{{Short description|French chess master}} [[File:Aanvang schaaktoernooi Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 906-6986.jpg|thumb|Raizman (right, playing white) vs. Petar Trifunović (1954)]] '''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)<ref>[http://perso.orange.fr/eric.delaire/France/France.htm France<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Paris Champion in 1938.<ref>[http://perso.orange.fr/eric.delaire/France/champions_paris.htm Champions de Paris<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He shared first with Victor Kahn in 16th Paris Championship 1934,<ref>[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215163822/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm |date=2010-12-15 }}</ref> and tied for 1st-2nd with Aristide Gromer in 17th French Championship at Nice 1938.<ref>[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables9.htm Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215163515/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables9.htm |date=2010-12-15 }}</ref> He took 2nd, behind Stepan Popel, in the Paris Championship 1953.

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).<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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