Boris Kogan, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBoris Kogan
chess player
Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1940
Date of Death: 25-Dec-1993
Profession: chess player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Boris Kogan
- Boris Markovich Kogan (Hebrew: ????? ?????; February 8, 1940 – December 25, 1993) was a Russian-born 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.
- In 1981 he was also awarded the International Master title. He played in the U.S.
- Chess Championship three times.
- He was Georgia state champion seven years in a row (1980–1986) and won it a total of nine times (additional wins in 1988 and 1992).
- He died of colon cancer in 1993.
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