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Kenneth Rogoff
K Rogoff 
 

Number of games in database: 275
Years covered: 1968 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2505
Overall record: +97 -51 =125 (58.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 2 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (28) 
    B21 B51 B23 B39 B31
 Ruy Lopez (16) 
    C72 C84 C96 C60 C81
 English, 1 c4 c5 (13) 
    A34 A30 A39 A36 A32
 English (11) 
    A15 A13 A18 A14 A10
 King's Indian (9) 
    E63 E62 E66 E69 E67
 English, 1 c4 e5 (9) 
    A29 A22 A20 A25 A28
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (27) 
    B93 B84 B30 B53 B21
 Caro-Kann (14) 
    B17 B14 B13 B12
 Grunfeld (11) 
    D91 D86 D93 D87 D94
 English, 1 c4 c5 (10) 
    A34 A30 A33 A31 A36
 English (10) 
    A16 A15 A10 A17 A14
 Petrov (9) 
    C43 C42
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Rogoff vs S Spencer, 1969 1-0
   K Rogoff vs R Blumenfeld, 1976 1-0
   K Rogoff vs Timman, 1971 1-0
   Huebner vs K Rogoff, 1972 1/2-1/2
   K Rogoff vs A H Williams, 1969 1/2-1/2
   K Rogoff vs M Bertok, 1971 1-0
   K Rogoff vs C van Wijgerden, 1980 1/2-1/2
   K Rogoff vs B Larsen, 1976 1/2-1/2
   K Rogoff vs O H Castro Rojas, 1976 1-0
   Smejkal vs K Rogoff, 1980 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Middlesex County Championship (1969)
   Norristown (1973)
   United States Championship (1975)
   World Junior Championship Final-B (1969)
   Olot (1971)
   10th Costa del Sol (1970)
   Rubinstein Memorial (1975)
   Zagreb (1971)
   Lone Pine (1978)
   11th Costa del Sol (1971)
   United States Championship (1974)
   Lone Pine (1976)
   Las Palmas (1976)
   World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-A (1978)
   Biel Interzonal (1976)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Ken Rogoff Chess Highlights by GumboGambit
   US Championship 1974 by Phony Benoni
   US Championship 1975 by suenteus po 147

RECENT GAMES:
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   K Rogoff vs Carlsen (Aug-28-12) 1/2-1/2, blitz

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KENNETH ROGOFF
(born Mar-22-1953, 72 years old) United States of America

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Kenneth Saul Rogoff learned chess from his father at age six, but only took up the game in earnest when he received a chess set for his 13th birthday. He was soon recognized as a chess prodigy. By age 14, he was a USCF Master and New York State Open Champion, and shortly thereafter became a Senior Master, the highest US national title.

At 16, Rogoff dropped out of high school to concentrate on chess. He won the 1969 United States Junior Championship. Rogoff spent the next several years living primarily in Europe and playing in tournaments there. He finished third in the 1971 World Junior Championship, behind winner Werner Hug and Zoltan Ribli (second). At 18, he decided to go to college and pursue a career in economics rather than become a chess professional, but continued to play and improve for several years afterward.

FIDE awarded Rogoff the IM title in 1974, and the GM title in 1978. His best tournament result was second place at the United States Championship (1975), half a point behind six-time champion Walter Browne. This qualified him for the Biel Interzonal (1976), where he finished tied for 13th–15th. He tied for second with eight other players at Lone Pine (1976), half a point behind Tigran Petrosian. Rogoff tied for first at Norristown (1973) and Orense 1976.

Early in his economics career, Rogoff served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund and also on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He is currently the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

Rogoff's biography in his own words: https://scholar.harvard.edu/rogoff/... Rogoff's game against Magnus Carlsen in August 2012 in New York: https://en.chessbase.com/post/magnu... Article by Rogoff in ChessBase, titled "Rogoff on innovation, unemployment, inequality and dislocation," with particular reference to professional chess: https://en.chessbase.com/post/rogof...

Interview on the Perpetual Chess Podcast: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/n...

Wikipedia article: Kenneth Rogoff

Last updated: 2025-05-07 11:52:16

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 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 275  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Larsen vs K Rogoff ½-½351968Canadian OpenA02 Bird's Opening
2. K Rogoff vs Z Vranesic  1-0361968Canadian OpenB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
3. K Rogoff vs M Fuller  1-0321969Middlesex County ChampionshipC03 French, Tarrasch
4. S Reuben vs K Rogoff  0-1591969Middlesex County ChampionshipA16 English
5. K Rogoff vs J van den Berg  ½-½461969Churchill Memorial OpenC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
6. G H Bennett vs K Rogoff  1-0231969Churchill Memorial OpenD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
7. K Rogoff vs M Fuller 1-0211969Churchill Memorial OpenB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
8. D B Pritchard vs K Rogoff  1-0291969Churchill Memorial OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
9. K Rogoff vs H Akvist  ½-½441969Churchill Memorial OpenC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
10. K Rogoff vs N A Perkins  1-0361969Middlesex County ChampionshipB23 Sicilian, Closed
11. R Harman vs K Rogoff  ½-½341969Middlesex County ChampionshipB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
12. K Rogoff vs S Spencer 1-0201969USA Junior Invitational ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
13. S Hawes vs K Rogoff  0-1411969Middlesex County ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
14. K Rogoff vs M Hawley  1-0291969Middlesex County ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
15. M Blaine vs K Rogoff  ½-½371969Middlesex County ChampionshipA16 English
16. K Rogoff vs H Israel  ½-½441969Middlesex County ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
17. R Meulders vs K Rogoff  0-1491969World Junior Championship qual-3A07 King's Indian Attack
18. E M Green vs K Rogoff ½-½371969World Junior Championship qual-3B12 Caro-Kann Defense
19. K Rogoff vs J Bellon Lopez 1-0341969World Junior Championship qual-3A07 King's Indian Attack
20. K Rogoff vs A Urzica  ½-½261969World Junior Championship qual-3C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
21. K Rogoff vs Andersson 0-1331969World Junior Championship qual-3A22 English
22. K Rogoff vs J Green-Krotki  1-0461969World Junior Championship Final-BC05 French, Tarrasch
23. K Rogoff vs S Bouaziz  ½-½451969World Junior Championship Final-BA00 Uncommon Opening
24. E M Green vs K Rogoff  0-1251969World Junior Championship Final-BA36 English
25. K Rogoff vs J Kristiansen  1-0351969World Junior Championship Final-BB69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6
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Oct-17-24  Rdb: < al wazir: Has <optimal play> become unhinged recently? Or has he been unhinged all along, and I just failed to notice?>

All along . However , in between his insane posts , there used to be posts that were not insane . Now those 'not insane ' posts are almost gone and he is easy to notice now . That is why you failed to notice earlier , presumably.

Oct-17-24
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  saffuna: At the all-women townhall in Georgia:

<Harris Faulkner: You've talked about electric vehicles.

Trump: The problem with electric vehicles...and Elon Musk is a very good friend of mine, he endorsed me like, and you saw him the other night in Butler, Pennsylvania. Was he having a good time?

Harris Faulkner: We are going to take a quick break. We will be right back.>

All right! That clears up what Trump thinks is the problem with electric vehicles.

At 6:20.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn-...

Oct-17-24  Rdb: <SugarDom: The Orthodox branch does not have a problem with child molesters because their priests can marry and have a family>

Like I said - we should not be unfair to catholic church.

Other churches are rotten too including orthodox church .

<Here are some notable cases of child sexual abuse within the Orthodox Church, including the years they were reported:

1. **Greek Orthodox Church (2000s)**: Reports surfaced involving multiple clergy members accused of sexual abuse, particularly in the U.S. and Australia, leading to investigations and resignations.

2. **Russian Orthodox Church (2019)**: Allegations against a priest surfaced, prompting public outrage and discussions about accountability within the church.

3. **Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese (2018)**: A priest was accused of sexual misconduct, leading to significant media coverage and community responses.

4. **Eastern Orthodox Church in America (2015)**: A former priest was accused of abuse, resulting in an internal investigation and discussions about safeguarding measures.

These cases highlight ongoing challenges within these institutions in addressing and preventing abuse.>

Oct-17-24
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  FSR: <saffuna> Electric vehicles are electric vehicles.
Oct-17-24
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  perfidious: The Catholic diocese next town over filed for bankruptcy recently, as defending the legal actions had broken them.

There were, so far as I know, no 'Marxists' involved.

As to the views of the <coprophagic ghoul of oz>, he presumes yet again to comment on a topic of which he knows little and understands far less.

Then there is the subject of evil, with which he is well acquainted.....

Oct-17-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  plang: <FSR: <saffuna> Electric vehicles are electric vehicles.>

Just another example of the rampant spread of misinformation.

Oct-17-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Yeah, and count on that stalwart Republican <FSR> to be front and centre, spreading such views.
Oct-17-24
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  FSR: <optimal play: <Do you think the Catholic Church attracts child molesters or creates them?>

Marxists infiltrated the Catholic Church with the diabolical intent of creating this evil because they knew if they could undermine the Catholic Church then they could undermine western civilisation. This was their evil plan all along.

However these evil monsters have been, and continue to be defrocked and excommunicated.

They were never truly part of the Church.>

Lunatic conspiracy theory blended with "no true Scotsman" fallacy.

Oct-17-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Keyser Soze: Hey, < the integrity>, Finally he admitted . lols

https://x.com/BakedTurboFlash/statu...

Oct-17-24  schweigzwang: DJT: Electric vehicles--the problem with electric vehicles, and you know we're having, we got a great plan, you are going to love it, it's the best plan ever. We have, we were talking with Elon and Jared just the other day, did you see that rally? Great energy, great crowd, they didn't want to leave, didn't want to get on that one bus. The tariffs will keep those buses being made RIGHT HERE, right here in America, it's a beautiful thing. But you know, and I was saying this yesterday, I always have the best sayings, we are going to do infrastructure like nobody's business, like you've never seen before, like Eisenhower on steroids. Because we need good bridges, otherwise when the electric vehicles go off the bad bridges, horrible what the Democrats have done, they are ruining our roadways, the electric vehicles crash into the water, and the sharks, well, what will--

HF: Thank you, President Trump, we'll take a short break, and we--

DJT: your electric vehicle or your shark? Did you ever, I want you to think--

HF: We'll be back after--

DJT: They're *eating* the DAWGS!

Oct-17-24  stone free or die: Poor oppie needs our prayers.

(This is said both sarcastically and earnestly.)

Oct-17-24
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  OhioChessFan: <will: Do you think the Catholic Church attracts child molesters or creates them>

I think it attracts and enables them.

Oct-17-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: That interview could be summed up as follows:

Unhinged narcissist meets shill.

Hump loves tame dogs tossing him questions and being softplayed more than anything.

Oct-17-24  MrMelad: Sinwar eliminated! Finally hope for something positive and peaceful to happen.

<mort> and <nok> I sent you a DM, check your beepers

Oct-17-24  The Integrity: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been eliminated by the Israelis. The second in command of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Tehran a few months ago and now Sinwar.

It wasn't even a targeted operation. Apparently, an Israeli soldier fired a mortar shell at three terrorists and one of them happened to be Sinwar. He had a lot of cash money on him and was about to flee Gaza. No abductees were harmed in this attack.

The Israelis had his DNA tested and they now confirmed it was Sinwar.

Man, when Israel puts your face in a deck of playing cards, you're in a heap of trouble.

Ismail Haniyeh - dead.
Yahya Sinwar - dead.
Nasrallah - dead.

October 7 was definitely a bad idea.

Oct-17-24  stone free or die: <<MrMelad>

<mort> and <nok> I sent you a DM, check your beepers>

Rather poor taste. The taste of blood.

Guess all sides have it, to various degrees.

Oct-17-24  The Integrity: <HeMateMe: you haven't answered my question. What will Trump do to lower inflation? Not a damn thing. Donald Trump is a talented salesman but he's a F*ing idiot in macroeconomics.>

<hmm> is qualified to speak on macroeconomics.

Oct-17-24
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  perfidious: Count on <the irrelevancy> to turn up when someone may be dead so as to get his rocks off--in the only way he can.

It will be noted that, as usual, he provides no source for what is, as yet, an unconfirmed event.

Same dog, only washed from <IQ 35>.

Oct-17-24  stone free or die: The BBC coverage has this involving non-elite soldiers, so just dumb luck if Hamas leader was killed.

But no hostages still suggests it might not be him.

If all Hamas leaders are killed (including their political leaders) who would be there to sign a ceasefire?

(Ah, BBC just asked the same)

Oct-17-24
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  saffuna: <<hmm> is qualified to speak on macroeconomics.>

And you are, too, <integrity>?

Oct-17-24
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  al wazir: <OhioChessFan: <will: Do you think the Catholic Church attracts child molesters or creates them> I think it attracts and enables them.>

*Every* religion has its "holy" men (priests, mullahs, rabbis, pandits, monks, ...). By and large, their conduct is no more elevated than that of their adherents. Some are saintly, some sinful.

The pretense that they are always paragons of morality and virtue is a deceit. Allowing them to assume some kind of moral authority over their flocks, and to receive financial support in this role, is a massive fraud.

Oct-17-24  diceman: <The Integrity: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been eliminated>

OK.

<The second in command of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Tehran a few months ago and now Sinwar.>

Wow, Tehran.
(I thought maybe they moved him to Chicago)

<He had a lot of cash money on him>

Yeah, like our Democrats Terrorism pays well.

<was killed in Tehran>

Had it been one of our Democrats.
They probably would have put a BLM T-shirt on him.

(Never let an opportunity go to waste)

Oct-17-24  areknames: Anyone who molests a child is not a man of God. In my book that's as low as you can sink. I know this abuse occurs in other churches but I too believe that the Catholic Church attracts many of those perverts. There was a case here some years ago, where Cardinal George Pell, one of top guys in the Vatican, had to stand trial for historic cases of child sexual abuse, one of his alleged victims later committed suicide and therefore couldn't testify. Pell was sent to jail but his conviction was quashed on appeal. He is dead now and according to the law he was innocent but I still have my doubts. Pell was very good friends with Gerard Ridsdale, probably Australia's most notorious paedophile who abused countless children, some of them as young as four. Four! Ridsdale has spent 30 years in jail, him and Pell shared lodgings when they were young and the Cardinal supported him in court during his various trials. I just wonder...
Oct-17-24  stone free or die: <saff> you didn't get the memo?!?
Oct-17-24  diceman: <The Integrity: <hmm> is qualified to speak on macroeconomics.>

He does have an MBA (Many Bananas Ate)
in Monkey Training!

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