Daniel yanofsky — wikipedia

Daniel Abraham Yanofsky , nicknamed Abe Yanofsky, born on 25 mars 1925 in Brody in Ukraine (then in Poland), died on 5 mars 2000 In Winnipeg, is a lawyer, politician and the first Canadian grand master of the chess; Young prodigy, he won the title of champion of Canada eight times, writes chess books and obtained the title of international referee.

Canada Champion at sixteen (1941) [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Yanovsky emigrated to Canada with his family, of Jewish origin, when he was eight months old. He learns to play chess with his father at eight years old ^{[ first ]} .

A child prodigy of chess, Yanofsky won his first provincial Manitoba championship at the age of 12 years , in 1937 and made his debut in the Canada Championship in Toronto the same year.

In 1939, then just age of 14 years old , he defends the colors of Canada at the Buenos Aires Olympiad; He caused a sensation there by obtaining the best score at 2 ^{It is} chessboard. He won his first Canada championship in 1941, at the age of 16 years old , in Winnipeg. The following year, he won again at Ventnor City with 6.5/9 and is first ^is -2 ^{It is} With Herman Steiner at the United States Open in Dallas.

In the early 1940s, Yanofsky was forbidden to play in the Manitoba province championships because no one could defeat him ^{[ first ]} .

Yanovsky is again the Canada Champion in 1943, 1945, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1963 and 1965. With eight titles, he holds the record for victories in this championship, equally With Maurice Fox.

International tournaments [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

In 1946, at 21 years old , Yanofsky participates in his first major tournament according to the Second World War, the Groningue tournament, he defeated the Soviet champion and the winner of the Mikhail Botvinnik tournament, and wins the beauty prize for the game. During the next two years, he participated in other tournaments in Europe, his best result being a second place behind Miguel Najdorf in Barcelona in 1946. He reached the Interzonal tournament in Saltsjöbaden in 1948 then that of Stockholm in 1962. He won the British championship in 1953. In Dallas, in 1957, Yanofsky obtained his first Grand Master standard thanks to victories against Samuel Reshevsky, Friðrik ólafsson and Larry Evans. His performance at Tel Aviv Olympiad in 1964 (10/16) earned him a second standard and the title of Grand Master International.

He also won:

Yanofsky was second in Hastings in 1951-1952 behind Svetozar Gligorić and second in Netanya in 1968, behind Bobby Fischer.

Yanofsky is the organizer of the first great masters tournament in Winnipeg in 1967, on the occasion of Canada’s hundredth anniversary, he also played in the tournament and won a beauty prize for a victory against László Szabó. The tournament is won by Bent Larsen and Klaus Darga.

Olympiads [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

He represented Canada during eleven Olympiads:

• Argentine – Buenos Aires 1939 (13.5/16),
• The Netherlands – Amsterdam 1954 (9/17),
• – Munich 1958 (5.5/11),
• Israel – Tel Aviv 1964 (10/16),
• Cuba – Havana 1966 (3.5/5),
• Suisse – Lugano 1968 (6/14),
• – Siegen 1970 (7/14),
• – Skopje 1972 (6/13),
• France – Nice 1974 (7/14),
• Israel – Haifa 1976 (3.5/10) and
• Painted – La Valette 1980 (6/11),

or a period of 41 years and a total of 141 parties .

End of career [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Yanofsky obtained the title of international arbitrator of the International Federation of Chess in 1977.

He participated in his last Canada Championship in 1986, at the age of 61 years old in his city of Winnipeg and qualifies for the interzonal tournament with a 3 ^{It is} – 5 ^{It is} Place with 9.5/15 but gives way to a younger player. He participated in the Groningue Tournament in 1996, on the occasion of the 50 ^{It is} anniversary of the 1946 tournament.

After his death in 2000, an annual memorial tournament was organized in Winnipeg ^{[ 2 ]} .

Yanofsky’s family consists of her father, his mother Mary and his brothers Israel and Harry. ^{[ 3 ]}

“Two Janofsky brothers met for the first time in Buenos Aires … J. Janowski, 45 years old , was born in Ukraine and left for Argentina in 1919. His father stayed at home and then moved to Canada with his 6 month old son, Abe Janowski (English spelling: Yanofsky). Abe … was appointed first chessboard to the Olympiads of Buenos Aires. Reading the list of participants, J. Janowsky was very surprised and was looking forward to meeting an A. Yanofsky from the Canadian team. He showed his father’s photo and Abe exclaimed: “He is also my father! ». They kissed happily ” ^{[ 4 ]} .

Yanofsky studies at the University of Manitoba (Canada)

His father died prematurely in 1938, while Abe has 13 years ^{[ 5 ] , [ 3 ]} . It thus becomes supporting of family, by occupying various jobs at Atlantic Fruit Company ^{[ first ]} During the day and attending public school at night until he finished secondary studies and then, when he entered the University of Manitoba, he occupies a job at night ^{[ 3 ] , [ 6 ]} . Then he served in the Canadian Navy during the Second World War, between 1944 and he served until 1946 ^{[ first ]} .

Then, he made a trip to Europe, then playing in tournaments and exhibition matches and giving conferences on failures ^{[ first ]} .

He returned to Canada and obtained a science diploma from the University of Manitoba in 1946, then won several scholarships and that of Rhodes enabled him to carry out law studies at the University of Oxford ^{[ 5 ] , [ 6 ]} .

Except for a short period in the late 1940s, Yanofsky never devoted himself only to failures.

After graduating in 1951, he exercised the right to Winnipeg, from 1951 to 1997, with his brother Harry who is also a chess master. Daniel Yanofsky pleads several cases in front of the Supreme Court of Canada, while continuing to play as an amateur and win titles ^{[ 7 ]} . In 1953, he published his autobiography ^{[ first ]} .

Vue de Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)

He became the mayor of the city of West Kildonan on the outskirts of Winnipeg and advisor to the city of Winnipeg from 1970 to 1986, chairing the Committee of Finance ^{[ 3 ]} . Yanofsky was a candidate for the Manitoba Liberal Party in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly during the 1959 general election.

For a long time, he published a weekly column on failures in the Winnipeg Free Press ^{[ 5 ]} .

In 1972, he was an officer of the Order of Canada ^{[ 8 ]} . By patent letter, he was appointed adviser to the Queen in 1980 ^{[ 3 ]} .

Seven Oaks General Hospital à Winnipeg Manitoba

He laid the foundations for the construction of the new Seven Oaks hospital and the Wellness Institute in his city of Winnipeg ^{[ 3 ]} .

At Seven Oaks General Hospital, he died of cancer and congestive heart failure in 2000, near 75 years in 2000 ^{[ 5 ] , [ first ]} . Its funerals took place on March 7 at the Chesed Shel Emes chapel, and its burial in the Shaarey Zedek cemetery ^{[ 3 ]} .

He was married to Hilda and the couple had four children: Michael (Andrew), Heather, Rochelle and Audrey, and several grandchildren ^{[ 3 ]} .

The ABE Yanofsky fund, received by the archives of the city of Winnipeg in 2006 and 2008, includes textual documents, photographs, memories and artifacts linked to its education, its legal and political careers and its involvement in the world of failures ^{[ 6 ]} . Its accession numbers are 2006/A006 and 2008/A005 ^{[ 6 ]} .

• Chess The Hard Way,
• How to Win End-games
• 100 Years of Chess in Canada
• magazine editor Canadian Chess Chat for many years
• columnist for Winnipeg Free Press
• Written the book of the Tournament of the first Open of Canada in 1956
• Write the tournament book for the tournament of great masters of Winnipeg in 1967

• Daniel Yanofsky – Alberto Dulanto, Ol Buenos Aires 1939, 1-0
• Daniel Yanofsky – Mikhail Botvinnik, Groningen 1946, 1-0
• Viacheslav Ragozine – Daniel Yanofsky, Izt Saltsjöbaden 1948, 0-1
• Samuel Reshevsky – Daniel Yanofsky, ol Tel Aviv 1964, 0-1
• Laszlo Szabo – Daniel Yanofsky, Winnipeg 1967, 0-1