Maurice Raizman (né Miron Raizman) (26 February 1905, Bendery – 1 April 1974, Paris) was a French chess master.

Born into a Jewish family in Bendery (then in Russian Empire), he emigrated to France. He was six-times French Champion (1932, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1951, and 1952) and Paris Champion in 1938. He shared first with Victor Kahn in 16th Paris Championship 1934, and tied for 1st-2nd with Aristide Gromer in 17th French Championship at Nice 1938. He took 2nd, behind Stepan Popel, in the Paris Championship 1953.

Maurice Raizman

Raizman played for France in Chess Olympiads: In 1935, at first reserve board in 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+4 –4 =8); In 1954, at second board in 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+5 –6 =5); In 1958, at first board in 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+1 –7 =5); In 1972, at first reserve board in 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8 –1 =1).

Maurice Raizman

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1905 births

1974 deaths

People from Bender, Moldova

People from Bendersky Uyezd

Bessarabian Jews

Moldovan Jews

Romanian emigrants to France

Jewish chess players

Moldovan chess players

French chess players

20th-century chess players

Maurice Raizman