George Francis Kane

George Francis Kane (born August 11, 1948) is an American chess FIDE Master (FM) and writer.

George Francis Kane
CountryUnited States
Born (1948-08-11) August 11, 1948
Palo Alto, California, United States
TitleFIDE Master (FM)
Peak rating2330 (May 1974)

Biography

In 1972, George Francis Kane won Manhattan Chess Club Championship.[1] In 1973, he debuted in U.S. Chess Championship where shared 12th – 13th place with Donald Byrne.[2]

George Francis Kane played for United States in the Chess Olympiad:[3]

In 1974, George Francis Kane published book for chess beginners What's the Next Move?: A Book of Chess Tactics for Children and Other Beginners which was the first book in the United States for children with algebraic chess notation. In 1976, he with co-author Pierre R. Schwob published other book The Chess Tutor, Opening Moves.

George Francis Kane actively worked in Minnesota Atheists – largest atheist organization in the state of Minnesota. He was organization secretary (1998–2005), chair (2005–2007), and president (since 2007).

gollark: You tie up a valuable eggslot for twice the time.
gollark: They are harder to get!
gollark: Or 1278.
gollark: It's bigger than 5005...?
gollark: Aeons look very cool, so we must all accumulate 5006 of them.

References
  1. "mcc_content". FROONT.
  2. "1973 US Chess Championship". graeme.50webs.com.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: George Francis Kane". olimpbase.org.
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