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Harry Borochow
H Borochow 
 

Number of games in database: 44
Years covered: 1917 to 1958
Overall record: +17 -23 =4 (43.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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HARRY BOROCHOW
(born Jun-15-1898, died Oct-20-1993, 95 years old) United States of America

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From 1930 to 1932, he won the California State Championship. In 1960, he was California State Membership chairman. He directed the First Piatigorsky Cup (1963) and Second Piatigorsky Cup (1966) tournaments. The US Chess Federation awarded him the title of Master Emeritus.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Borochow vs Lorenzo Prince 0-1231917corrC42 Petrov Defense
2. R Black vs H Borochow 1-0351918Rye Beach Masters tC77 Ruy Lopez
3. H Borochow vs J L McCudden 1-0151918Rye Beach Masters tC41 Philidor Defense
4. H Borochow vs Kupchik  0-1291918Rye Beach Masters tC46 Three Knights
5. Capablanca vs H Borochow 1-0251918Simul, 22bD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
6. H Borochow vs J A Drouillard  1-0211921SimulC29 Vienna Gambit
7. Reshevsky vs H Borochow ½-½351921Simul, 20bA53 Old Indian
8. L Rosenblatt vs H Borochow 0-1241922Los Angeles CC ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
9. H Borochow vs E Gruer  0-1211922California State ChampionshipC25 Vienna
10. H Borochow vs G D Gowdy  0-1181922Los Angeles tC29 Vienna Gambit
11. H Borochow vs E Grabill 0-1331922Los Angeles CC ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
12. H Borochow vs A Palmi 1-0391927corrC29 Vienna Gambit
13. H Gross vs H Borochow  0-1571927California Chess ChampionshipA53 Old Indian
14. H Borochow vs C Bagby  1-0271929Californian State ChampionshipB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
15. I Spero vs H Borochow 0-1361930California State Chess Association ChampionshipE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
16. H Borochow vs S Factor  ½-½20193132nd Western ChampionshipC29 Vienna Gambit
17. Reshevsky vs H Borochow  1-041193132nd Western ChampionshipA15 English
18. H Borochow vs N Whitaker  0-145193132nd Western ChampionshipD05 Queen's Pawn Game
19. H Borochow vs J Araiza Munoz  1-0231932PasadenaB15 Caro-Kann
20. Alekhine vs H Borochow 1-0491932PasadenaC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
21. H Borochow vs Reshevsky 1-0691932PasadenaC27 Vienna Game
22. S Factor vs H Borochow  1-0511932PasadenaE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
23. F Reinfeld vs H Borochow  0-1411932PasadenaE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
24. H Borochow vs Kashdan  ½-½351932PasadenaB40 Sicilian
25. H Borochow vs Fine 1-0111932PasadenaB02 Alekhine's Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-15-12  brankat: He did beat R.Fine and drew a game vs. Kashdan.

R.I.P. Mr.Borochow.

Mar-03-15  yiotta: He beat Reshevsky also, Pasadena 1932.
Jun-15-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Harry Borochow.
Aug-18-22
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  wwall: Borochow played first board on the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Aug-18-22
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  MissScarlett: Was the Alekhine Defence verboten?
Aug-18-22  chess.o.rama: A curious term from one editor to another.
Aug-18-22  Granny O Doul: Seeing how he dealt with Reuben Fine, i doubt many were tempted to play Alekhine's against Borochow.

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