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About Yosef Dobkin
- Yosef (Joseph) Dobkin (13 August 1909 – 9 April 1977) was an Israeli chess master. Dobkin was born in Russia.
- He immigrated to Palestine (British Mandate) in 1924 and studied chemistry at the Hebrew University.
- He did his Ph.D.
- thesis, and joined the Department of Physiology.
- He was an accomplished chess player, received the international master's degree.In April 1935, he tied for 3rd-5th in Tel Aviv (the 2nd Maccabiah Games, Abram Blass won).
- He played for Palestine/Israeli team in two Chess Olympiads; at third board (+2 –7 =6) in the 6th Olympiad at Warsaw 1935, and at first reserve board (+2 –5 =2) in the 12th Olympiad at Moscow 1956.In 1974, he took 16th in Israeli Chess Championship (Vladimir Liberzon and Moshe Czerniak won).
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