Maurice Raizman

{{Short description|French chess master}}

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Maurice Raizman (né Miron Raizman) (26 February 1905, Bendery – 1 April 1974, Paris) was a French chess master.

Born into a Jewish family in Bendery (then in Russian Empire), he emigrated to France. He was six-times French Champion (1932, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1951, and 1952)[http://perso.orange.fr/eric.delaire/France/France.htm France]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and Paris Champion in 1938.[http://perso.orange.fr/eric.delaire/France/champions_paris.htm Champions de Paris]

He shared first with Victor Kahn in 16th Paris Championship 1934,[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215163822/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm |date=2010-12-15 }} and tied for 1st-2nd with Aristide Gromer in 17th French Championship at Nice 1938.[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables9.htm Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215163515/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables9.htm |date=2010-12-15 }} He took 2nd, behind Stepan Popel, in the Paris Championship 1953.

Raizman played for France in Chess Olympiads:

• In 1935, at first reserve board in 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+4 –4 =8);
• In 1954, at second board in 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+5 –6 =5);
• In 1958, at first board in 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+1 –7 =5);
• In 1972, at first reserve board in 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8 –1 =1).[http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess]