About Yaacov Zilberman
Born 1954. Yaacov Zilberman is an Israeli and Russian chess player.
Yaacov Zilberman (; born 26 May 1954) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
He played for Israel on the second reserve board in the 30th Chess Olympiad at Manila 1992.
He shared first place with Robert Hübner and Iván Morovic Fernández at Havana 1998 (Capablanca Memorial, Elite). He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1998.
He competed at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.
Three times he played in the European Chess Club Cup, in 1992 with Hapoel Tel Aviv (reaching the semifinals), in 1997 and in 2001 with Herzliya Chess Club.
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Who is Yaacov Zilberman?
Israeli chess grandmaster
When was Yaacov Zilberman born?
Yaacov Zilberman was born on 26 May 1954 in Astana.
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Yaacov Zilberman is a chess player.
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Yaacov Zilberman is Israeli and Russian.
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