The chess games of Richard Kujoth

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Richard Kujoth

Number of games in database: 19
Years covered: 1948 to 1953
Overall record: +11 -8 =0 (57.9%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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RICHARD KUJOTH (born Jun-03-1931, died Dec-2011, 80 years old) United States of America	[what is this?]
Dr. Richard Kenneth Kujoth was Wisconsin champion in 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, and 1958.

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Kujoth vs B Rosenthal	1-0	49	1948	49th US Open	A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation
2. Kujoth vs E Nash	1-0	60	1948	49th US Open	A45 Queen's Pawn Game
3. C F Rehberg vs Kujoth	0-1	29	1948	49th US Open	E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
4. Kujoth vs Larry Evans	1-0	60	1948	49th US Open	A04 Reti Opening
5. Kujoth vs A Mengarini	0-1	39	1948	49th US Open	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
6. W Shipman vs Kujoth	1-0	33	1948	49th US Open	B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
7. Kujoth vs L Isaacs	1-0	54	1948	49th US Open	A45 Queen's Pawn Game
8. M Stark vs Kujoth	0-1	33	1948	49th US Open	D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
9. Bisguier vs Kujoth	1-0	72	1948	49th US Open	C18 French, Winawer
10. Kujoth vs Robert Schmidt	1-0	51	1948	49th US Open	A45 Queen's Pawn Game
11. Santasiere vs Kujoth	1-0	40	1948	49th US Open	C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
12. Kujoth vs C C Crittenden	1-0	21	1949	Milwaukee	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
13. Kujoth vs J Fashingbauer	1-0	28	1950	Milwaukee	B20 Sicilian
14. Santasiere vs Kujoth	1-0	51	1953	54th US Open	A00 Uncommon Opening
15. G Hartleb vs Kujoth	0-1	23	1953	54th US Open	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. A Kaminsky vs Kujoth	1-0	32	1953	54th US Open	C55 Two Knights Defense
17. Kujoth vs A Kaufman	1-0	35	1953	54th US Open	E00 Queen's Pawn Game
18. Kujoth vs Berliner	0-1	35	1953	54th US Open	E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
19. S Baron vs Kujoth	1-0	26	1953	54th US Open	D50 Queen's Gambit Declined


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Jul-18-09		vonKrolock: <"Richard Kujoth, a veteran Milwaukee player, became his own publisher when he issued <"Chess Is an Art">, a memoir of his finest games and composed problems. Kujoth is best known for a <sic> 10-move win he played in 1950 in which he moved only his pawns. "> (from N Y Post online) may refer to Kujoth vs Fashingbauer, 1950 where only ♙♙s are moved in the first ten white movements

Feb-03-14		dorsnikov: I own a June 1948 copy of Chess Review, (A photo of Botvinnick is on the cover) Inside is a photo of 17 year old Richard Kujoth contemplating a chess move.

May-10-17		perfidious: <dorsnikov: I own a June 1948 copy of Chess Review, (A photo of Botvinnick is on the cover) Inside is a photo of 17 year old Richard Kujoth contemplating a chess move.> In the mid 1970s, a friend gave me a set of back numbers of <CR>, one of which was the above named. Had forgotten about Kujoth appearing in that!

Jun-03-17		GrahamClayton: According to this page, Kujoth's date of death was December 15, 2011: http://death-records.mooseroots.com... Kujoth competed in the 1950 US Junior Championship tournament, which was held in his home town of Milwaukee, but had to withdraw after two rounds due to illness. His sister Marlene finished 18th, and was the first girl to play in a US Junior Championship tournament.

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