Ephraim Kishon
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Ephraim Kishon, (August 23, 1924 – January 29, 2005)
was an Hungarian born, Israeli writer, satirist, dramatist, screenwriter, and film director.
He spent most of his youth in labour camps and in various hiding-places in fear of the Nazis.
In 1944, Kishon was deported to Jolsva, a labour camp in Slovakia but together with a friend he managed to escape.
In the camp he worked as a secretary for the district commandant. He got his job only because of the fact that he was an excellent chess player and the Nazi commander wanted to play with him
[2].
Kishon was a life-long chess enthusiast, and took an early interest in chess-playing computers. In 1990, German chess computer manufacturer Hegener & Glaser along with its affiliate at that time, Fidelity Electronics [3], produced the Kishon Chesster [4], a dedicated chess computer with a program by Dan and Kathe Spracklen, distinguished by the spoken comments of Kishon [5].
Selected Publications
- Ephraim Kishon (1979). Compushvili. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 10, pp. 76
- Ephraim Kishon, Helmut Pfleger, Ossi Weiner (1993). Der Schachcomputer: Gegner und Freund. Ullstein (German)
- Ephraim Kishon, Helmut Pfleger, Ossi Weiner (1998). Der Schachcomputer: Gegner und Freund. Nymphenburger Verlag
See also
External Links
- Ephraim Kishon, 1924 – 2005, Obituary by Frederic Friedel, ChessBase, February 04, 2005
- Fidelity Kishon Chesster Challenger Electronic Chess Computer, The Spacious Mind
- Kishon Chesster, Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
References
- ↑ Photo by Nachoom Assis, 1994, Ephraim Kishon from Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ The life of Ephraim Kishon (1924-2005)
- ↑ Ron Nelson and H & G Projects by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 02, 2016
- ↑ Ephraim Kishon - Der Kishon Chesster
- ↑ Ephraim Kishon, 1924 – 2005, Obituary by Frederic Friedel, ChessBase, February 04, 2005