Furman, Semyon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1939  188  2350 (48) 13
1940  164  2359 (41) 27
1941  114  2380 (53) 0
1942  82  2401 (57) 0
1943  61  2423 (57) 0
1944  48  2444 (51) 0
1945  37  2465 (38) 29
1946  34  2465 (31) 47
1947  28  2483 (32) 41
1948  24  2482 (31) 70

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Furman, Semyon Abramovich  
Born: 1 Dec. 1920
Died: 17 Mar. 1978
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 354
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 341
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 459
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 129
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Furman, S.A. - Klaman, K.M. 1946         (f)     8   -   2

Tournament data

Rostov-on-Don 1939 (3)     USSR Master Candidates Tournament - Group 1     6.5  /  13
Leningrad 1940 (1)     15th Leningrad Championship     6.5  /  16
Moscow 1940 (5)     All-Union Candidate Masters Tournament - Group 3     5  /  11
Gorky 1945     All-Union 1st Category Tournament     11  /  15
Tula 1945     Tula 1st Category Tournament     10.5  /  14
Leningrad 1946 (1)     20th Leningrad Championship     8.5  /  17
Leningrad 1946 (4)     15th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-Final     9  /  18
Leningrad 1946 (6)     Leningrad - Prague and Bratislava Match    
  Furman, S.A. - Bartosek, M.     1.5 - 0.5    
Sverdlovsk 1947     16th U.S.S.R. Championship - Semi-final     9.5  /  12
Leningrad 1947 (3)     21st Leningrad Championship     11.5  /  18
Saratov 1947     Master Candidate Tournament     7  /  11
Leningrad 1948 (1)     22nd Leningrad Championship     9.5  /  17
Leningrad 1948 (2)     U.S.S.R. Republics Chamionship     2.5  /  5
Moscow 1948 (3)     16th U.S.S.R. Championship     11  /  18
Riga 1948     Spartak Championship     15  /  19
  Furman, S.A. - Simagin, V.P.     5 - 6    

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026