Yanofsky, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1937  618  2217 (58) 10
1938  405  2276 (47) 17
1939  201  2346 (43) 29
1940  149  2363 (49) 0
1941  110  2380 (47) 20
1942  74  2410 (47) 25
1943  74  2410 (53) 11
1944  69  2415 (53) 0
1945  66  2420 (47) 12
1946  53  2437 (35) 39
1947  65  2423 (39) 46

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham  
   Also known as: Abe Yanofsky
Born: 26 Mar. 1925
Died: 5 Mar. 2000
 
References
Books
   Berdichevsky, Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia, page 316
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 379
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 365
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 484
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 472

Tournament data

Quebec 1937     42nd Canadian Championship     5  /  10
Toronto 1938     43rd Canadian Championship     13  /  18
New York 1939 (5)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 2     3.5  /  6
New York 1939 (9)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Consolation Masters Tournament     6  /  7
Buenos Aires 1939 (1)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 1     4  /  6
Buenos Aires 1939 (7)     8th Olympiad - Final B     9.5  /  10
Hamilton, New York 1941 (2)     63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Experts     7.5  /  9
Winnipeg 1941     45th Canadian Championship     9.5  /  11
Ventnor City 1942     Ventnor City Tournament     6.5  /  9
Dallas 1942     43rd USA Open Championship     15  /  16
Halifax, Nova Scotia 1943     46th Canadian Championship     11  /  11
Saskatoon 1945     47th Canadian Championship     10.5  /  12
Groningen 1946     Groningen International Tournament     8.5  /  19
Barcelona 1946     Barcelona Tournament     9.5  /  13
Arbon 1946     Arbon Tournament     5  /  7
Hastings 1947 (1)     22nd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     5.5  /  9
Frederiksberg 1947     Frederiksberg Tournament     6  /  10
Sydney and Melbourne and Montreal and Toronto 1947     Australia - Canada Radio Match    
  Yanofsky, D.A. - Koshnitsky, G.S.     1 - 0    
Quebec 1947     49th Canadian Championship     12  /  13
Corpus Christi 1947     48th U.S.A. Open Tournament     10  /  13

Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026