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Allen Kaufman

Number of games in database: 55
Years covered: 1953 to 1995
Overall record: +23 -23 =9 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ALLEN KAUFMAN
(born Jun-13-1933, 91 years old) United States of America

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Former Executive Director of the American Chess Foundation and Secretary of the Samford Fellowship Committee.

Wikipedia article: Allen Kaufman

Last updated: 2019-07-14 13:34:33

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 55  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Kaufman vs D R Arganian  1-050195354th US OpenB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
2. I A Horowitz vs A Kaufman  1-034195354th US OpenA55 Old Indian, Main line
3. A Kaufman vs E Hearst  0-143195354th US OpenB24 Sicilian, Closed
4. A Kaufman vs A J Fink  1-046195354th US OpenC50 Giuoco Piano
5. R Kujoth vs A Kaufman  1-035195354th US OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
6. A Kaufman vs A Turner  1-035195354th US OpenA16 English
7. A Bisguier vs A Kaufman 0-1591954New YorkA15 English
8. E McCormick vs A Kaufman  1-0281954Eastern States OpenB50 Sicilian
9. A Kaufman vs H Steiner  0-14619542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC59 Two Knights
10. A Kaufman vs R Cross  0-16119542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC18 French, Winawer
11. A Kaufman vs R A Sanford  1-03019542nd Pan-American Chess CongressD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. P Lapiken vs A Kaufman  1-05519542nd Pan-American Chess CongressB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. J R Schroeder vs A Kaufman  1-039195455th US OpenA55 Old Indian, Main line
14. A Kaufman vs G Krauss  1-026195455th US OpenA84 Dutch
15. A Kaufman vs E Mednis  ½-½50195455th US OpenA04 Reti Opening
16. J F Donovan vs A Kaufman  ½-½55195455th US OpenC58 Two Knights
17. A Kaufman vs J Sherwin  0-131195455th US OpenB58 Sicilian
18. A Kaufman vs Santasiere  ½-½50195455th US OpenB02 Alekhine's Defense
19. D Fischheimer vs A Kaufman  0-136195455th US OpenB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
20. N Whitaker vs A Kaufman  0-164195455th US OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. A Kaufman vs G R McMahon  1-025195556th US OpenC18 French, Winawer
22. V Pupols vs A Kaufman 0-143195556th US OpenA53 Old Indian
23. A Kaufman vs L Remlinger  ½-½61195556th US OpenC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
24. L Levy vs A Kaufman  0-152195556th US OpenB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
25. A Kaufman vs Evans ½-½23195556th US OpenC47 Four Knights
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-08-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Kaufman also organised the 2011 Michigan Chess Festival:

http://www.mychessaddiction.com/int...

http://blog.chess.com/Fins0905/mich...

Mar-04-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: <GrahamClayton> The organizer of the Michigan Chess Festival was <Alan Kaufman>, an entirely different person.
Mar-05-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: <GrahamClayton> The organizer of the Michigan Chess Festival was <Alan Kaufman>. I once played Allen Kaufman, and can assure you he is an entirely different person.
Mar-05-14  RedShield: Bobby's friend.
Dec-09-14  zanzibar: I have an <Allen J. Kaufman> from NY playing the in the <2nd PanAm Open, Hollywood (1954)>.

https://www.newinchess.com/Kaufman_...

http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.js...

A picture of him (hard to find), at the time of his retirement, July 2011 is here:

http://content.yudu.com/A1t744/Ches...

Jul-14-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Telemus: From one of Euwe's books:

Allen Kaufman vs Frank Howard, (no event, no date, but must be played 1962 or before).


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Black to move.

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I found a game between Franklin Sandford Howard and Kaufmann from the Manhattan CC Ch 1955/56.

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