Irwin Lipnowski
| Irwin Lipnowski | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Born | May 2, 1946 |
| Title | FIDE Master |
| Peak rating | 2400 (January 1975) |
Irwin Lipnowski (born May 2, 1946) is a Canadian chess FIDE Master.
Biography[edit]
Lipnowski, who grew up in Winnipeg, was one of Canada's strongest chess players of the 1960s and 1970s. He was awarded the FIDE Master title in 1983.
His competitive accomplishments include:
- 1960, 1962 Winner, Manitoba Junior Championship and in 1959 shared first with Michael Nozick[1]
- 1963, 1978, and 2001 Canadian Chess Championship, placing 6th, 8th, and 17th, respectively[2]
- 1969 Winner, Ontario Open[3]
- 1971 Played fourth board for Canada at the World Student Team Chess Championship in Mayagüez, scoring +1, =2, -2; the team won the bronze medal[4]
- 1974 Placed 7th in the Pan American Chess Championship in Winnipeg[5]
- 1976 Played first reserve board ( scoring +1, =4, -1) on the Canadian men's team at the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa; the team's eighth place finish was its best ever[6][7]
- 1977 Winner, Manitoba Championship[8]
- 1999 Winner, Manitoba Open[9]
- 2000 Captain and coach of the Canadian team at the World Youth Championship, Oropesa del Mar, Spain[10][11]
An economics professor, Lipnowski is a faculty member of the University of Manitoba.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Cohen, David (2012-06-05). "Canadian Chess Champions - Manitoba". Canadian Chess. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Canadian Closed Championships, 1945-2021". bcchesshistory. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Cohen, David (2013-04-14). "Canadian Chess Champions - Ontario". Canadian Chess. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "World Student Team Chess Championship: Irwin Lipnowski". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "8th Pan-American Chess Championship: Winnipeg 1974". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Irwin Lipnowski". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Rosner, Cecil (2014-05-31). "Chess". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Champions". Manitoba Chess Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Manitoba Open Championship". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "World Youth Championships, Oropesa del Mar". belgianchesshistory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ Lipnowski, Irwin (2001). "Oropesa del Mar: World Youth Chess Festival 2000" (PDF). En Passant (166): 28–36.
- ^ Irwin F. Lipnowski University of Manitoba
External links[edit]
- Irwin Lipnowski rating card at FIDE
- Irwin Lipnowski player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Irwin Lipnowski Chessmetrics player profile
- Irwin Lipnowski Chessbase profile
- Irwin Lipnowski Chess Federation of Canada
- Interview with FM Irwin Lipnowski (En Passant, April 2002)
- The Jewish Gambit: Celebrating the Legacy of Jews and Chess in Winnipeg (video, 2021) Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
