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Perhaps the first master chess game played on a blimp occurred on the opening day of the 1932 Pasadena International Chess Congress (won by Alekhine). On the opening day in August, Isaac Kashdan and Arnold Dake played an exhibition game over...
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Irving Chernev (1900-1981) was born on January 29, 1900 in Priluku, Ukraine
In 1904 (some sources say 1920), Chernev’s family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York.
In 1912, Irving Chernev’s father taught him chess.
In the 1930s, ...
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Carlos Torre Repetto (1905-1978) was Mexico's first grandmaster (1977). He was born in Merida, Yucatan.
Torre won the Louisiana championship at New Orleans 1923. He was first at Detroit 1924, followed by Samuel Factor, Herman H. Hahlbohm, ...
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Ruy Lopez (1530-1580) was a Spanish priest and one of the leading players of his day. In 1559-60 he went to Rome to attend an ecclesiastical conference. It was there that he defeated all the best players in Rome, including Leonardo.&nb...
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Johann (Hans) Joseph Kmoch (1894-1973) was a chess author and International Master (1950) and International Arbiter (1951). He was the referee in the Alekhine-Euwe World Championship match in 1935. Euwe chose him as his...
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In 1860, the first chess club in Argentina was formed. In 1921, the first Argentine Championship was held, won by Damian Reca (1894-1937). In 1927, Buenos Aires was the site of the world championship match between Capablanca and Alekhi...
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Curt von Bardeleben (1861-1924) was a German count and the strongest German player of the late 19th century, an openings expert, and player of Grandmaster strength. He studied law, but never practiced, preferring to play chess. He was German cha...
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Thomas Wilson Barnes (1825-1874) was one of the strongest English players in the 1850s. He scored more wins than anyone else against Paul Morphy, defeating him 8 times in friendly play. Morphy considered him the strongest chess p...
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Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky (1934-1995) was a Soviet International Grandmaster (1962) and one of the top 10 players in the 1970s. He won the USSR championship in 1967, 1968, and 1969. He played in 20 Soviet chess championships, and fini...
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Algemeene Veerenigde Radio Oemrop (AVRO), a Dutch broadcasting company, which sponsored the world's strongest tournament held up to that time from November 5th to the 27th of November, 1938. The top eight players in the world participated (Ker...
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