Background
His family emigrated to the USA in 1903.
His family emigrated to the USA in 1903.
He was an accountant by profession. Kupchik played for the US team in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935. He scored (+6 -0 =8) on third board, and won the individual bronze medal and team gold medal.[4] He played on Board 9 in the 1945 USSR-USA radio match, losing ½-1½ to Vladimir Makogonov.
In 1915, Abraham Kupchik tied for third/fourth place with Oscar Chajes, behind José Raúl Capablanca and Frank James Marshall in New York.
In 1915, Abraham Kupchik tied for third/fourth place with Oscar Chajes, behind José Raúl Capablanca and Frank James Marshall in New York.
In 1915, Abraham Kupchik tied for third/fourth place with Oscar Chajes, behind José Raúl Capablanca and Frank James Marshall in New York.
In 1916, Abraham Kupchik tied for 2nd-4th with Dawid Janowski and Borislav Kostić, behind Capablanca, in New York.
In 1916, Abraham Kupchik tied for 2nd-4th with Dawid Janowski and Borislav Kostić, behind Capablanca, in New York.
In 1924, Abraham Kupchik lost a match to Efim Bogoljubow (+1 −3 =2) in New York.
In 1925 Abraham Kupchik drew a match with Carlos Torre Repetto (+1 −1 =4) in New York.
Abraham Kupchik played on Board 9 in the 1945 USSR-USA radio match, losing ½-1½ to Vladimir Makogonov.
