Artur Kogan (born 29 January 1974, in
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upp ...
,
Ukraine) is a Ukrainian–born
Israeli chess
grandmaster.
Kogan emigrated from
Ukraine to Israel when he was two years old and spent more than 20 years in Israel. He currently resides in
Tarragona,
Catalonia,
Spain.
In 1981–89 he was the winner of town open championships in Israel of
Bat Yam,
Holon
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,
Rishon LeZion
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Petah Tikva
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, among others.
Among other tournaments, he has won the 1994
Kecskemét, 1996
Formies, 1996
Vlissingen, 1996
Sas Van Gent Open (
Netherlands), 1996
Ischia (
Italy), 1998
Ljubljana (
Slovenia), 1998
Pyramiden Cup (
Germany), 1999
Ljubliana, 2000
Almassora (
Spain), 2000
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Histor ...
Open (Italy), 2000
Quebec Open, 2001 Nordic Scandinavian Open, 2001 Salou Costa Dorada (Spain), 2002 Genove (Italy), 2003 Lido Estensi, 2005 Paris Open, 2005 Tarragona Open, 2006 Ashdod Open (Israel) and 2011
Torredembarra
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Open tournaments.
He was awarded the GM title in 1998.
As of May 2010 his
FIDE
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rating was 2525.
External links
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Kogan website
1974 births
Living people
Ukrainian Jews
Chess grandmasters
Israeli chess players
Jewish chess players
Bukovina Jews
Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
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