Larry Kaufman
| Larry Kaufman | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Charles Kaufman |
| Country | United States |
| Born | November 15, 1947 (age 76) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 2188 (February 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2424 (July 2001)[1] |
Lawrence Charles Kaufman (born November 15, 1947) is an American
International Master
in 1980.
Background
A longtime researcher in
Dragon by Komodo Chess.[6]
He has written that a variant of Capablanca chess – Grand Chess "is an excellent game and deserves a bigger following".[7]
He is also a shogi player and teacher. In 1999, he was the only person in the world to have earned a 2400 rating in both chess and shogi.[8]
Works
- The Chess Advantage in Black and White: Opening Moves of the Grandmasters (2004).
- The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White: A Complete, Sound and User-friendly Chess Opening Repertoire (2012).
- Sabotage the Grunfeld: A Cutting-Edge Repertoire for White based on 3.f3 (2014).
- Kaufman’s New Repertoire for Black and White: A Complete, Sound and User-friendly Chess Opening Repertoire (2019).
- Chess Board Options: A Memoir of Players, Games and Engines (2021).
- Kaufman, Larry (March 1999), "The Evaluation of Material Imbalances", Chess Life, archived from the original on July 14, 2012, retrieved June 21, 2006
References
- ^ "Ratings Progress Chart: Kaufman, Lawrence". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Seniorenschach".
- ^ "Presidential Board meeting 1st quarter 2009". FIDE. 2009-03-09.
- ^ "Larry Kaufman".
- ^ "Master Blaster".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Larry Kaufman. "KomodoChess and chess.com".
- ^ . November 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102947/http://www.shogi.net/shogi-l/Archive/1999/Nfeb07-06.txt. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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External links
- Lawrence Kaufman rating card at FIDE
- Lawrence Charles Kaufman rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Larry C. Kaufman chess games at 365Chess.com
- Larry Kaufman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Larry Kaufman on the merits of various chess variants
- Larry Kaufman's handicap series
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