Gutman (Gutmann) Lev (b. 1945, Riga) — chess grandmaster (1986).

Lev Gutman achieved joint 11th–12th place at the Latvian SSR Championship in 1967 and competed consistently in national championships: 5th–7th in 1969, 4th–5th in 1971, champion in 1972, 7th–8th in 1973, 3rd in 1974, 4th in 1975, 2nd in 1976, 2nd–3rd in 1977, 7th–9th in 1978, and 4th–5th in 1979. In 1972, he claimed victory at the Riga Championship. Outside Latvia, he placed 6th–7th at Pärnu in 1974, and competed in Riga (1975–76) and Gomel (6th–7th, 1977). In 1978, he won the Haapsalu event.

Gutman emigrated to Israel in 1980 and later settled in Germany. He served as second to Viktor Korchnoi and became known for expertise in opening theory. Representing Israel, he played in the Chess Olympiads of 1982 (Lucerne: +4 −4 =2) and 1984 (Thessaloniki: +4 −3 =3). In 1984, he won in Grindavík and went on to triumph at the FIDE zonal tournament in Be’er Sheva (1985) and the Wuppertal tournament (1986). He also won international events in London (1982), Braine (likely Balène, 1985), Lugano (1986), and Biel (1987).

Лев Гутман. Лейден, 2008