| Daniel Yanofsky | |
|---|---|
 Yanofsky in 1946 | |
| Full name | Daniel Abraham (Abe) Yanofsky |
| Country | Canada |
| Born | March 25, 1925 Brody, Poland (now western Ukraine) |
| Died | March 5, 2000 (aged 74) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Title | Grandmaster International Arbiter |
| Peak rating | 2460 (July 1971) |
Daniel Abraham (Abe) Yanofsky (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000) was a Canadian chess player, chess arbiter, writer, lawyer, and politician. An eight-time Canadian chess champion, Yanofsky was Canada's first grandmaster and the first grandmaster of the British Commonwealth.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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