Gad Rechlis
{{short description|Israeli chess grandmaster (born 1967)}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Gad Rechlis
| image = Gad Rechlis 2010.jpg
| caption = Gad Rechlis in 2010
| country = Israel
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|2|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chișinău, Moldova
| death_date =
| death_place =
| title = Grandmaster (1992)
| worldchampion =
| peakrating = 2535 (July 1996)
| FideID = 2800047
|native_name_lang=he|native_name=גד רכליס}}
Gad Rechlis ({{Langx|he|גד רכליס}}; born 5 February 1967) is a Moldova born Israeli chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM) (1992).
Biography
At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, Gad Rechlis was one of the leading Israeli chess players. In 1988, he won the Israeli Chess Championship. In 1990 in Manila he participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament where ranked in 22nd place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/9193$iix.htm|title=1990 Manila Interzonal Tournament : 1990-1993 cycle : World Chess Championship|website=www.mark-weeks.com}}
Gad Rechlis is winner of many international chess tournaments, including winning or sharing first place in Berlin (Berliner Sommer, 1987 and 1995), Bern (Zonal tournament, 1990), Ostrava (1991), Vienna (1996).
Gad Rechlis played for Israel in the Chess Olympiads:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/e8qmg00c.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Gad Rechlis|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
- In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+7, =3, -3),
- In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad (+1, =3, -3).
Gad Rechlis played for Israel in the European Team Chess Championship:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/e8qmg00c.html|title=OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Gad Rechlis|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
- In 1989, at fifth board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+3, =3, -2).
In 2019, he won 2nd- 4th place in the Israeli Open Championships along with Michal Lahav and Victor Mikhalevski with 7/9 points.{{Cite web|title=Israeli National Open Championship - 2019 January 2020 Israel FIDE Chess Tournament report|url=https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=237125|access-date=2020-06-16|website=ratings.fide.com}}
First place in the 2019 Natan Blumkin Memorial tied with Tamir Nabaty and Johnatan Bakalchuk with a score of 8/10.{{Cite web|title=Natan Blumkin Memorial 19.1.2019 February 2019 Israel FIDE Chess Tournament report|url=https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=208096|access-date=2020-06-16|website=ratings.fide.com}}
In 1986, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title four years later.
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=13839}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Gad_Rechlis Gad Rechlis] chess games at 365chess.com
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Category:Chess players from Chișinău
Category:Israeli chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
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