Vladimir Elikovich Skulener (Russian: Владимир Еликович Скуленер; born January 24, 1958, in Bălți) is a German (formerly Soviet) chess player who won the Moldovan Chess Championship in 1981. FIDE Master.
| Vladimir Skulener | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Soviet Union  Germany |
| Born | 24 January 1958 Bălți, Soviet Union |
| Title | FIDE Master |
Trained by Lazar Begelman (1937–2006) in Bălți (Moldova),[1][2] Skulener participated in ten Moldovan Chess Championships and was awarded the title of Master of Sports of the USSR in chess in 1984. He also participated in two USSR Team Chess Championships (1981, 1985).[3][4]
He later emigrated to Israel (and played for Madatech Haifa Chess Club[5]) and then to Germany, where he plays for Makkabi Aachen.[6] He lives in Eschweiler. In 2016 he became silver medalist in the German Maccabiah Games in blitz and fast chess.[7]
Literature edit
Игорь Бердичевский. Шахматная еврейская энциклопедия. Russian Chess House, 2016.
References edit
- ^ Lazar Yefimovich Begelman
- ^ Lazar Begelman in Igor Berdichevsky, Chess Jewish Encyclopedia (Moscow: Russian Chess House, 2016)
- ^ 17th Soviet Team Chess Championship: Volgograd 1985
- ^ Igor Berdichevsky. Chess Jewish Encyclopedia. Moscow: Russian Chess House, 2016.
- ^ Wladimir Skulener
- ^ Makkabi Deutschland
- ^ Makkabiade 2016
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