Iser Kuperman was a Ukrainian international draughts grandmaster who won the World Draughts Championship seven times, in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967 and 1974, and was also a four time Panamerican champion. He first won the Soviet Russian draughts championship in 1945 on his debut and went on to win that title three more times. After emigrating from the Soviet Union to Israel and then to the United States in 1978, Kuperman continued competing internationally and became known as one of the greatest pool checkers players ever, earning recognition from the Homan Square Pool Checkers and Chess Club of Chicago. He was born in Poliske, in what is now Ukraine, near Chernobyl.
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Career HighlightSeven-time World Champion in international draughts, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1974 1 Classification
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, nationality there.
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1. Iser Kuperman - Wikipedia
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Iser Kuperman, sometimes spelled Koeperman, (Russian: Исер Иосифович Куперман; April 21, 1922 - March 6, 2006) was a Ukrainian international draughts player.
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Iser Kuperman, sometimes spelled Koeperman, (Russian: Исер Иосифович Куперман; April 21, 1922 - March 6, 2006) was a Ukrainian international draughts player.
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Iser Kuperman, sometimes spelled Koeperman, (Russian: Исер Иосифович Куперман; April 21, 1922 - March 6, 2006) was a Ukrainian international draughts player.
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Iser Kuperman, sometimes spelled Koeperman, (Russian: Исер Иосифович Куперман; April 21, 1922 - March 6, 2006) was a Ukrainian international draughts player.
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Iser Kuperman, sometimes spelled Koeperman, (Russian: Исер Иосифович Куперман; April 21, 1922 - March 6, 2006) was a Ukrainian international draughts player.
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seven-time world champion
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Iser Kuperman, sometimes spelled Koeperman, (Russian: ИÑер ИоÑифович Куперман; April 21, 1922 - March 6, 2006) was a Ukrainian international draughts player.
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What game was Iser Kuperman known for besides international draughts?
He was also celebrated as a champion of pool checkers in the United States.
Beyond international draughts, Iser Kuperman became renowned as a pool checkers player after moving to the United States. The Homan Square Pool Checkers and Chess Club of Chicago called him the greatest pool checkers player of all time.
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