Boris Kogan

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Boris Kogan (Hebrew: בוריס קוגן‎; February 8, 1940 – December 25, 1993) was a Russian-American chess master.

Kogan was the Soviet Junior Champion in 1956 and 1957. He was a full time chess teacher in the Soviet Union before emigrating and coming to the United States in 1981.

He played in the U.S. Chess Championship three times. He was Georgia, USA champion seven years in a row (1980–1986) and won it a total of nine times (additional wins in 1988 and 1992).

He was awarded the International Master title in 1981.

He died of colon cancer in 1993.

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