About Gedali Szapiro
Lived 1929 – 1972 (aged 43). Gedali Szapiro was a Polish and Israeli chess player.
Gedali Shapiro (Grzegorz Szapiro) (later Gedalia Shapira) (; 28 October 1929 – 28 December 1972) was a Polish–Israeli chess master, born in Siedlce.
He tied for 7-8th at Wrocław (Breslau) 1955 Polish Championship. He played for “Poland B” in 3rd Triennial Cup (HUN–CSR–POL) at Warsaw 1956.
Szapiro played twice in Chess Olympiads. In 1956, at first reserve board in 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1 –4 =2) for Poland; In 1962, at second reserve board in 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+4 –2 =5) for Israel.
He tied for 4-5th with Yair Kraidman, behind Milan Matulović, Petar Trifunović and Moshe Czerniak, at Netanya 1961.
He died in Rishon Lezion, Israel.
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Who was Gedali Szapiro?
Polish-Israeli chess player
When was Gedali Szapiro born?
Gedali Szapiro was born on 28 October 1929 in Siedlce.
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Gedali Szapiro died on 28 December 1972.
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Gedali Szapiro was a chess player.
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Gedali Szapiro was Polish and Israeli.
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