About Jerzy Lewi
Lived 1949 – 1972 (aged 23). Jerzy Lewi was a Polish chess player.
Jerzy Lewi (22 April 1949, Wrocław – 30 October 1972, Lund) was a Polish chess master.
He won five-times Polish Junior championships in 1965–1969. He took 3rd, behind Anatoly Karpov and Andras Adorjan, at Groningen 1967 (European Junior Championship). In 1968, he tied for 2nd-5th in Łódź (25th Polish Championship). In 1969, he won in Lublin (26th POL-ch). He took 12th at Athens 1969 (zonal; Milan Matulović won), and had decided to stay in the West. As a refugee, because of the 1968 Polish political crisis, he lived in Sweden where he died in a traffic accident in Lund. He was buried in a Jewish cemetery in Malmö.
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Who was Jerzy Lewi?
Polish chess player (1949-1972)
When was Jerzy Lewi born?
Jerzy Lewi was born on 22 April 1949 in Wrocław.
When did Jerzy Lewi die?
Jerzy Lewi died on 30 October 1972 in Lund.
What was Jerzy Lewi's occupation?
Jerzy Lewi was a chess player.
What nationality was Jerzy Lewi?
Jerzy Lewi was Polish.
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