About Meir Rauch
Lived 1909 – 1983 (aged 73). Meir Rauch was an Israeli chess player and chess composer.
Meir Rauch (15 October 1909 – 1 August 1983) was a Polish-born Israeli chess master.
Meir Rauch was born in Zolynia, Poland. In August–September 1939, he played 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 immigrated 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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Who was Meir Rauch?
Israeli chess player
When was Meir Rauch born?
Meir Rauch was born on 15 October 1909 in Żołynia.
When did Meir Rauch die?
Meir Rauch died on 1 August 1983.
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Meir Rauch was a chess player and chess composer.
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Meir Rauch was Israeli.
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