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Harry Yanofsky

Number of games in database: 26
Years covered: 1945 to 1963
Overall record: +5 -16 =5 (28.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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HARRY YANOFSKY
(born Mar-18-1928, died Mar-12-1996, 67 years old) Canada

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Harry Yanofsky tied for first through fourth places with his brother Daniel Yanofsky, Nathan Divinsky, and John Kegel at the 1959 Manitoba Open.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Stark vs H Yanofsky 1-0431945Ventnor CityD81 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
2. H Yanofsky vs M Green  0-1481945Ventnor CityE97 King's Indian
3. W Suesman vs H Yanofsky  1-0241945Ventnor CityD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
4. H Yanofsky vs R Byrne 0-1191945Ventnor CityD85 Grunfeld
5. W Adams vs H Yanofsky  1-0341945Ventnor CityC28 Vienna Game
6. Santasiere vs H Yanofsky  1-0521945Ventnor CityA06 Reti Opening
7. H Yanofsky vs A Regen  0-1751945Ventnor CityA10 English
8. H Yanofsky vs B Keltz  1-0541945Ventnor CityC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
9. E S Jackson vs H Yanofsky  1-0481945Ventnor CityC02 French, Advance
10. H Yanofsky vs G Berner  0-1471953CAN-ch blitzB01 Scandinavian
11. Yanofsky vs H Yanofsky  1-0401953CAN-ch blitzC13 French
12. F R Anderson vs H Yanofsky  1-0291953CAN-ch blitzC02 French, Advance
13. R Hirsch vs H Yanofsky  0-1411963Canadian ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
14. P Vaitonis vs H Yanofsky  ½-½401963Canadian ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
15. H Yanofsky vs L Witt  ½-½461963Canadian ChampionshipB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
16. D Allan vs H Yanofsky  1-0601963Canadian ChampionshipA16 English
17. H Yanofsky vs E Macskasy  0-1461963Canadian ChampionshipB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
18. Yanofsky vs H Yanofsky  1-0261963Canadian ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
19. H Yanofsky vs I Lipnowski  1-0341963Canadian ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. Z Vranesic vs H Yanofsky  1-0441963Canadian ChampionshipE87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
21. G Fuster vs H Yanofsky  1-0411963Canadian ChampionshipA43 Old Benoni
22. H Yanofsky vs A Patrick  1-0331963Canadian ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
23. H Yanofsky vs M Schulman  1-0511963Canadian ChampionshipC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
24. A Kalotay vs H Yanofsky  ½-½201963Canadian ChampionshipE77 King's Indian
25. L Joyner vs H Yanofsky  ½-½411963Canadian ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-03-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Harry Yanofsky.
Mar-23-25  Alan McGowan: In 100 Years of Chess in Canada - by D.A. Yanofsky - the year of birth of his younger brother is given as 1928 (CG shows 3 March 1929).

A memorial in the cemetery at West Kindonan, Greater Winnipeg, MB, Canada shows his dob as 18 March 1928 and his death date as 12 March 1996. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...

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