chess club in Tel Aviv.
  • He held the Israeli record for a blindfold simultaneous game (8 players).

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