IMDavid Kaufman
- FIDE ID
- 34220194
About David Kaufman
David Kaufman trained at Moscow’s Botvinnik chess school with grandmasters Alexander Kalinin and Yakov Geller. He became an International Master in 2025, the year he also defeated Magnus Carlsen in an online tournament. Show more
David Kaufman trained at Moscow’s Botvinnik chess school with grandmasters Alexander Kalinin and Yakov Geller. He became an International Master in 2025, the year he also defeated Magnus Carlsen in an online tournament. His progress toward the grandmaster title took him to events in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In August 2026 he won in Kostolac, Serbia, scoring seven points from nine games without a loss and completing his third grandmaster norm. Earlier that year he had collected a gold and a bronze medal at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships. FIDE’s November 2026 record still listed him as an International Master, with his grandmaster application awaiting a decision.
Rating history
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 2025-04-08 | Titled Tue 8th Apr Early | chess.com INT | 11 | David Kaufman | Sergei Iskusnyh | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 152 | 2025-04-08 | Titled Tue 8th Apr Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Javohir Bozorov | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 153 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Julian Estrada Nieto | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 154 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 8 | David Kaufman | Valentin Mitev | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 155 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Alan Pichot | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 156 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Thomas Carroll | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 157 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 5 | David Kaufman | Valery Kazakouski | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 158 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 4 | David Kaufman | Ruzgar Odabasi | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 159 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Dawda Vihaan | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 160 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 2 | David Kaufman | Quang Liem Le | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 161 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 1 | David Kaufman | Talaibek Osmonbekov | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 162 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Alexei Shirov | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 163 | 2025-04-01 | Titled Tue 1st Apr Early | chess.com INT | 10 | David Kaufman | Milosz Szpar | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 164 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 9 | David Kaufman | Pouya Idani | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 165 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Lovro Novosel | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 166 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 7 | David Kaufman | Alexander Rustemov | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 167 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Maksim Tsaruk | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 168 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Kirill Klukin | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 169 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 4 | David Kaufman | Jake Darmanin | 1-0 | 15 | Open |
| 170 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 3 | David Kaufman | Vladimir Zakhartsov | 0-1 | 16 | Open |
| 171 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Alireza Firouzja | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 172 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 1 | David Kaufman | Das Suvradeepta | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 173 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 11 | David Kaufman | Chitlange Sakshi | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | Open |
| 174 | 2025-03-25 | Titled Tue 25th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Michal Kopczynski | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 175 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 9 | David Kaufman | Blanka Ejsymont | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 176 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 8 | David Kaufman | Albert Bokros | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 177 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Timur Kocharin | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 178 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Jake Darmanin | David Kaufman | 1/2-1/2 | 78 | Open |
| 179 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 5 | David Kaufman | Artak Manukian | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 180 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Jesse Zafirakos | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 181 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 3 | David Kaufman | Konstantin Begunov | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 182 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Magnus Carlsen | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 183 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 1 | David Kaufman | Ewa Barwinska | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 184 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Michal Kopczynski | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 185 | 2025-03-18 | Titled Tue 18th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Yerlan Tleukhanov | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 18 | Open |
| 186 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Sergei Zhigalko | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 187 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 8 | David Kaufman | Harsh Suresh | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 188 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Ismail Tarik Baltaci | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 189 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 6 | David Kaufman | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 190 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 5 | David Kaufman | Denis Lazavik | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 191 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Anton Demchenko | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 192 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Mihnea Costachi | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 193 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 2 | David Kaufman | Magnus Carlsen | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 194 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 1 | David Kaufman | Xin Hao Looi | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 195 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Dmitry Kryakvin | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 196 | 2025-01-28 | Titled Tue 28th Jan Early | chess.com INT | 10 | David Kaufman | Rasmus Svane | 0-1 | 18 | Open |
| 197 | 2024-12-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Boris Abrashkin | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 198 | 2024-12-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Roberto Junio Brito Molina | David Kaufman | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 199 | 2024-12-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early | chess.com INT | 7 | David Kaufman | Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 200 | 2024-12-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Michal Fiedorek | David Kaufman | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
- vs Sergei IskusnyhDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
- vs Javohir BozorovWon · 0-1Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
- vs Julian Estrada NietoWon · 0-1Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Valentin MitevWon · 1-0Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Alan PichotLost · 1-0Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Thomas CarrollWon · 0-1Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Valery KazakouskiLost · 0-1Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Ruzgar OdabasiWon · 1-0Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Dawda VihaanWon · 0-1Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Quang Liem LeLost · 0-1Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Talaibek OsmonbekovWon · 1-0Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Alexei ShirovLost · 1-0Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Milosz SzparWon · 1-0Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
- vs Pouya IdaniLost · 0-1Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Lovro NovoselWon · 0-1Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Alexander RustemovLost · 0-1Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Maksim TsarukLost · 1-0Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Kirill KlukinWon · 0-1Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Jake DarmaninWon · 1-0Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovLost · 0-1Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Alireza FirouzjaWon · 0-1Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Das SuvradeeptaWon · 1-0Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Chitlange SakshiDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Michal KopczynskiWon · 0-1Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
- vs Blanka EjsymontWon · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Albert BokrosWon · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Timur KocharinLost · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Jake DarmaninDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Artak ManukianLost · 0-1Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Jesse ZafirakosLost · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Konstantin BegunovWon · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Ewa BarwinskaWon · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Michal KopczynskiWon · 0-1Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Yerlan TleukhanovLost · 1-0Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
- vs Sergei ZhigalkoWon · 0-1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Harsh SureshWon · 1-0Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Ismail Tarik BaltaciWon · 0-1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Ramazan ZhalmakhanovLost · 0-1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Denis LazavikLost · 0-1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Anton DemchenkoWon · 0-1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Mihnea CostachiWon · 0-1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Magnus CarlsenWon · 1-0Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Xin Hao LooiWon · 1-0Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Dmitry KryakvinLost · 1-0Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Rasmus SvaneLost · 0-1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
- vs Boris AbrashkinWon · 0-1Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
- vs Roberto Junio Brito MolinaLost · 1-0Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
- vs Maria Teresa Jimenez SalasWon · 1-0Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
- vs Michal FiedorekWon · 0-1Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | GM MIX SWISS 16-21 October BIH Chess Legend Zlatko Basagic | Classical | 6 |
| 2026-09-30 | Trofej Novog Sada 2026. | Rapid | 7 |