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| Born | German Lazarevich Khodos 10 April 1941 |
| Died | 31 October 2023 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | USSR — Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Chess player, athlete |
| Years active | 1958–1978 |
German Lazarevich Khodos (Russian: Герман Лазаревич Ходос, born 10 April 1941, Rostov-on-Don — 31 October 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany[1]) is a Soviet chess player, Master of Sports of the USSR (1960).[2]
As a member of the USSR national team, three-time winner of the World University Team Championships (1963, 1964 and 1965). Participant of the 1962 USSR Championship (after winning the semi-finals), qualifying tournaments of several USSR championships. Repeated participant of the RSFSR championships.[3]
As a member of the RSFSR national team, winner of the USSR team championships among young men in 1956 and 1957, participant of the USSR team championships in 1958 and 1960 (two bronze medals in the team), Spartakiade of the Peoples of the USSR in 1959 and international matches against Hungary (1963 and 1968).[4]
As a member of the team of DSO "Burevestnik", winner of the USSR team championship in 1961. He showed the best result on the 7th board.[5]
Early years
[edit]He was born into the family of Lazar Abramovich Khodos and Bronislava Moiseyevna Kann.[6] Graduated from Rostov Pedagogical Institute.[7] He began his interest in chess at an early age, when he first started playing with his older brother Mikhail. In 1953, his older brother brought Herman to the Rostov Palace of Pioneers, where he met his coach Semyon Shevakhovich.[8]
He drew attention to himself in 1956, when he participated in a simultaneous game session with W. Unzicker, who at that time was the champion of the FRG. The bout lasted several hours and ended in a victory for Hodos.[9]
In the same year Hodos became a participant of the All-Union level competition: as a member of the RSFSR junior team he won gold medals of the team championship of the country among juniors (the team scored 74 points out of 108 possible). In 1957, he led the RSFSR junior team in a similar competition. The team again took first place.
In 1958 as a member of the RSFSR adult team he became a bronze medallist of the USSR team championship.
In 1959 in Riga he again led the RSFSR national team at the 11th Junior Team Championship and showed the best result on the 1st board.[10] In 1960, Khodos took part in a tournament under the Scheveningen system held in Cheboksary. He scored 7.5 out of 13 and exceeded the standard of Master of Sport by half a point.[11]
In 1961, Khodos participated in the World University Team Championships held in Helsinki.[12] In 1962, having scored 13 points out of 15 possible, became the winner of the semi-final of the 30th USSR Championship and won the right to participate in the USSR Championship.[13]
Family
[edit]Wife
[edit]- Nelly Pavlovna Kulikova (Khodos)
Children
[edit]- Alina Germanovna Khodos (born 28 November 1983)
- Julia Khodos (born 29 January 1980)
- Alexander Germanovich Khodos (born 10 April 1988)
Parents
[edit]- Lazar Abramovich Khodos (17 July 1908 — 5 April 1997)
- Moiseevna Kann (10 April 1910 — 20 July 1997)
Death
[edit]German passed away on 31 October 2023 at the age of 82 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Memory
[edit]On 2 January 2024 the traditional Christmas tournament was held at the Rostov City Chess Club,[14] dedicated to the memory of Herman Chodos. The competition was held according to the Swiss system in 8 rounds,[14] Russian and international ratings were to be computed.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Краткая биография". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ "ChessPro online | Шахматный форум | Мастера - участники чемпионатов СССР". chesspro.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Поздравляем! — rostovchessclub" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Герман лазаревич ходос, ходос герман лазаревич, герман ходос шахматист, иван ходос песня". more3dperm.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Шахматный ежегодник, 1961. — М.: ФиС, 1963. — С. 283—291.
- ^ "The chess games of German Khodos". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Ходос Герман Лазаревич | Спорт-страна.ру" (in Russian). 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Рождественский турнир – 2024 (мемориал Германа Ходоса) — rostovchessclub" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Герман лазаревич ходос, ходос герман лазаревич, герман ходос шахматист, иван ходос песня". more3dperm.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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