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Abram Kofman

Number of games in database: 59
Years covered: 1936 to 1963
Overall record: +13 -28 =18 (37.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ABRAM KOFMAN
(born 1909) Ukraine

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Abram Ruvimovich Kofman

Last updated: 2022-05-10 12:18:41

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 59  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Kofman vs Blium  1-0301936Kiev championship sf-BB58 Sicilian
2. A Kofman vs B Ratner  0-1401937Kiev championshipB20 Sicilian
3. A Kofman vs I Oistrakh  1-0421938Ukrainian ChampionshipC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
4. Boleslavsky vs A Kofman  1-0311938Ukrainian ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
5. Y Polyak vs A Kofman  0-1291941Ch KievA13 English
6. A Kofman vs E Kogan  1-0291945Ukrainian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
7. A Sokolsky vs A Kofman  1-0401947Ukrainian ChampionshipA99 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3
8. A Sokolsky vs A Kofman 1-0161948Ukrainian ChampionshipA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
9. A Kofman vs N Kopaev  1-0501948Ukrainian ChampionshipC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
10. V Skotorenko vs A Kofman  ½-½371949Ukrainian ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
11. A Kofman vs P Dubinin  0-1311951URS-ch sf SverdlovskB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
12. I Veltmander vs A Kofman  ½-½411951URS-ch sf SverdlovskE81 King's Indian, Samisch
13. G Ilivitsky vs A Kofman  1-0361951URS-ch sf SverdlovskE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
14. A Kofman vs A Cherepkov  1-0521951URS-ch sf SverdlovskB24 Sicilian, Closed
15. A Chistiakov vs A Kofman  1-0151951Trade Unions Team Championship FinalC77 Ruy Lopez
16. A Kofman vs Bondarevsky  0-1251951Trade Unions Team Championship FinalC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
17. A Miroshnichenko vs A Kofman  ½-½331954Ukrainian ChampionshipE90 King's Indian
18. A Kofman vs V Tokarev  1-0371954Ukrainian ChampionshipC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
19. A Kofman vs A Serebrisky 0-1471954Ukrainian ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
20. A Kofman vs V Kulinsky  0-1411954Ukrainian ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
21. A Khavin vs A Kofman  1-0301956Kiev ChampionshipB07 Pirc
22. A Kofman vs A Kostiuchenko  0-1271956Kiev ChampionshipC40 King's Knight Opening
23. A Kofman vs I Lipnitsky  0-1381956Kiev ChampionshipC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
24. A Kofman vs A Makarov  0-1671956Ukrainian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
25. R Romanovsky vs A Kofman  ½-½361956Ukrainian ChampionshipC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-24-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Here is a nice double-bishop mate by Kofman against Filatov in 1962, with a clearance sacrifice setting up the mating pattern.


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1. ♘xc6 bxc6 2. ♕xe6+ fxe6 3. ♗g6#.

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