George Francis Kane

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

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

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

• in 1972, at the second reserve board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+2, =5, −5).

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

George Francis Kane was active in Minnesota Atheists – the largest atheist organization in the state of Minnesota. He was secretary (1998–2005), chair (2005–2007), and president (since 2007) of the organization.^{[citation needed]}

• George Francis Kane player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• George Francis Kane chess games at 365chess.com

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