Ronen Har-Zvi (born 13 October 1976) is an Israeli chess player and writer. Har-Zvi won the under-16 title at the World Youth Chess Champion in 1992. He has held the title of Grandmaster of chess since 1995.[1]
Biography
Growing up in Israel, Har-Zvi was taught to play chess at the age of 5 by his grandfather.[1]
In 2008, Har-Zvi finished second in the "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas",[2] the largest online chess tournament in the world.[3] Har-Zvi lost 3.5-0.5 in the final to the untitledJorge Sammour-Hasbun.[4]
Aside from chess, Har-Zvi works as a stock trader.[8] He lived in Saratoga, New York, with his wife Heather, whom he met online at the Internet Chess Club, and their child.[9][10] In 2010, Har-Zvi became head chess coach at the University of Texas at Brownsville, and moved with his family to Brownsville, Texas[11] replacing Grandmaster Gilberto Hernández Guerrero, who had resigned from that position for personal reasons. After more than two years of coaching the University of Texas Brownsville team, Har-Zvi left for the Greater Boston area to pursue other chess-related endeavors, and in 2013 he moved back to Israel.[citation needed]
Notable games
Sammour-Hasbun vs. Har-Zvi, Dos Hermanas 2008
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Sammour-Hasbun - Har-Zvi, Dos Hermanas 2008. Har-Zvi played the questionable 21 ... Kh7, and subsequently lost.[2]
