GM Konstantin Lerner (1950-2011)

Today GM Konstantin Lerner passed away in Hertzlia Israel at the age of 61, after a long illness.

Lerner was born in 1950 in Odessa, Ukraine. He played in several USSR championships, finishing second in one of them (in Lvov in 1984). His best rating was 2605, which he achieved in July 1995.

In 2001 he emigrated to Israel with hiswife Sara and son Andrey. While in Israel, he continued to play chess successfully, winning a number of tournaments, for example in Rishon Le Zion in 2004 and Herzlia in 2005.

Source: ChessToday.net

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