Allen Kaufman
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Allen Kaufman | |
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| Born | 1933 |
| Known for | American Chess Foundation, Chess-in-the-Schools |
Allen Kaufman (1933) is an American chess master and the former Executive Director of the American Chess Foundation [1] and Chess-in-the-Schools.[2]
Kaufman, a longtime member of the Marshall Chess Club, competed nationally in chess in the 1950’s. In 1954, Kaufman finished seventh in the U.S. Open.[3] In 1957 at the U.S. Open, while ultimately finishing out of contention, Kaufman was in first place after the fourth round [4] and tied for third after the sixth round.[4] In 1958, Kaufman came in sixth in the U.S. Open. The winner, Eldis Cobo-Arteaga, lost his only game to Kaufman.[5]
As the executive director of the American Chess Foundation, Kaufman expanded their program of teaching chess to school-age children, leading to the name change of the organization to “Chess-in-the-Schools”. Kaufman was an advocate of chess as mental training and believed that chess increases children's reading and reasoning skills.[6]
At the American Chess Foundation, Kaufman aided the chess prodigy Gata Kamsky in his defection from the Soviet Union in 1989.[7] He was also instrumental in the formation of the Samford Fellowship and is former secretary of the fellowship committee.[1] [8] Kaufman has a Morphy Number of 4 through, for example, Arthur Bisguier and Norman T. Whitaker.[1]
Kaufman was a friend of Bobby Fischer in his teen years.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Allen Kaufman Chessgames Biography
- ^ Chess in the Schools, New York, New York
- ^ U.S. Open 1954, New Orleans
- ^ a b “KAUFMAN ON TOP IN NATIONAL OPEN; Gains Undisputed Possession of First Place in Chess Tourney at Cleveland", The New York Times, August 10, 1957. Cite error: The named reference "”first”" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ U.S. Open 1958, Rochester
- ^ “In Harlem, a Chess Champion Passes On His Moves and Enthusiasm”, The New York Times, December 29, 1999.
- ^ Getlin, Josh. After Defection, Chess Whiz Kid Wants to Be King, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1989.
- ^ John Donaldson is the New Secretary of the Samford Fellowship Committee, June 23, 2011
- ^ Nicholas, Peter, and Clea Benson. Life is not a Board Game. The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 8, 2003
External links
- Allen Kaufman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Allen Kaufman player profile at US Chess Federation
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