León Schorr
León Schorr | |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| Born | 1934 (age 90–91) |
| Title | Candidate Master (2014) |
| Peak rating | 2215 (July 2001) |
León Schorr (born 1934) is a Venezuelan chess master.
He tied for 6-7th at Caracas 1960 (blitz tournament, Antonio Medina won ahead of Bobby Fischer),[1] and won Torneo Día de Galicia in 1961.[2]
Schorr played for Venezuela and won gold medal in the 2nd Central American and Caribbean Team Chess Championship at Caracas 1964,[3] and bronze team medal in the 9th CACAC Team-ch at Guatemala 1971.[4] He also represented Venezuela in Chess Olympiads at Tel Aviv 1964, Havana 1966, Lugano 1968, and Haifa 1976.[5]
In 2001, he played in Boston US-Open.[6]
References
- ^ "Los Venezolanos que derrotaron a Fischer". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Ajedrez". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 2nd CACAC Team Chess Championship, Caracas 1964, information".
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 9th CACAC Team Chess Championship, Guatemala 1971, Venezuela".
- ^ "Home". olimpbase.org.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Leon Schorr player profile and games at Chessgames.com