Memphis Chess History: January 30, 2011

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The American Chess Journal, September 1877 ––– Vol II, No. 4. :

"Memphis Chess Club.–A Chess Club has organized in Memphis, Tenn., and now has a large membership. The officers are as follows: Dr. D. D. Saunders, President; Edward L. Topp, Vice-President; Jacob J. Peres, Secretary; Thos. T. Pritchitt, Treasurer; Executive Committee, Minter Parker, Adolph Reis and Hugh T, Pettit. The Club meets on Wednesday and Saturday nights for play, though open at all times. Visiting Chessers cordially invited to call. The Memphis Club desire to play by correspondence with other Clubs. There are some strong amateurs to be found among the Memphians, and they will make it interesting for whoever accept their challenge. Drop them a postal card, giving your first moves, and let play begin at once."
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A Few Memphis Chess Players, Events, & Playing Sites

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Harry Nelson Pillsbury-Simul-1901
José Raúl Capablanca-Simul-1909, 1910, & 1915
Emanuel Lasker-World Championship 1907
Frank Marshall-World Championship 1907

The Almanac & Yearbook 1914

The 1914 & 1920 US Open aka Western Open
Jacques Mieses

Dec. 21, 1907

Géza Maróczy
1917
David Janowski
Petar Trifunovich-Simul
Larry Evans
Norman Tweed Whitaker

Kenneth Ray Smith
The Southern Open

Walter Browne-Simul
Arthur Bernard Bisguier
1976 US Junior Invitational Championship

Nick DeFirmian
Mark Diesen
John P. Fedorowicz
Ronald W. Henley
Kenneth W. Regan
Michael A. Rhode
Yasser Seirawan
John Tisdale

1976 U.S. Junior Invitational Championship June 20-June 26, Memphis, Tn (With the selection of Memphis as the site for the 1976 U.S. Junior Championship & the Memphis Chess Club's 76th anniversary, Memphis Mayor Wyeth Chandler proclaimed June 20-26 as 'Chess Week' in Memphis.)

William Lombardy
Thomas Costigan
Jay Whitehead
Paul Whitehead
Steve Odendahl
Mark Ginsburg
Larry Christiansen
Jack Peters
Sam Palatnik
Jake Kleiman
Region VIII Open and Class Championship
1978 U.S. Junior Championship Invitational

US Junior Invitational, June 18-June 25, 1978, Memphis State University, University Center---William Faulkner Lounge, Memphis, TN. Pictured from left: Thomas Costigan, Jay Whitehead, Yasser Seirwan, Michael Rhode, Paul Whitehead, Steve Odendahl, Mark Ginsburg, & John Fedorowicz.

1988 National Jr-Hi Chess Championship

Tournament Score-pad


September 4, 1972

Memphis Chess Club's City Chess Champions List:

• ????-1904 Bradford Jefferson
• 1905 Robert Scrivener
• 1906 Bradford Jefferson
• 1907 Robert Scrivener
• 1908 R.A. McDonald
• 1909-1954 Bradford Jefferson
• 1955 Robert Scrivener
• 1956-1957 James Wright
• 1958 Alfred Gruen
• 1959 Robert Scrivener and James Wright
• 1960 James Wright
• 1961-1962 John Hurt
• 1963 Troy Armstrong and Eddie Middleton
• 1964 Mark Gilley and John Hurt
• 1965 John Hurt
• 1966 Mark Gilley and John Hurt
• 1967 John Hurt
• 1968-1969 James Wright
• 1970 Robert Churchill, Mark Gilley, and James Wright
• 1971-1972 John Hurt
• 1973 John Hurt, Eddie Middleton, and Kenney Thomas
• 1974 Eddie Middleton
• 1975 John Hurt
• 1976 Eddie Middleton and Mahlon Smith
• 1977 John Hurt
• 1978 Thomas Olsen, Gary Pylant, and Mahlon Smith
• 1979 Mahlon Smith
• 1980 Kenney Thomas
• 1981 James Wright
• 1982 Mahlon Smith
• 1983 Greg Hood
• 1984 Sid Pickard
• 1985-1987 Paul Harless
• 1988 Mark Gilley and Gary Newsom
• 1989 Paul Linxwiler
• 1990-1993 Curt Jones
• 1994 Charles Herbers
• 1995 Leonid Filatov
• 1996 Tony Aguirre
• 1997-1998 Charles Herbers
• 1999-2001 Doug Eckert
• 2002 Roland Piekorz
• 2003 Abou Anne and Michael Sansom
• 2004 J. Stanton Polk and Gary Pylant
• 2005 Carlos Harbert
• 2006 Carlos Sims
• 2007 Carlos Harbert
• 2008 Robert Beasy
• 2009 Carlos Sims
• 2010 Graham Horobetz and Nathan Vogt
• 2011 Chase Knowles
• 2012 David Sichel & Graham Horobetz

MCC playing sites:

1896-1903 Above the Southern Express Office on North Court (The Memphis Chess Checkers & Whist Club aka the Memphis Chess Club)

1904-1909 Exchange Building,
53 Madison Avenue, on the second floor.

The Exchange Building Memphis, Tennessee-Prior to 1925

1919 Picture of the old Memphis Business Men's Club

1910-1934 The Business Men's Club (The Chamber of Commerce/The Federal Securities Building) 79-81 Monroe (1pm on-daily)

1934-1948 The Falls Building 22 North Front on the 10th floor room 1028 (1pm-5pm daily) (The Memphis Chess and Checkers Club)

1949-1954 The Y.M.C.A. at Madison & 4th (Sat. at 3pm) (1952 Thur. 12-5pm daily)

1955 Hunter Weaks' Apartment

1956 The Y.M.C.A at Madison & 4th

1957-1959 The Peabody Community Center

1960-1964 The Associated General Contractors Building 320 S. Dudley (Wed. 7pm-12am)

1965-1966 The Leslie M. Straton Y.M.C.A. 245 Madison

Young Men's Christian Association Building Memphis

1967-1971 The McLemore Christian Church Willow Road and Mt. Moriah (Fri. 7pm-12am)

1972-1974 St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls 60 N. Perkins (Fri. 7:30pm-12am)

1974-1976 T. Walker Lewis (Northeast) Y.M.C.A 894 Isabelle (Fri. & Tue. 7:30pm-12am)

1976 1/4 St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls

1977-1979 Grace St. Luke's Episcopal Church 1720 Peabody Ave. (Fri. 7pm-12am)

Grace St. Luke's

1980-1983 The University Christian Church 685 South Highland (Fri. 7:30pm-12am)

1984-1986 Bishop Otey Episcopal Church 3246 Raines Rd. (Fri. 7:30pm-12am)

1986-1993 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 3749 Kimball Ave. Memphis TN 38111 (Fri. 7pm-12am)

1993 The Church of the Holy Apostles, 3185 Hickory Hill Road
(The first meeting was on March 7, 1993 from 2-7pm.)

1993 Starting July 2, Kingsway Christian Church 6310 Poplar Ave. at Massey Memphis TN 38120 near I-240

1994-1998 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 3749 Kimball Ave.

1999-2004 Cecil C. Humphrey's School of Law on the campus of the University of Memphis 3715 Central Avenue, Memphis TN 38152 (Fri.. 7pm-12am)

2005-Sept. First Congregational Church UCC, 1000 S. Cooper, Memphis TN 38104 (Fri. 7pm-12am)

Oct. 2005 to Dec. 2010 The FedEx Institute of Technology : campus of The University of Memphis (Fri. 6:30pm to 10pm)

Feb. 4, 2011-June 1, 2012 Greater Memphis Chess Center: 5796 Shelby Oaks Dr.

7pm-10pm–Friday, June 15th & Friday June 22nd, 2012:
Oak Court Mall
(Food Court)
530 Oak Court Dr, Memphis, TN 38117-3746

The Booksellers at Laurelwood ___387 Perkins Rd. Extended Memphis, TN 38117

Began meeting at the Booksellers Friday June 27, 2012, 6:30pm-10:00pm, with the last official meeting there on November 30, 2012

1st Meeting December 7, 2012 thru December 28, 2012 @ Holiday Deli & Ham on 585 Erin Drive, Memphis TN 38117

Playing site from January 4, 2013 thru July 19, 2013

Shady Grove Presbyterian, 5530 Shady Grove Road Memphis, TN 38120.

Playing Site: Starting July 26, 2013 to July 12, 2017
Holiday Deli & Ham on 585 Erin Drive, Memphis TN 38117

Playing Site: July 19, 2017

The Connection Tutoring Center
4726 Poplar Ave #7, Memphis, TN 38117

Check this link for the most current club location:

http://www.memphischess.com/

Memphis Chess Club's Presidents:

(1877 & again in 1903) Dr. D.D. Saunders
(1907) Dr. Henry Posert
Bradford B. Jefferson
David Cummins
Max Mueller
Robert "Uncle Bob" Scrivener
James Wright
Joe Spiegel
Frank Garner
John Hurt
Dr. Morris Middleton
Gary Pylant
James Little
Art Hager
Charles Dangeau
Les Branch
Randy Senn
Joe Owens
Jack Smith
Randy Cope
Walter Bayer
Dwight Weaver (Oct. 1986 - 1988)
Paul Linxwiler
James Jones
Mike Barton
Rick Herbers
Greg Krog
Jim Story
Harold Loeblein
David Wong
Dacus Grant
Charles Herbers
Tony Maneclang
Allan Bogle
Patrick Butler
Oran Quintrell
Edgar Davidson
Jonathan Wade
Aaron Smith

Mark Beatty

Clay Polk (2017)

Memphis High School Chess Champions

1965 Mark Gilley
1966 Robert Churchill
1967 Mike Goode
1968 James Fischer
1969 Kenny Thomas
1970 Robert Felt
1971 Kenny Thomas
1972 Peter Cariani
1973 Victor Lendermon
1974 Mark McLaughlin
1975 Mark McLaughlin
1976 Steve Spencer (Southaven) & Larry Maclin
1977 Larry Maclin
1978 Robert Olsen
1979 Greg Hood
1980 (not held)
1981 (not held)
1982 John Rose
1983 Steve Strain
1984 George Yu
1985 Jason Coleman
1986 Jason Coleman
1987 Vibeke Jason
1988 Oliver Tai
1989 Oliver Tai
1990 Oliver Tai
1991 Oliver Tai
1992 Oliver Tai
1993 Charlie Durham
1994 Charlie Durham
1995 Torbet McNeil
1996 Tommy McCuddy
1997 Jay Lewis
1998 Diego Cepeda
1999 Carter Gibson
2000 Xin Wei
2001 Phillip Albonetti
2002 Bineet Sathyan
2003 Sankha Ganguli
2004 Griffin Gibson
2005 Griffin Gibson
2006 David Kernell
2007 David Young
2008 Jonathan Beatty
2009 Graham Horobetz
2010 Graham Horobetz
2011 Nathan Vogt
2012 Nathan Vogt

2013 Vijaya Dasari

2014 Emmanuel Paxton

2015 Harry Sood

(For more Memphis Scholastic Champions: http://web.archive.org/web/20160406070210/http://www.mschess.org/displaystory.php3?storyid=90

A Number of Mid-South Open Winners

1960 Hunter Weaks TN
1961 John Ragan IL
1962-1964 Milam Momic AL
1965 Jude Acers LA
1966-1967 Steve Balsia AR
1968 Milam Momic AL
1969 Joseph Katz LA
1970 Charles Irvine AL
1971 Elliot Winslow MO
1972 James Wright TN
1973 John Hurt TN
1974 Vernon Vix
1975 Marty Appleberry TN
1976 Jerry Wheeler
1977 Marty Appleberry TN
1978-1979 John Hurt TN
1980 ?
1981 Arthur Bisguire
1982 Boris Kogan
1983 Boris Kogan, John Readey, & Brian McCarthy
1984 Boris Kogan, Arthur Bisquier, Edward Formanek,
Dennis Gogel, Ron Burnett, James Gallagher Jr. &
Ron Minor
1985 Ron Burnett, James Gallagher Jr. & Joe Jones
1986 Ron Burnett

1987 Curt Jones TN
1988 Paul Linxwiller TN
1989 Ron Burnett TN
1992 Curt Jones & Charles Herbers
1993 Danilo Sirias
1994 Leonid Filatov
1995 Juan Aristorenas Jr.
1996 Tony Aguirre & Carlos Sims
1997 Andy Reeder
1998 Gary Pylant
1999 Gary Pylant & Carlos Sims
2000 Carlos Sims
2001 Divakaran Marella & Carlos Sims & Allan Bogle
2002 Semion Palatnik
2003 Douglas L. Stewart
2004 Semion Palatnik
2005 Charles Herbers
2006 Semion Palatnik
2007 Kenneth Turner
2008 Jerry Wheeler
2009 Kenneth Turner
2010 Graham Horobetz
2011 Jonathan Beatty

2012 Kenneth Turner

2013 Ronald Burnett

2014 Tony Davis

2015 Carter Bulington

2016 Jonathan Beatty

2017 Ron Burnett

Tennessee State Champions

1947 Robert Coveyou
1948-49 J.B. Mullinex
1950 L. C. Norderer
1951 Jerry Sullivan
1952 L. C. Norderer
1953 Jerry Sullivan
1954 M. Southern & J. Sullivan
1954-55 Robert Coveyou
1955-56 Robert Coveyou
1956-57 Jerry Sullivan
1958-59 Robert Coveyou
1960 Jerry Sullivan
1961 Robert Coveyou
1962 Emanuel Tsitseklis
1963 Robert Coveyou
1964 James Wright
1965-67 Dave Burris
1968 Robert Coveyou
1969 James Sweets
1970 James Wright
1971 Douglas Ralston
1972 Juan Aristorenas
1973 John Hurt

John F. Hurt

1974-75 Kenny Thomas
1976 Emanuel Tsitseklis
1977 Luis Torres
1978-79 Marty Appleberry
1980 Leonard S. Dickerson & Kenny Thomas
1981 C. Jones & Michael Carsey & (Unknown)
1982 J. Sentef & Paul Harless
1983 M. Carey & Sid Pickard
1984 J. Moore & Leonard Dickerson
1985 Charles Maddigan
1986-87 Ronald Burnett
1988-89 Charles Schulien
1990 Curt Jones
1991 D. Sirias, M. Ishee, & J. Wheeler
1992 Rea Hayes, R. Burnett, & J. Cale
1993 Ronald Burnett
1994-95 GM Sam Palatnik
1996 Peter Bereolos
1997 GM Sam Palatnik
1998 P. Bereolos, L. Dickerson, & T. Andrews
1999 GM Sam Palatnik, & Todd Andrews
2000-01 GM Sam Palatnik
2002-03 Peter Bereolos
2004 Peter Bereolos, Ronald Burnett
2005-06 Todd D Andrews
2007 Todd D Andrews, Peter Bereolos
2008 Todd D Andrews, Ronald Burnett
2009 Ronald Burnett, Patrick Tae, & David Justice
2010 Todd D Andrews
2011 Ronald Burnett

2012 Ron Burnett, Peter Bereolos, Nicholas Tomlin, and Luke Weishaar

2013 Kenneth Holroyd

2014 Todd Andrews and John Bick

2015 Ronald Burnett

Tennessee High School State Champions

1971 Guy Kooi
1972 Paul Henry
1973 Alan Gullette
1974 Curt Jones
1975 Mark McLaughlin
1976 Curt Jones & Deane Peterson
1977 Scott Feldman & Curt Jones
1978 Curt Jones
1979 Curt Jones & Brian McCarthy
1980 Greg Hood
1981 Mike Jones
1982 Danny Silverstein & Gary Folk
1983-1985 Ron Burnett
1986 Bill Hall & Chuck Lovingood
1987 R.O. Mitchell
1988 Sean O'Daniels
1989 R.O. Mitchell
1990 Oliver Tai
1991 Oliver Tai & Mark E. Cobb
1992 Keith McMahn
1993 Raluca Negulescu
1994 Torbet McNeil
1995 Ben Bentrup
1996-1997 Todd D. Andrews
1998 Nicholas M. Barber
1999 Javier Cepeda
2000 Todd Andrews
2001 Carter B. Gibson III
2002 Blake Gibson
2003 Blake & Griffin Gibson
2004 Griffin Gibson
2005 Matan Prilleltensky
2006 Phillip Hinchman
2007 Gainer G. Phay & Philip Hinchman
2008 Matthew Marsh
2009 Patrick J. Tae
2010 Peter Suich
2011 Graham Horobetz

2012 Nathan Vogt

2013 Andy Sorensen

2014 Max Asher Friedman

2015 Alexander Charles Qin

The U.S. Open Tournament Locations and Champions

1 1900 Excelsior, Minnesota
Louis Uedemann

2 1901 Excelsior, Minnesota
Nicholas MacLeod

3 1902 Excelsior, Minnesota
Louis Uedemann

4 1903 Chicago, Illinois
Max Judd

5 1904 St. Louis, Missouri
Stasch Mlotkowski

6 1905 Excelsior, Minnesota
Edward F. Schrader

7 1906 Chicago, Illinois
George H. Wolbrecht

8 1907 Excelsior, Minnesota
Einar Michelsen

9 1908 Excelsior, Minnesota
Edward P. Elliot

10 1909 Excelsior, Minnesota
Oscar Chajes

11 1910 Chicago, Illinois
George. H. Wolbrecht

12 1911 Excelsior, Minnesota
Charles Blacke

13 1912 Excelsior, Minnesota
Edward P. Elliot

14 1913 Chicago, Illinois
Bradford B. Jefferson

15 1914 Memphis, Tennessee
Bradford B. Jefferson

The 1900-1914 U.S. Open Trophy owned by the Memphis Chess Club since 1914

16 1915 Excelsior, Minnesota
Jackson Showalter

17 1916 Chicago, Illinois
Edward Lasker

18 1917 Lexington, Kentucky
Edward Lasker

19 1918 Chicago, Illinois
Bora Kostic

20 1919 Cincinnati, Ohio
Edward Lasker

21 1920 Memphis, Tennessee
Edward Lasker

Memphis Chess History

Saturday, February 5, 2011

A Few of the Trophy Winners Awarded at Friday Night's Grand Opening Ceremony of the GMCC & Memphis Chess Club

Monday, January 31, 2011

Three 1907 World Chess Championship Match Games Played in Memphis, TN

Events Leading Up to the 1907 World Chess Championship Match

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