George Francis Kane

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

George Francis Kane
Country	United States
Born	(1948-08-11) August 11, 1948 (age 77) Palo Alto, California, United States
Title	FIDE Master
Peak rating	2330 (May 1974)

Biography

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]}