Abram Zamikhovsky


Abram Davidovich Zamikhovsky was a Ukrainian chess master and former national champion. Never a chess professional, he was also a well-known medical doctor.
In 1931, he won the 6th Ukrainian Championship in Kharkiv ahead of Vsevolod Rauzer
and took 14th in the 7th USSR Championship in Moscow.
At that time, he was a student of medical faculty at the Kyiv University. In 1936, he took 8th in the 16th Championship of Moscow.
In 1938, he took 2nd, behind Isaac Boleslavsky, in Kyiv.
After World War II, Zamikhovsky took 10th at Kyiv 1946 ;
tied for 9–10th at Kyiv 1947 ;
shared 1st at Kyiv 1951 ;
took 14th at Leningrad 1952 ;
won at Kyiv 1952 ;
tied for 8–10th at Vilnius 1953 ;
in 1955, he tied for in Kyiv. In 1956, he took 5th in Kyiv.
In 1957, he took 8th in Kyiv.