Memphis Chess Club History

Memphis' Chess History Blogspot Review

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From Russia With Love, a nice chess set story:

Iron Man Chess

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Iron Man Jim is a Fighter, But a Quiet One
by Philip Maclin (Press-Scimitar Staff Writer)

Memphis Press-Scimitar, Tuesday, June 24, 1980

If you were told that you were going to battle "Iron Man Jim," you might picture a bare-knuckle boxer outside a saloon–but James A. Wright doesn't fit that image. Wright, 60, is small in stature; friendly with a pleasant smile and a Southern gentleman farmer from Millington, TN who rarely raises his voice. He earned the nickname of "Iron Jim" by being one of the best (players at the Memphis Chess Club) . . . He was third in the city (chess championship) finals this year (1980). He was Tennessee State champion twice – in 1964 and 1970.

"I never made Master (2200 rating or higher), " Wright said. "The closest I got was 2127 (expert) in 1970." His current rating is 1886 (Class A).

Wright is known for his well developed positions where strong combinations are always a possibility. He is one of the most versatile opening players in the Memphis club, using both king and queen pawn openings as white and the French, Sicilian and Alekhine defenses as black. (Jim Wright was a farmer in the Millington, TN area going back to the days when a lot of farming was done by himself and hired hands.) "Now we farm mostly with machinery," he said. Wright is semi-retired, renting out most of the 225 acres remaining. Approximately 350 of the original 657 acres have been sold for real estate development during the past 31 years. "I used to have farmland with cattle grazing both sides of the highway (US 51), but now that land is all developed commercial property. Things have changed much in farming. This is our first year not to have any cotton. It's all soybeans and cattle now."

There is plenty of time for chess especially against two old rivals – John Hurt, a retired office machines salesman and also a former city chess champion and Ron Minor, executive director of the Millington Housing Authority. (Gary Pylant recently explained Mr. Wright's nickname. Pylant said, James Mitchell referred to Jim as "Iron Man" because Mr. Wright was always cool under fire and no matter the outcome of the game, he always said, "Thanks, I enjoyed the game.")

The Memphis Chess Club Inc. site reprinted this notice from the Commercial Appeal, December 2, 2003:

"JAMES ALFRED WRIGHT, 83, of Millington, TN, retired cotton and cattle farmer, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Millington, where he was a deacon and Sunday school teacher, with burial in Woodhaven Memory Garden. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge.

He was a graduate of Bartlett High School and the University of Tennessee at Martin, director of Millington Housing Authority, a World War II veteran and winner of the Memphis Mid-South Open, Tennessee Open and Alabama Open chess tournaments. Mr. Wright, the husband of Mary Virginia James Wright for 60 years, also leaves four daughters, Mary Lynn White of Covington, Catherine Elaine Taylor of Como, Miss., Rebecca Margaret Crosier of Cookeville, Tenn., and Marcia James Thorp of Memphis; a sister, Ruth Conn of Memphis; a brother, Joseph E. Wright of Nashville, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Baptist Church building fund."

The game below was played in the West Tennessee State Championship held in Memphis, TN at the Howard Johnson's Motor Inn, 3280 Elvis Presley Blvd, June 11-12, 1977. The time control was 50 moves in two hours. Mahlon A. Smith came in first in the tournament with 4 1/2 points out of five. The half point was with James A. Wright.

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Mid-South Chess Moments

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Memphis Commercial Appeal, Sat. Nov. 29, 1997

The tournament pictured above was indeed history in the making, as the traditional post-Thanksgiving Mid-South Open chess tournament moved from Memphis to Tunica, Mississippi. Twenty-seven players participated in what was called the 37th Mid-South Open tournament in MS, and they were from AR, NC, NY, MS, AL, TX, FL – the winner was Andy Reeder from Alabama. (This tourney was actually the 38th Mid-South Open as someone had gotten off count, which was not corrected until 2011.)

From the 1st Mid-South Chess Advocate, December, 1974:

There were 64 participants in the 15th Annual Mid-South Open (25 players in the Open & 39 players in the Amateur) from 10 states in the two- section tournament held at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis over Thanksgiving weekend. It was a smoothly run tournament, quite enjoyable, and as always, The Peabody provided an excellent playing site with its convenient accommodations.

Vernon Vix of Nashville won on tie breaks over Warren Porter of MS, first place with equal scores of 5. Placing 3rd was Niels Bostrom of Lexington, KY, with a score of 4 1/2. Fourth was Eddie Middleton of Memphis on tie breaks over Fred Lindsay of Ann Arbor, Michigan with equal scores of 4 points.

From the Tennessee Chess News, January 1975:

Albert Bowen of Nashville was the winner of the Mid-South Amateur with 5 1/2. Second was Kent Meadows also of Nashville with a score of 5. Four players tied for third in this order of tie-break: 3rd Mike Sulcer (Ark), 4th Jack Smith (Memphis), 5th Mark McLaughlin (Memphis), and 6th Jerry Wheeler (Nashville); all had 4 1/2 points.

John Hurt vs Kenny Thomas at the 10th Mid-South Open-1969

Games of Knights and Kings

(from the Commercial Appeal November 29, 1969)

Checker and chess fans began matching skills yesterday as the Memphis Chess Club and Tennessee Chess Association (Mid-South Open) Tournament opened at the Downtowner, and the annual Memphis Open Checker Tournament got underway at the Chisca Plaza. Former tournament winner John, Hurt, 55, and Kenneth Thomas, 14, the 1968 city high school champion, faced each other at the Downtowner. Both tournaments continue through tomorrow.

From the Tennessee Chess News, January 1970:

The 10th Mid-South Open in Memphis, after Thanksgiving, was topped by two Louisiana players this year. (Last year the event was dominated by Alabama players.) Winner was Joseph Katz of LSU who scored 4 1/2 points by winning three and drawing three games. Runner-up was E.T.C. Lewis of Covington, La. who scored the same by the same means. Four players scored four points in this order of tie-breaks: 3rd John Hurt (Memphis), 4th Tony Estes (Nashville), 5th Bill Willwers (Lavaca, Arkansas) and 6th Paul Hargett (Sheffield, Alabama).

The 12 player Amateur was won by Doug Ralston of Madison, a suburb of Nashville, with 5 points. Three players tied with 4 points: Garner and Felt of Memphis and Cornwell of Madison, Tennessee.

There were thirty-one players in both events this year. Nashville actually edged the home team in attendance with 12 players to 11. That was not too good for the Memphis delegation. Also discouraging was the small number of players from Alabama (none from Huntsville) and Arkansas. We were glad to see Louisiana and Mississippi represented this year. Frank Garner did an excellent job in directing the event.

From the Tennessee Chess News, January 1969:

Alabamians had a field day at Memphis in the 9th Mid-South Open as they swept the field three places to get even with the Tennesseans winning their tournaments. Winner was the pre-tournament favorite, Milan Momic of Muscle Shoals, scoring 5 points, yielding only two draws with Martin Appleberry and John Hurt. Martin Appleberry of Huntsville was a clear second with 4 1/2 points. Third place was taken by Charles Bonner, also of Huntsville with four points. Fourth thru sixth went to Majood Hahas of Lake Hamilton, Arkansas, ahead of James Wright, Millington, Tennessee, and John Roh of Huntsville. All had 3 1/2. This was one of the most successful Mid-Souths in recent years, thanks in part to the participation of members of the Junior Chess Club of Nashville. In all there were eight players from Nashville. Memphis, as host, had only eleven players. As expected there were many surprises and upsets. Perhaps the greatest was John Hurt of Memphis being upset by lower rated Nashvillians Tony Estos and Joe Jones.

The Amateur was also won by an Alabama player; Paul Hargett of Sheffield with five points.


"Uncle Bob," 84, at the 7th Mid-South with Susan Garner, 17

Mid-South Chess Stars Clash in Quiet Contest

(from The Memphis Press-Scimitar, November 26, 1966)

Thirty-one men and boys are engaged in a mental duel to the finish this weekend at the Hotel Claridge.

This is the seventh annual Mid-South Open Chess Tournament, sponsored by the Memphis Chess Club. The players range in age from 16 to 84 and they come from Illinois, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and other states.

Four boys are 16. The 84 year-old player is "Uncle Bob" Scrivener, Nesbit, Mississippi, a tournament favorite. Scrivener is a retired, former personnel manager of Delta Airlines, and is recognized as dean of Mid-South chess buffs.

Among those from Memphis playing is Frank Garner, president of the Memphis Chess Club. "Chess players take the game seriously," Garner whispered. "It gets to be an obsession with us."

Chess players look down their noses at bridge players, who are also known for their intense dedication and concentration. "There's a difference between the two," said Garner. "Bridge players yield to destiny and we control it."

There were two rounds yesterday, two more today and finals will be tomorrow.

From the January 1967 Tennessee Chess News:

Steve Balsai of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was the winner of the seventh Mid-South Open tournament with a 5 1/2 score. The event took place over the Thanksgiving weekend. Second and third places were taken by Levine of New Orleans and Ken Williamson of Huntsville with 4 1/2 points. Fourth and fifth places were taken by Hurt of Memphis and Belke of Little Rock with four points.

The tourney was well attended with thirty-three participants. Only one player was from East Tennessee – Emanuel Tsitseklis from Knoxville and none from Middle Tennessee took part.

For games from this 1966 event click here:

http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1967/TCN-January-1967-Volume-9-No-1_pg4.pdf

(Blog Editor: Usually there are games posted here for your enjoyment, but Gary Pylant has, and is, providing some excellent games this week on the Memphis Chess Club Inc. web site. The games are listed under "The Game of the Day." Gary digs up a jewel of a game from a past tournament and presents it each day. Look at the bottom of the MCC home page everyday for a new (old) game. The game viewer takes a few moments to load once you have selected a game.)

Here are the links:

Home page for Memphis Chess Club Inc.:

http://www.memphischess.com/index.html

Game of the Day archives:

http://www.memphischess.com/GameoftheDayPart2.html

2011 Mid-South Tournament Flier in the Style from the 70s.

2011 Mid-South Open Results:

http://www.memphischess.com/midsouth51.html

Memphis' Stellar Chess Player

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Article from an August 6, 1972 Commercial Appeal, by Paul Coppock:

As Bobby Fischer brought the rook-pawn language back into the daily news, it revived a few long memories of another era, when Memphis had its own champion. There was even the remarkable August of 1914 when chess news moved out of Memphis by telegraph instead of coming in from Iceland.

The Memphis Champion was Bradford B. Jefferson, who had his own real estate firm. When the Memphis Chess and Checker Club was established in 1900, he won the city championship at 25, and he repeated winning every year. In 1913 he entered the Western (Open) Tournament at Chicago for the first time and won it. The "West" of chess included New York State, except for New York City, and outstretched through Omaha.

It was a title that carried prestige although bigger chess news was then being made by J.R. Capablanca and Dr. Emanuel Lasker.

Another fine Memphis player, Robert Scrivener, played at Chicago in 1913 and was elected president of the Western (Chess Association) group. Jefferson and Scrivener brought the 1914 tournament to Memphis.

A week of play was scheduled, opening August 10, 1914. There was a morning session from 9 to 1 and a night session from 7 to 11 with the afternoon reserved for adjourned games. As the number of challengers was usually large, (19) players from Tampa to Toronto and from Syracuse to Kansas City, most of them state champions. Mississippi was represented by Ed Hill of Cleveland, Mississippi.

The schedule had to be stretched over to include Wednesday of the following week when the result was an astounding four-way tie. Scores of 14-4 were held by Jefferson, E.F. Schrader of Syracuse, H. Hahlbohm of Chicago, and G.H. Wolbrecht of St. Louis. Wolbrecht twice won the Western title and four times represented the United States in annual matches with England, winning them all.

So a playoff was held, and it resulted in another tie between Jefferson and Wolbrecht. Another playoff was set up. The second full week had been used up for a one-week tournament. These players were amateurs paying their own expenses, but most of them had stayed to see who was the best player, and how he deployed his forces on the chess board.

In the second playoff, Jefferson and Wolbrecht played to a draw on Sunday. The Monday meeting was indecisive. On the third Tuesday of the meet, they met again and Jefferson, playing with a disadvantage of black, won 2½ to 1½.

1900-14 Western Open Trophy

1914 Western Brilliancy Trophy

The principal trophy was a silver loving cup which had changed hands annually during the 15 years of the Western Open title play. All the time it was offered as the permanent possession of the chess master who could win the title two years in a row. B. B. Jefferson of Memphis was the first man to do so, and he did it in his home town. Jefferson continued to be the undisputed champion among Memphis players. (Editor: Bradford Jefferson also won the Brilliancy Prize trophy, offered by the Business Men's Club, for the best game played at the 1914 Western Open.)

The Memphis Chess and Checker Club originally was an offshoot of the Business Men's Club, predecessor of the Chamber of Commerce. The business men met for lunch weekly in their own building at 79-81 Monroe, and some stayed after lunch to play chess. The Business Men's Club was the scene of the 1914 battle.

When the Chamber of Commerce moved, the Chess and Checker Club rented space on the 10th floor of the Falls Building. They paid $15 a month.

Bradford B. Jefferson

B. B. Jefferson's obituary (died May 14, 1963) recalled his Western Open titles and the fact that he once beat Lasker.
It also mentioned the death, only five months before, of his remarkable sister, Miss Rosa Jefferson. She was long considered the best woman player in the South although competition between women chess players is rare.

She was best known as the . . . (Chess News) columnist for the Commercial Appeal. Each Sunday issue (starting on December 6, 1903) until about 1932, her name appeared over a column that usually included a problem, the solution of the previous week's problem, and the play of some game by a master.

Rosa's column was well established when her brother won (the Western Open) in Chicago and reports on the Memphis tournament was given generous space and good position in papers overflowing with huge headlines, maps and news analysis of the start of World War I. The Kaiser had just invaded Belgium. The Commercial Appeal even found space for a four-column picture of all the (tournament's chess) players.

The 1914 Western Chess Association's Western Open Tournament players, Memphis, TN, hosted at the Business Men's Club (B. Jefferson: 2nd person standing from the top far left (cigar in hand) G. Wolbrecht: 2nd person seated from far right side)

The Jefferson home was at 609 Vance when the Chess and Checker Club was young. In later years, they lived at 1352 Vinton. These Jeffersons were distant relatives of President Jefferson himself.

More importantly, they were children of John Wesley Jefferson, a good chess player, and grandchildren of Silas Jefferson, who came from Virginia with such appreciation of the game of kings and queens that he taught the children how to play with a chess set he had carved out of potatoes.

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Memphis Chess Fever & Fischer–Spassky–72

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Source: http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1971/TCN-November1971Vo13No6Pg40.pdf

Fischer All But Clinches Match

November 1971: In the final match to become the challenger to meet the World Champion Boris Spassky of the USSR, Bobby Fischer of the USA is only one point away at this writing to meet this goal. He is playing Tigran Petrosian of the USSR, who is a former World Title holder. The score now stands 5½-2½ in Fischer's favor. He only needs one more point to win the match.

John Hurt & Victor Lendermon

Just after Fischer successfully competed in the above event, the Memphis Chess Club held the 12th Mid-South Open (Nov. 26-27-28, 1971) at the Albert Pick Motel, 300 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN. It was a six round Swiss with a time limit of 50 moves in two and one half hours. The top winners were Elliot Winslow and W. Haines both from Missouri. Winslow started off badly with a first round loss to Ron Harvey (1789), followed by a lucky win in round 2 from a lost position against Victor Lendermon (1577). However, his play from then on was very convincing as he finished with a 5-1 score. Haines almost gave up a draw to Lendermon, but from then on he played very well, giving up two draws. John Hurt of Memphis finished third with 4½ points. He drew Haines, Francis Banffy, and International Master Norman Whitaker. Whiteaker finished with a 4-2 score. The tournament was directed by Frank Garner. (As reported by Kenny Thomas in the January 1972 Tennessee Chess News.)

Source: http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1972/TCN-January-1972-Volume-14-No-1-pg7.pdf

International News

The best offer so far for holding the match between Bobby Fischer (USA) and Boris Spassky (USSR) for the World crown comes from Yugoslavia. It is for $60,000. The match must take place before June 1972.

Also reported in the 1972 January edition of the Tennessee Chess News, Tennessee won a second match from Alabama quite decisively by the score of 25½-14½. (In the first match the score was 21½-18½ for Tennessee.)

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Source: http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1972/TCN-March-1972-Volume-14-No-2-pg9.pdf

Fischer's Challenge to World Crown Scares Russians

(Condensed from Chess Express)

A meeting was to be held in Amsterdam to determine the site for the World Champion Match in January between Fide's President Dr. Euwe and U.S. Challenger Robert Fischer and World Champion of Russian Boris Spassky. But Spassky did not show up as scheduled in Amsterdam. Fischer and US Chess Federation Executive Director Ed Edmondson were present in good faith to negotiate an agreement under Dr. Euwe's supervision. Mr. Edmondson then traveled on to Moscow to discuss the situation further with Russian officials, but nothing definite was agreed on.

From previous discussion it was known that Mr. Spassky picked as his first choice for holding the match Reykjavik, Iceland, and Fischer Belgrade, Yugoslavia. As a decision had to be made Dr. Euwe found what seemed to be an excellent compromise. He announced that the first twelve games would be scheduled to take place in Belgrade and the remainder in Iceland. Now we hear that the Russians have protested the "Belgrade-Reykjavik" formula. A meeting between Dr. Euwe and Russian official is to be held in Moscow to resolve the matter. The match is to begin June 25 or before.

The Cesar's Palace Hotel of Las Vegas is supposed to have come up with the highest bid of $175,000 for holding the match. However, it came much too late for consideration.

Reported by John Hurt in the same March 1972 issue of the TCN:

With a perfect match record of 11-0 White Station took the twelve team High School Team title of Memphis. The teams met for eleven Saturdays at the McLean Library in Memphis under the direction of John Hurt and sponsorship of the Memphis Chess Club and the Optimist Club.

Source: http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1972/TCN-July1972Vo14No4Pg28.pdf

More on the Match

The Fischer-Spassky match for the World Chess Championship is scheduled to commence on July 2, 1972 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Grandmaster Fischer played in a Celebrities' Tennis Tournament in San diego, California in early June. He remained in seclusion until June 19, when he telephoned FIDE Vice President Fred Cramer. It is probable that Mr. Cramer will be accompanying Fischer during the match in Iceland. Fischer requested Cramer to make an advance check on lighting, hotel accommodations, etc. As many of you are aware, negotiations on the site, financial arrangements, etc. of the Fischer-Spassky match, have been exceedingly protracted.

The World Championship Match will generate a tremendous amount of publicity for chess in the U.S. I am pleased to report that throughout the match, George Koltanowski will at the very least host weekly half hour television shows on chess. This program will be carried throughout California by educational TV stations. In addition, negotiations are underway to extend this show to the entire National Educational TV network. If these negotiations are successful, George will urge his viewers to write our Newburg office for a "Chess Kit" from the USCF. By conservative estimates, if George's show is nationally televised, it should add tens of thousands of new USCF members. The combination of the publicity given to the Fischer-Spassky match, together with the Koltanowski TV series, would give USCF the biggest membership boost in its history. Even if it is not nationally televised, I believe that George's show in California alone will double USCF membership there. George has been consulted for a special on Chess for National ABC television as well as for a forthcoming Life Magazine article.

TCN Editor's note: The above article is part of a letter written by USCF President Dr. Leroy Dubeck to all officers of the USCF. I would like to add that it is now fact that educational TV will carry the Koltanowski chess programs nationwide. The first of these programs should take place on July 9, 1972. For Nashville it will be carried at 10:00 AM. For other areas consult your local newspaper or call the local educational TV station.

The July 1972 edition of the TCN added this news:

The match between Memphis and Nashville ended again in a tie by the score of 12-12. (The last time these two teams met was in November of 1970 and the score was a 15-15 tie.) The match took place on June 11, 1972 on the campus of Lane College in Jackson.

A high school match between players from Memphis and Nashville took place on June 4,1972 in Memphis. It was a double round affair on eight boards with Memphis emerging as the winner by the close score of 8½-7½. On top board Kenny Thomas scored 1½ points for Memphis over Kenny Cohen. On second board Victor Lendermon (Memphis) and Paul Henry had two draws. On Board three Peter Cariani (Memphis) scored two wins over Bruce Stearnes. On a lower board, Leza Sturdivant, the only girl to play, scored two wins over Nashvillian Johnny Moore.

Top scorers of the Memphis City Chess Championship were as follows: First was John Hurt with 9½-2½, 2nd - 3rd Kenny Thomas and Eddie Middleton with 7½-4½, followed by Hunter Weaks who had 6-6 for fourth place. Hurt lost only one game to Victor Lendermon.

The "B" Division (Memphis City Reserve Championship) ended in a tie for first between Jim Little and Lesa Sturdivant with 10½-1½. The event was a round robin affair.

The 1972 Memphis Speed Chess Championship saw a tie for first between Eddie Middleton and Kenny Thomas with 17½-½.

The information gathered below comes from a Commercial Appeal article, July 15, 1972:

Fischer's Off-the-Board-Moves Draw Black Curtain For Avid Chess Fans

by Mark Schlinkmann

Memphis chess enthusiast Hunter Weaks couldn't be more serious about what he was saying.

"This may be the blackest day in the United States chess history, " said Mr. Weaks when he learned of American champion Bobby Fischer's forfeit Thursday to Russia's Boris Spassky in the second game of the international chess championship at Reykjavik, Iceland.

Mr. Weaks, a 47-year-old retiree who does little else than play, live and breathe the complicated game, looked bleakly ahead to the rest of the Fischer-Spassky duel, scheduled to resume Sunday.

"He can't stand to lose," Mr. Weaks said of Fischer. "If he loses, it will probably be the end of him. And it looks like he will."

Mr. Weaks and about 40 other members of the Memphis Chess Club have been gleaning scanty reports of the matches from newspaper accounts, radio broadcast, long-distance telephone calls and whatever else they can get their hands on.

"I tried to get information by buying a shortwave radio," said Morris Middleton, Memphis Chess Club president. "But so far it hasn't worked well. There aren't even any foreign stations broadcasting the match, move by move, that I could pick up."

So club members relay by phone to each other what strands of information they do manage to pick up. Most often the calls are aimed at Mr. Weaks.

"He has more contacts with chess people around the country than anyone else here," Mr. Middleton said. "He does nothing else except play and read and talk about chess. He's not the very best player in town, but knows more about the game than anyone else."

Mr. Weaks doesn't like to talk about it very much, but he would admit he has assumed a sort of "clearing-house" role among the Memphis chess community, dispensing information and playing tips for the last 15 years.

Although he preferred to be vague about his past, he would say he is from Fulton, Ky., earned an English degree at Vanderbilt University and settled in Memphis in 1956.

"I've only worked at a bank for nine months or so in my entire life," he said. He said he derives his income from an inheritance, which he said was "definitely not a fortune, but enough to live on."

In a book-stacked den surrounded by chessboard wallpaper, Mr. Weaks continued his discussion of the Icelandic duel and its impact on chess in the United States and Memphis.

"Fischer is a near-god with these people," he said of American chess players' view of the young challenger. "The have identified with him. He's got to do it for us. He's the only American to ever pose a threat for the championship."

But Mr. Weaks said Fischer is plagued by what seemed to be "paranoid tendencies" that are preventing him from playing his best match against the Russian Grand Master.

He said favorable publicity from an American world championship victory could begin a wave of chess fervor here. But, he noted, a defeat now seems likely.

"We've been sick and embarrassed about it," Mr. Weaks said of Fischer's tactics. "I've been feeling psychologically depressed myself."

A main contact for Mr. Weaks in the quest for news of the match is Bobby Churchill, a former Memphis chess player now living in New York. But Mr. Weaks doesn't know where he is.

"He said he was going to Iceland on a tramp steamer," he said. "I haven't heard from him since. He's somewhere with the boat."

Another contact is Troy Armstrong, a former Memphis resident who now attends the University of Iowa and managed to land a job at an Iowa newspaper –– near the teletype wires.

"He (Armstrong) was physically ill when he heard of the first day," laughed Eddie Middleton, a Memphis State University student not related to the club president.

The general murky feeling in the hearts of Memphis chess devotees these days was quickly transmitted to Mr. Middleton when Mr. Weaks told him of Fischer's second-day forfeit.

"Oh, my God," Mr. Middleton said, in what appeared to be near-shock.

Source for the below: TCN-September-1972-Volume-14

A new record attendance was registered as 130 players took part in the three divisions of the 28th Tennessee Championships, September 2-4, 1972, at the Noel Hotel in Nashville. Unrated player Juan Aristorenas of Chattanooga, TN is the new Tennessee State Champion with a score of 5½-½.

Kenny Thomas of Memphis was clear first with 5-0 in the second Tennessee High School Championships. He received the first place trophy plus $50.

Quotes below are from a Memphis Press-Scimitar article, October 5, 1972:

John Hurt & Kenneth Thomas

Memberships in the Memphis Chess Club has tripled since the beginning of the Spassky-Fischer world championship match in Iceland, reports John Hurt, club member and Memphis Chess Champion who once played Bobby Fischer.

Hurt will direct the annual high school chess championship match which begins October 14, 1972, co-sponsored by the Board of Education and the Northeast Optimist Club.

"There are about 150 chess book titles in the library catalogs, with several copies of each book, and you never can find a book on a library shelf –– they're all out," said Mr. Hurt.

Hurt said sales of chess boards are brisk.

"You can spend a lot of money on them or you can get them for a dollar," he said. "Chess is played on the same board as checkers although most chess players don't like the harsh red and black of the checker board. They prefer softer colors."

Kenneth Thomas, Christian Brothers High School student is the defending champion in the annual tournament starting October 14.

"He's a brilliant chess player and makes straight A's in school," said Hurt.

One of the things which keeps Hurt busy these days is giving illustrated lectures on the recent Fischer triumph over Spassky.

He has a large screen on which are projected the board and pieces, showing the progress of the games.

Hurt, recalling his game with Fischer several years ago, said he remembered the game, move by move, but could point to no move where he went wrong. Fischer, he said, plays chess at a level which many can't comprehend.

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Chess is Making a Comeback

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While meandering around the rare book section of one of my favorite used book stores, I came upon John W. Collins' work, My Seven Chess Prodigies. This was one piece of literature that I had never taken the time to read until now. The book was hardcover, retaining its paper cover, and was in near mint condition, but it was the contents that were quite the discovery. I though I might have been a chess fanatic at one time, until the pages of this book enlightened me to those who were and are intrinsically dedicated to the game. John "Jack" Collins introduces the reader to the Hawthorne Chess Club that he founded which met at his parents' home in the mid 1920s. Moving forward to the 1950s, the homemade chess club was still going strong, and was visited and joined by some of the greatest names of chess: Bobby Fischer, Robert & Donald Byrne, William J. Lombardy, Raymond Weinstein, Salvatore Matera, and Lewis Cohen–all of whom Mr. Collins covered in his book.

Memphis had its own home-grown chess clubs back in the 1960s. Below we examine how the Memphis Chess Club contributed to this city's continuing chess culture from a Memphis Press-Scimitar article reprint.

Quotes from newspaper articles from 1965:

The Gifford Family

A young chess group meets weekly at the Randolph branch library. About 25 children, ages 8 to 18, turn out regularly for instruction and small-scale tournaments.

Mrs. Gifford has been mothering the chess club for the past two years. "Neighborhood children began dropping by the house to play, and when the group grew to 21, it just got too hectic, and we headed for the library."

Mrs. Gifford isn't the only member of the family who has helped spread interest in chess throughout Memphis. Her son Charles, 15, is president of the Catholic High School chess club.

A daughter, Jean, 17, is a tournament player in the Memphis Chess Club, which Mrs. Gifford serves as secretary.

Other members of the family, all of whom have their own chess boards, are Kathy, 6; Bill 8; Theresa, 10; Mary 12, and Betty, 19. Several have won trophies, as has Mrs. Gifford.

Thomas Cutlif

"I think chess is wonderful training for children," she said, "it teaches them to concentrate and plan ahead. And they all enjoy it." Mrs Gifford feels almost any child can learn to play by the time he's 6. "Some will like it more than others and really pursue it, but nearly all can and will learn to play." The chess bug also has been spread by Frank Garner, president of the Memphis Chess Club, and John Hurt, president of the Tennessee Chess Association.

Both Mr. Hurt and Mr. Garner make visits to high school clubs at Frayser, Catholic, Tech, Messick, Christian Brothers and Central High Schools.

Although most of the clubs have been organized in recent months, Central has had one for several years and a senior student –– Mark Gilley –– was city co-champion a year ago. He was state junior champion in 1963.

C. Pasley

Young Gilley, incidentally, is one of eight Memphians rated by the United States Chess Federation as the top 15 chess players in Tennessee. The others are Eddie Middleton, Hunter Weaks, James Wright of Millington, Troy Armstrong, Dale Simpson, and John Hurt.

"There is increased interest among youth." Mr. Hurt said, "and already several very fine chess players have developed from these programs."

Chances are, the chess board won't ever compete with the Little League baseball diamond and the combo dance band. Or will it?

Quotes from the Memphis Press-Scimitar Wednesday March 25, 1964:

Good Evening!

by Robert Johnson

Kathy McDanel

Know what the kids do besides wondering about Ringo (Starr) and the mountainous problem of going to college, which involves many from the 10th grade on? Well, a lot of them are getting mental exercise playing chess.

"The ancient game is having a terrific rejuvenation," Mrs. Charles W. Gifford tells me. "Last summer, just after school was out, I started a club for the neighborhood children, one night a week. We had 23 members, and were straining the walls in my living room, when John Hurt and Frank Garner of the Memphis Chess Club, in conjunction with the Northeast Memphis Optimist Club, organized the Youth Chess Club. We affiliated with them and began meeting at the Randolph Branch of the Public Library on Tuesday nights 7-9."

"Our group is still meeting there every Tuesday, and John Hurt has another group of about 14 who meet Tuesdays at Highland Library. There are a few adults in the group, but the oldest in ours is my daughter, 16. We have four other girls."

Richard Bennett

Mrs. Gifford said clubs have also started at Richland Junior High, Colonial Junior High, and Catholic High. The Park Commission got interested, and on Saturday mornings 9-12 at Kingsbury High, Charles Savery of the Memphis Chess Club teaches the Kingsbury group, and Mrs. Gifford's daughter, Jean, instructs at the Frayser Community Center.

The Northeast Memphis Optimist Junior Chess Club started its championship tournament last night.

Mrs. Gifford said it's a pleasure "to watch the younger generation think!" She said any one of them would be happy to take me on in a game of chess, "from 7 year-old Bill on up."

What interested me most: "They're so quiet," she said.

Quotes from the Commercial Appeal September 2, 1965:

Chess Players to Vie 6 from Memphis Chess Club to Seek State Crown

The Memphis Chess Club at the Young Men's Christian Association in 1964

The annual Tennessee Open Chess Championship in Nashville this weekend will draw six members of the Memphis Chess Club.

The Tournament at the Albert Pick Motel, will start at 2 p.m. Saturday and will end Labor Day afternoon.

The six members to compete are R.S. Scrivener, 84 of Nesbit, Mississippi, former city champion and Master Emeritus; John Hurt, current chess city champion; Frank Garner, president of the Memphis club; Mark Gilley of Memphis, current Memphis high school chess champion and Tennessee junior chess champion in 1964, who graduated from Central High School in May, Louis Weis, and Bobby Churchill of West Memphis.

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Chess Players En Passant

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Tonight I was preparing to visit Joe Spiegel, a former Memphis Chess Club president for the years 1960 & 1961, and talk with him about the very old days of chess. Last month I noticed his name was on our USCF mailing list as residing in the Hickory Hill area of Memphis, so I was hoping he would be able to share with me some interesting stories of our club's chess players from the past. I typed in his name on the internet to retrieve his phone number, but I ran across his obituary instead. He died Tuesday September 21, 2010, almost one year to the day that I was going to pay him a visit.

Something like this happened to me once before when I was trying to track down Bradford B. Jefferson's son Dudley. I was still president of the club, the year may have been 1988, and at that time I was in possession of the two trophies that Dudley's dad had won at the Western Open in Memphis back in 1914, so I wanted to interview him. My search for Dudley Jefferson ended at the last nursing home that he resided in. The receptionist looked up his name and said he had passed away just a few months before. I told her, "Goodness, I just missed him!"

From the September 25, 2010 Commercial Appeal:

"Joseph W. Spiegel, 88 of Memphis, retired Director of Hunter Division of Robbins & Myers, Inc., died Tuesday, at Kirby Pines Retirement Community. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 1st 2010, at All Saints Episcopal Church with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Midtown. He was a long time member of All Saint's Episcopal Church where he had served as treasurer, vestryman and lector-chalice bearer. Mr. Spiegel, widower of Beatrice Darnell Spiegel, was a graduate of Bentley College, a life member of the United States Chess Federation and a WWII Army Veteran. He was the holder of the Bronze Star Medal and 5 European Battle Stars. It is requested that any memorials be sent to All Saints Episcopal Church, Memphis Humane Society or CFC International. (CFC International, 183 Brown Rd, Vestal, NY 13850."

Joe was president of the chess club when he organized and directed the first Mid-South Open in 1960, a tournament which is still held each year; next year's Open in November will be the 53rd.

It has been a little over a year and a half since I started back playing chess at the club, and I am very disappointed that I missed meeting Mr. Spiegel. It would have been a great honor to have had fellowship with him. If you know of any old timers in your chess club that have faded away from play, you might want to get in contact with them before they too are gone from this world.

Tennessee Chess News May-June 1960

James Wright Wins Memphis Tourney by Half a Point

James Wright edged out Bob Scrivener by half a point to win the (1960) Memphis City title with 9½-2½. He won nine games in this double round robin event including a game from Scrivener, but lost to Troy Armstrong and Joseph Spiegel. His other game with Scrivener was a draw. "Uncle" Bob Scrivener won eight and lost to Spiegel. His other draw was with Carl Spies.

The victory of James Wright was a mild surprise as Bob Scrivener is considered a little stronger. Joe Spiegel surprised everyone greatly by taking third place ahead of Armstrong and Spies.

The "B" tourney (reserve) was won by Mark Gilley with 9½ points even though he lost both games to second place winner Peter Snider who scored 8.

Memphis Chess Club "Ladder" Ratings in 1960

(Using the USCF rating system following the City Championships)

1. Wright         1950
2. Scrivener     1934
3. Spiegel      1886
4. Armstrong   1854
5. Spies           1806
6. Darnell        1758
7. Kennedy      1742
8. Wiseman     1694
9. Gilley           1678
10. Snider         1678

There are two Joe Spiegel games below. Click the bar above the Black pieces to view the 2nd game.

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Queen Me vs. King Me

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Position after 51. . .e1=Q (2011Memphis)

Position after 20. . .06-02 = K (Lees' Guide)

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, Saturday Morning, November 25, 1967

Checker Kings Lecture Erudite Chessmen

Even having a hobby these days isn't a bed of roses. A survey of two Mid-South groups meeting in Memphis yesterday, chess and checkers players turned up these items:

A chess official said that checkers is the most skillful of all games – next to chess.

Several checker players said chess is a pretty good game, but "less precise than checkers."

At the Hotel Claridge, the tone of the eighth annual Mid-South Chess Tourney was contemplative. A typical player pondered his next move, puffed his pipe, pondered, puffed, rubbed his chin, pondered, puffed, took a drink of water, puffed, then moved.

John Hurt, president of the Memphis Chess Club, when told that the annual Memphis Open Checker Tournament was being played at the Hotel Chisca, said some good things about checkers, but he added a few points for the record.

"You only use half of the board in checkers," said Mr. Hurt, "and all the players move alike. But next to chess, checkers is the most skillful of all games."

Hugh Burton of Jackson, TN, the Mid-South's co-champion checker player, didn't exactly see it that way. Nor did Dr. H. L. Cravens, here from Brownwood, Texas, to play in the checker tournament.

"Some masters who have played both games said they prefer checkers," said Mr. Burton. "You can make a mistake in chess and recover. But in checkers if you make a mistake and your opponent knows what he is doing–you are beaten."

"Chess is the oldest known game," said Mr. Hurt.

"We know, of course, that checkers is the oldest type game," said Dr. Cravens.

"Actually checkers is played on a chess board," said Mr. Hurt.

"Chess is played on a checker board," said Mr. Burton.

Both the tournaments end Sunday.


The Commercial Appeal 11/25/67: Concentration was the byword as Paul Hargett (left) of Sheffield, Alabama, and James Wright of Millington, Tennessee engaged in a chess match at the Claridge.

Tennessee Chess News- Volume 10 No 1 pg1

Steve Balsai Regains Mid-South Title

The eighth annual Mid-South tourneys took place over the Thanksgiving weekend in Memphis, Tennessee. Besides Tennessee, four other states (Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Colorodo) were represented. With only seventeen players, the event was quite poorly attended. Peter Lahde of Nashville directed.

Steven Balsai of Hot Springs, Arkansas, again displayed good form to win the Open Division by winning five games and allowing only one draw. Trailing by a point were Charles Bonner of Huntsville, Alabama and James Wright of Millington, Tennessee representing the local forces. Bill Willowers of Russellville, Arkansas too the Amatuer Division and Ed Garner of Memphis won the Reserve.

The event received excellent coverage by the news media.

Tourneys Side-By-Side

The Mid-South Open (chess) Tournament and the Memphis Open Checker Tournament are both in progress at the Sheraton-Peabody Hotel. James C. Little, pictured on the left, president of the Memphis Chess Club, and J. R. Guthrie, checker player from Humboldt, TN, compared the two games as they competed in their respective tournaments today. Both three-day competitions end tomorrow.

Memphis Press-Scimitar, November 26, 1973

Memphian Wins Chess Tournament

John Hurt, current Tennessee state chess champion, added another title Sunday as he won the 14th annual Mid-South Open over 31 others at the Sheraton-Peabody.

Other winners were:

Open Division – Second place, Eddie Middleton of Memphis; third place tie, Marty Appleberry of Fayetville, Arkansas, and Warren Porter of Jackson, Mississippi; Class A, Porter; Class B, John Beaton of Wynne, Arkansas; Class C, Pete Lahde of Nashville Tennessee; unrated, Ed Issa of Greenville, Mississippi.

Amateur Division – First, Terrell Bishop of Russellville, Arkansas, was tops over the 39 entries; second, tie, Glen Smith of Coldwater, Mississippi, and Richard Frothingham of Little Rock, Arkansas; Class C, Ralph Lyles of Memphis; Eustis Moody of Dyersburg, Tennessee; and unrated, M. Rajagopalam of Memphis.

Jackson, TN Man Wins Checker Tournament

In the 20th annual checker tournament Sunday, Hugh Burton of Jackson, Tennessee, won the title. Larry King of Memphis was second.

Dictionary of Modern Chess

by Byrne Horton

CHECKERS VS CHESS:

Although American checkers (also English droughts) and chess may be played on the same checkerboard, the two games are essentially different as to their objectives, materials utilized in play, and in their methods of play. More specifically these two games differ as:

Checkers: 1. The object of this game is to capture the opponent`s checkers.

Chess: 1. The object of this game is to checkmate the opponent`s king.

Checkers: 2. The game is played on the 32 dark squares.

Chess: 2. The game is played on all 64 squares.

Checkers: 3. Each player starts with 12 checkers.

Chess: 3. Each player starts with 16 chessmen.

Checkers: 4. At the opening, checkers occupy all the black squares on the rows immediately before the player.

Chess: 4. At the opening, chessmen occupy all squares, both black and white, on the two rows (ranks) immediately before the players.

Checkers: 5. Black mores first.

Chess: 5. White moves first.

Checkers: 6. All checkers move and jump forward only until they are crowned "kings."

Chess: 6. The various chessmen have their own distinctive moves.

Checkers: 7. Checkers can be promoted to kings only.

Chess: 7. Only pawns can be promoted. they may become queens, bishops, knights, or rooks depending upon the choice of the player.

Checkers: 8. Capture consists of leaping over the captured piece and removing the man that was jumped.

Chess: 8. Captures are optional except when necessary to avoid checkmate.

Checkers: 9. Capture consist of leaping over the captured piece and removing the man that was jumped.

Chess: 9. Capture consists of removing the captured piece and taking his position.

Checkers: 10. One or more checkers may be captured at one time.

Chess: 10. Only one chessman may be captured at one time.

Marion Tinsley, long-time and undefeated world checker champion, said, "chess is like the ocean while checkers is like a deep well."

Editor: The year was 1973, I purchased Fred Reinfield's book "How to Win at Checkers"at a local bookseller in order to learn how to win against a fellow classmate. My dad was the champion checker player in our household, but he did not know how to give me any pointers. It had only been a few months since I was taught the game of chess, and the books I had collected improved my game play in that area. Checkers had its own type of notation, which I had to get used to. Checkers used named variations for its opening moves, so I memorized a few of them. As the school year slowly passed, I was able to win some games against my classmate. Later on that same year, I noticed that my ability to see ahead in chess translated over to checkers as well. Shockingly, it occurred to me in one match with my dad that I could win. After all these years, age seventeen at the time, this was my turn to win at checkers. The blood left my face. I previously thought this would be a proud moment, conquering him at his own game and gloating afterward. Instead, I was feeling the same emotion I had gotten in chess when noticing that I was about to drop a major piece. The knowledge of my potential victory was overwhelmingly disappointing, so I let him win and he kept his crown. Within a few months, my dad went into a semicoma following an aneurism, and he died just a little over a year later.

It was once told to me that Curt Jones, who is now a Memphis area resident Master, was brought to tears the first time he defeated his dad, Joe Jones, in a tournament. Below is a Jones vs. Jones battle but not the aforementioned one: Music City Chess May 1978 Vol. 8 No. 2 pg. 11

Memphis Chess and Checkers Club

Memphis Press-Scimitar, Friday, December 12, 1952


Claire Luce and Bradford B. Jefferson (December 1952)

OOPS!––Claire Luce, star of Memphis Arena Theater's production of "Personal Appearance," is in trouble. Her opponent across the chess board is B. B. Jefferson, 1353 Vinton, retired real estate man. Miss Luce learned chess while on tour in the Isles of Greece some years ago. But the Greeks apparently didn't tell her some of the tricks Mr. Jefferson knows. He has been the president of the (Memphis) Chess and Checkers Club at the Young Men's Christian Association for 40 years and has been (chess) champion of the South since 1912. The match took place at the Resthaven Nursing Home where Mr. Jefferson is recovering from a broken hip. The winnah!––Mr. Jefferson. (Editor: The photograph directly above was in poor condition and will be replaced once a better copy is found.)

A History of Tennessee Chess
by Peter Lahde

Game from August 1913, U.S. Open, Chicago, Illinois:

Zugzwanged in Public or The Annual Chess Banquet

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The Mid-South Chess Advocate 1976 Vol 2 No 3 pg 32

My Corner

by Pion Potzer

I took my chess widow to the club's awards banquet. At the party, I tried to introduce her to Carol Little. Carol floated by en passant with a large glassy-eyed smile mumbling something about a 50's party that was scheduled for the same place. "Worked out the chess puzzle on the cake?" my wife asked. I told her that I never worried about end games because I never got that far during tournaments, and I wasn't going to worry about it now. Besides, I couldn't figure it out anyway. "How come you didn't win any awards?" she wondered. "Well. . . I was up for 'Most Overlooked Mate,' 'Most Fianchettoed Bishop,' 'Caught on the Back Rank Again Award,' but I asked the organizers to mail them to me. "Oh," she sighted, "you didn't want to be Zugzwanged in public."

Editor's note: My brother and I did attend the first banquet, making us feel privileged to belong to such a grand organization. It was all brought about by the officers of the chess club to in order to celebrate our club's founding and to honor the member's accomplishments––serious or otherwise.

Thank goodness I never won an award at one of these functions; I was nominated once, and as you can guess, it fell in the fun category. Below is presented a montage of documents and photographs illustrating the "good ole days" of chess club banquets. The picture below has me (up front in the plaid coat) with my little brother, and Kenny Thomas is to his right, and to the far left side is David Meyers. Clicking on any picture will carry you to a page with a larger version of the photograph.

1st Banquet - Gary Pylant in front of the banner

with Carol and Jim Little to his left.

Program guide:

First Annual Awards Banquet

Ramada Inn - East, 5225 Summer Avenue

July 13, 1974

Presentation of Memphis Chess Club Banner (Banner made in 1974 by James C. & Carol Little)

II.

Fun Awards:

Kibitzer Award - James Mitchell

Cheapo-Artist Award - Gary Pylant

# 1 Coffee House Player Award - Rolf Pludra

The Hanging Flag Award - (tie) Eddie Middleton & Philip Morgan

#1 Street Player Award - Mahlon Smith

"The Drive Me Nuts" Award - (tie) David Meyers & Bill Nietzel

"Having Never Won a Trophy" Award - Morris Middleton

Most Improved Potzer Award - Peter Flexner

Gary Pylant and Robert Holyfield

III.

Accomplishment Awards:

Most Improved Player - Philip Morgan

Upset Award - Robert Holyfield

Best Tournament Player of the Year Award - John Hurt

Jim Little and John Hurt

Louis Weis

Service Award - Louis Weis

Appreciation Award - Frank Hemphill

Sportsmanship Award - Howard Haglin

Spring Rating Tournament (1st Place) James Rackley

First Annual Fish Fry (1st Place) - Chris McDade

Chris McDade and Gary Pylant

IV.

City Championship Trophies

Chris McDade in 1974

Amateur Championship:

First Place - Philip Morgan
Second Place- Mark McLaughlin
Third Place - James C. Little

Championship:

First Place - Eddie Middleton
Second Place - John Hurt
Third Place - Mahlon Smith

On the right Eddie Middleton - 1974 City Champion

Program guide:

Second Annual Awards Banquet

of the

Memphis Chess Club

April 26, 1975

7:30 PM

Welcome & introduce head table
Short address by club president

Charles "Rick" Herbers & Jack Sprague

Guest Speaker: Eldon Roark

Fun Awards: (Presented by Phil Maclin)

Kibitzer - James Mitchel
Cheapo-Artist - Rick Herbers
Bookworm - Mike Bock
Hanging Flag - Larry Corder
Coffee-House - Kazi Lawrence
Congeniality- Ron Minor
Drives-Us-Nuts - Robert Holyfield
Never-Won-A-Trophy - Donnie Antrim

Accomplishment Awards: (Presented by John Hurt)

Outstanding High School Player - Mark McLaughlin

Jack Smith

Outstanding College Player - Mahlon Smith

Upset - James Rackley
Most Improved - Phil Maclin
Best "B" Player - Jack Smith
Best "C" Player - Kent Meadows
Best "D" Player - Fred Lowe
Best "E" Player - Howard Haglin
Best Record - Ed Middleton

Plaques: (Presented by John Hurt)

Service - Frank Garner
Appreciation - Carol Little
Sportsmanship - James Wright

Trophies: (Presented by James Little)

City Championship :

Carol Little

1st John Hurt
2nd Ed Middleton
3rd Mahlon Smith

John Hurt & James Rackley

Amateur Championship:

1st - Gary Pylant
2nd - Steve Thomas
3rd - Ken Ferguson

Banquet Adjournment: 9:45 PM

1977 Mid-South Chess Advocate Vol 3 No 2 pg 14

From the Editors . . . . .

John F. Hurt with the B.B. Jefferson Memorial Trophy:
aka Memphis City Chess Championship Trophy

At this year's Memphis Chess Club Award's Banquet, it was gratifying to us that it should be John Hurt's night. Not only did he receive first place in the City Championship, but there were other things in store for him as well. For many years, John has been a guiding factor in the Memphis Chess Club as club President, and more recently, as a member of the Board of Directors and Editor of the Mid-South Chess Advocate. For his service to the club and to the community, John was awarded the Memphis Chess Club Service Award. But, this was not the end of honors; for many years he has been the organizer of junior chess activities in Memphis, mainly in the coordinating of the High School Chess League jointly sponsored by Memphis Chess Club, the Northeast Optimist Club, Memphis Public Library, and the Memphis Board of Education. The Officers thought it was only fitting that the new High School Chess League Plaque be named, "The John F. Hurt Team Plaque."

The Officers and Members of Memphis Chess Club are truly grateful for the many years of service Mr. Hurt has given to chess, and we expect many more active years in the future.

Mid-South Chess Advocate Staff
Memphis Chess Club Officers & Members

The photographs below are from the 1976 Memphis Chess Club Awards Banquet:

Left Picture: Arthur Hager, Michael Preston, Randall Senn –– Right Picture: John Hurt Mahlon Smith, Edward Middleton

Editor: One recollection from the banquet days of the late 1970's starts out with one of our members winning a tournament called the Ichthyoid Quad. It seems the club president presented the champion a trophy with a fish decoration. For some reason this was not satisfactory to the winner who tried unsuccessfully to have the top component replaced with something representing chess. Hence, a complaint was filed to the USCF, and I overheard that the argument was, "I don't want fish trophy; I want chess trophy!" To this day I do not know if this ever was resolved nor the text of the USCF's reply.

Chess Champ Needs Skills, Stamina

2011-08-11T20:57:00.001-05:00

by James Kingsley

John Hurt Moves Against One of His 22 Chess Opponents.

(The Memphis Press-Scimitar June 14, 1962)

You could hear a pin hit the floor last night at the Associated General Contractors Building at 320 South Dudley.

For, gathered in one room, 22 of Memphis and Shelby County's top chess players were meeting John Hurt of 1063 South Perkins Road, Memphis Chess champion for the past two years. The simultaneous match was played in a room where smoke oozed upward. Eyes were glued to tiny objects shaped like horses heads, little men, and salt and pepper shakers.

The match was not one in which the champion loses or wins. It was arranged by the Memphis Chess Club to give anyone who is interested in the game the opportunity to meet him.

In the match last night the challengers seemed to have the advantage over the champion. He had about 15 to 20 seconds to make his move. The challengers had maybe five minutes as he circled the rooms playing the 22 boards.

One of the great disadvantages Mr. Hurt had was the walking and standing. "It gets tiring but becomes more interesting with each move," said Mr. Hurt, a former West Virginia State champion (1939, 1949, 1952, & 1955) who also reigned as king of chess at Charleston, W. Va., for eight years.

Mr. Frank Garner explained that the match, in addition to giving many players the chance to play against Mr. Hurt, also was to sharpen Mr. Hurt's game for the Southern Championship which will be played at the Hotel Claridge June 30-July 3, 1962.

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Battles of Kings, Queens and Daredevil Knights

2011-08-07T00:01:00.020-05:00

The Commercial Appeal (year 1947)

Battles of Kings, Queens and Daredevil Knights is an Everyday Occurrence in Downtown Memphis

Story by John Carruth

The carnage is terrific at 1028 Falls Building. In what is probably the quietest of all rooms in the building, whole armies daily join in combat, charging, recoiling, rallying to charge again. Until a voice cries "Checkmate!" and the battle's done.

Members of the Memphis Chess and Checkers Club find it difficult to remember that the ancient and honorable "Game of Kings" is after all, just a game. Walk into their bare and dusty little room and watch them, a group of old cronies crouched over the board.

For the first few moves they talk and laugh. They know the battlefield is a square on the table. They know the combatants are toys, 32 quaintly carven blocks of wood.

Their ears are still stunned to the rapid clack-clack of checkers across the room. Their eyes are slitted against the swirl of tobacco, which has not yet become the smoke of war.

And suddenly they are no longer players. They are not even generals. Like the ancient gods, they lean over the parapet of clouds to observe, with amused detachment, the hurly-burly of the fray.

The blocks have become warriors. Far below, an ill-armed foot soldier pushes doggedly through the smoke rifts, never retreating. Up ahead a daredevil knight pounces upon the enemy flank, returning in triumph with his spoils. And a bland and pious-appearing bishop, ensconced in a corner far removed from the strife, unexpectedly darts forth to shake the throne.

Truly a chess master said, many years ago, "The pieces move themselves."

The club has led a "checkered" career since the lush pre-First World War days. Founded in 1900, (The original club founding in 1877 is thought to have been interrupted by the yellow fever epidemic of 1878.–editor), it once thrived under the sponsorship of the old Business Men's Club. For a number of years after the Memphis Chamber of Commerce took over the Business Men's Club, chess enthusiasts met regularly following the Chamber of Commerce luncheons. (Location: 81 Monroe Ave.–editor)

When the Chamber moved to its present location in the Peabody Hotel, Chess Club members had to strike out for themselves. Boasting a membership of 125 at its peak, the group has been down to about 20 old regulars for the last several years.

Bradford B. Jefferson in 1914

1900-1914 U.S. Open Trophy

But the survivors, who rarely give up a battle until their king is left standing alone, hope to gain new strength under the leadership of the club "king" and president, B. B. Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson won the Western Chess Championship (aka U.S. Open) two times running. From all reports he has yet to find his match here.

Visitors are welcome to the club any afternoon (in 1947) between 1:30 and 5, Mr. Jefferson said. Because members now play checkers as much as chess, the club is making plans to invite a nationally known checkers master to Memphis within a few weeks, the president disclosed.

Since it is a pastime perhaps 2000 years old, chess has kept many of its feudal trimmings. But it's really a democratic game.

Take the matter of the emancipation of women. In medieval times the chess queen was a poor creature, barely able to move. Now she is the most powerful battler of the lot.

Or the old notion about the "divine right of kings." Like Friar Tuck, a plane bishop is sometimes privileged to knock a king prostrate. The aristocratic idea of "opportunity for the few" also has "gone by the board." In chess a poor foot-slogging pawn may become a queen, or almost anything, if he just goes far enough.

(The American Chess Magazine, June 1897)

Effie––"Please, Uncle Arthur, do come and play chess with me."

Uncle Arthur––"Oh Effie! Don't you remember? It's Sunday."

Effie––"Well, we can let the Bishop win!"

Game from the 1914 Western Open:

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The Battle of the Indoor Sunglasses

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TCN December-January 1985

1984 Tennessee Open Championship

Over the Labor Day Weekend at the Winchester Plaza Hotel, Memphis hosted an event that hasn't graced its streets in 40 years: The (1984) Tennessee Open. Over a hundred contestants exercised their brains and displayed their pawnmanship in this first installment of the migrating (TN) Open. Familiar faces from East and Middle Tennessee proved that distance was no obstacle to their dreams (though East Tennessee was surprisingly unrepresented with but two players showing.) Nonetheless the spirit and competition at the tournament was intense and invigorating

Boasting an average rating of 1990 for the 41 player open section, this hard fought tournament of equals produced three co-winners: David Timberlake of AR, Johnson S. Moore of Nashville, and Leonard S. Dickerson of Knoxville. These three combatants each garnered $250 for their 5-1 efforts, with an additional laurel going to Moore and Dickerson as they were declared Co-Champions of Tennessee. Johnson Moore was awarded the State Champion Trophy on the basis of his better tie-breaks.

Tied a close third was Brian McCarthy, Paul Harless, and defending champion Sid Pickard with 4.5-1.5 scores. Dale Flickinger of Memphis clinched Class A clear first with a highly respectable 4-2 score. Other Class A winners were James A. Wright, Leroy Brown, and Guy Thompson (Southaven, MS) who had 3.5-2.5 scores.

Ron Burnett won the State Jr. Champion Title for an unprecedented 3rd time (3 years in a row.) With 16.5 points, the Memphis Chess Club edged Nashville by a half point to win the Team Champion Award.; As a further result of this win, the Scrivener Memorial Team Plaque was retired to the Pillsbury Chess Club, as the club had captured four of the ten places.

The Amateur Section saw Ray Gatten of Memphis take a convincing first with 5.5 out of six, crowning himself Champion. Second was taken by Mabry Fowler, Jr. of Clarksdale, MS with a 5-1 score. A three way tie for 3rd with 4/5-1.5 magnified Peter Lahde, Ron Fader, and Bill Orgain. Class C Champion Jeff McAdams of Memphis scored 4-2. Tieing for Class C 2nd/3rd was David Wilcox and David Corbitt, both Memphians with 3.5-2.5 scores. The Amateur Team Championship was won by the Memphis Chess Club with 14.5 points.

The Novice Section's well-fought battles produced two bloodied Co-Champions with 4.5-1.5 each: Billy Courtney of Memphis and Clinton H. Pearson, Jr. of Crossville. James Alsobrook actually dominated the field with 5.5 points but wasn't eligible for top honors as he was unrated–but not any longer, as he now sports a fat 1654 rating! A two-way tie for third place saw Todd Kay and James S. Cook achieve 4-2 scores. With a 3.5-2.5 score, Russell Brooks of Madison, Alabama took a clear Class E. 1st. The below 1000 1st place was captured by Elian Levatino of Germantown, TN. Auberndale Chess Club surprised no one by securing the Novice Team Championship with a 14.5 score.

It deserves mentioning that all section winners and class winners have State Titles. The nice trophies complemented the winners and were motivation in themselves for excellence.

The tournament took a loss of $750, twice the 1983 loss. Thankfully, though, the Memphis Chess Club under wrote the $300 payment for the tournament site. Thanks is definitely due the Winchester Plaza Hotel for avoiding what could have clearly been a catastrophe with a stereo sale scheduled for the same day–and in the adjoining room to the proposed tournament location!! They graciously–and apologetically–provided suitable sites (empty hotel rooms) throughout the hotel for the players' convenience. Though this situation was sort of awkward, after initial adjustment was made it turned out to be fairly agreeable. Thanks–tripled!!!–goes to Harry Sabine, Rick Igou, and the other assistant tournament directors for coordinating these unusual settings!

A Fun Game at the Open
Smith-Sentef Game from the TN Open–1984
by Jack Smith

This one is of the most amusing games from the 1984 TN Open. It ranks with Timberlake vs. Herbers encounter, which is known by Memphians as

"The Battle of the Indoor Sunglasses"

(David Timberlake won, but Charles Herbers had the superior shades.)

The Smith vs Sentef game also ranks with Flickinger vs. Smith where white offered a draw; then black offered one; then white offered three more draws; then black dropped a piece to end the suspense. " (As soon as the mentioned games can be found they will be posted here. ___Editor)

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Scrivener Team Plaque Retired

by Jack Smith

Among the things at stake at the 1984 Tennessee Open was the "Uncle Bob" Scrivener Memorial Team Plaque. There were 10 slots on the plaque: Pillsbury Chess Club had four; Nashville had two-and-a-half; Memphis had one; and Knoxville had one-and-a-half. If any other team but Nashville won this year, the Plaque would be retired to the Pillsbury Chess Club next year.

This year Nashville had only four representatives – but what players they were: McCarthy, Burnett, Moore, and Meadows! Memphis had the maximum seven at Round 1 but were down to five by Round six. Pillsbury fielded a team, and Memphis had a second team, but Knoxville had only two players. It was clearly to be a Nashville versus Memphis Race.

This projection was borne out during the rounds. For most of the tournament it was dead even, but finally Memphis won by a half point. Thus, the team plaque was retired to the Pillsbury Chess Club. Through the years (1976, 1978, and 1983 previously) the team included Kenny Thomas, Robert Felt, Mahlon (Scott) Smith, Jack Smith, Gary Pylant, Charles (Rick) Herbers, Sid Pickard, Marty Appleberry, Leroy Boyd and others. The Pillsburry "boys" also have defeated Nashville's Music City Chess Club in a postal match 4 to 2 in all-vs-all two year contest. For several regular team members this may have been the last Tennessee Open for awhile, as Thomas, Scott, Smith, and Herbers all have moving plans. After nine years, the group's goal has finally been achieved. What the original Pillsbury Club could not do in the late 60's and early 70's, the second incarnation has done! BRAVO!

A new team's first place will be at stake next year. Now, who has the stamina to retire the next one? Nashville? Memphis? Knoxville? Cumberland County? Auburndale Alumni? A new Pillsbury? We'll know in a few years! Congratulations to Memphis for their 1984 win, and to the Pillsbury for retiring the plaque.

Crosstables link #1:

http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1984/TCN-Dec-1984-Jan-1985-pg6.pdf

Crosstables link #2:

http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1984/TCN-Dec-1984-Jan-1985-pg7.pdf

Best Game of the Open

Judged by Dave Truesdel

Chess on the Mississippi

2011-07-14T07:30:00.009-05:00

The Chess Monthly: an American chess serial: Volume 3 - Page 137

(Story below from the May 1859 edition: abridged)

EDITED BY

PAUL MORPHY, ESQ. AND DANIEL W. FISKE, M. A.
PROBLEM DEPARTMENT BY E. B. COOK, ESQ.

In the year 1844 I found myself on board the good steamer Mound City, bound for that great Western metropolis. Our boat was named from St. Louis. The captain was an ardent chess player, and having so strong a bond in common, we soon became intimate. Yet the gallant skipper made but a poor score . . . If a floating log struck the boat, if some dispute, likely to end in a quarrel, was heard in that Pandemonium, the lower deck; or the pilot's voice rung aloft, answered by " 4 feet 6 " from the bows, the skipper was on the hurricane deck in twenty seconds and poor . . . (Chess) forgotten for the time.

Little disturbed the monotony of that most monotonous of rivers, or the careless, easy life on a Western steamboat, until at Memphis we took on board a young gentleman who seemed to have just stepped out of Broadway, sent, I suppose, by some New York house to accomplish the easy task of getting new orders, and the somewhat more difficult duty of obtaining returns for old ones. Among a certain class of New Yorkers (as one of the Manhattanese, I may say it) there is an intolerable assumption of superiority, a vulgar pretension, that I have never seen equaled, except by that quintessence of snobbishness, the London cockney. This one was a rare specimen. His elaborate toilet (he seemed to have just left Christodoro's) contrasted with the careless apparel of the gentlemen aboard, as much as his supercilious air differed from that of the quiet gentlemanly planter, or the frank, manly homeliness of the western farmer. Seeing me engaged in play, he stepped up to the table and began to make his comments in a tone of great self confidence. He soon informed us that he belonged to the New York Chess Club, had played with Mead and Thompson, and that Stanley was not able to give him much odds. But what the odds were, he did not volunteer to tell us. Stanley was then in his prime, and the acknowledged champion (about the time he conquered Rousseau). I then recognized the gentleman as one of the habitues of the Carlton, where my uncle used to give him a piece and then make him feel the weight of that terrible Evans attack, which no one forgets who has ever played the defense against it.

I invited him to take my seat, (and play against the Captain). . . (He begins play) . . and as the Captain, unwisely, accepted the gambit, he was checkmated in a dozen moves. Several other gentlemen encountered him during the next two days, but with very little success, for I soon saw he had Walker's Treatise (the Handbook was not then out) at his fingers' end, and no one on board, but he and I had ever looked into a chess book, or seen any real chess play. I declined playing, under pretense of a headache, until I had studied the gentleman's play. I saw he was a chess parrot, (verb usage) for if he did not obtain an easy winning position in the opening, or else get a Pawn ending, to play mechanically, he usually lost the game. But it was seldom that the game was not decided in the opening. Like Mercutio, his adversary was killed "by the book of arithmetic." Then he began to give odds; but that made little difference, for he generally won before they could use their superior force. It was raw militia against regular, drilled troops, and Walker's tactics were as good as Scott's.

Feeling sure of my man, I approached him as he sat, solitary and alone, at the chess table, with his arms over the back of the chair, smoking his regalia, and, no doubt, thinking himself a second Philidor. No one seemed inclined to encounter him, and he had the field to himself. The truth was, that though they were surprised at his apparent skill, and most of them anxious to learn from him, his intolerable, patronizing manner, and ill concealed contempt for their play, had driven every one from the table.

Determined to take advantage of my boyish appearance and putting an extra dash of hesitation into my address, I timidly stated that I should like to try a game, as I was anxious to play with a scientific player, who understood book play.

"Very well," said he "sit down, and I will give you a Rook."

"Nay, Sir, if you will play me one game, only one, even, I shall be much obliged; after you beat me I will take odds; games at odds are so irregular that I cannot learn the opening from them. Will you be kind enough to oblige me."

"Oh certainly," said he, with an air that I vowed I would pay him for, before I was done with him. We set the men, and he looked round at the company, gathered at the table, with a smile that said plainly: "Come, gentlemen, see me demolish this greenhorn." We drew for the move; it fell to me. He seemed disappointed, but brightened up when I (having White) played:

1. P. to K. fourth

. . . P. to K. fourth

2. P. to K. B. fourth

2. . . P. takes P.

3. K. Kt. to B. third

3. . . P. to K. Kt. fourth

4. P. to K. R. fourth

4. . . P. to K. Kt. fifth

forming the Allgaier Gambit, an opening he plumed himself on playing. Yet he soon looked anxious when he found my next moves were according to book.

5. K. Kt. to K. fifth

5. . . P. to K. R. fourth

6. K. B. to Q. B. fourth

6. . . K. Kt. to K. R. third

7. P. to Q. fourth

7. . . P. to Q. third

8. Q. B. takes P. "Wrong," said he, "I thought you knew the opening. You should have retreated the Knight."

I knew that as well as he did, but was determined to get him where Walker's Treatise would not help him.

"I take Knight of course." 8. . . P. takes Kt.

9. B. takes K. P. This was played with the idea that he would adhere to the general rule laid down by Walker, of not playing K. B. P. one square. I was not deceived.

9. . . R. to K. Kt. square

10. Castles

"What, give up your best Pawn for nothing. I'll take it without fail."

And he played 10. . . Q. takes R. P.

11. B. to K. B. sixth

"So, you are after the Queen, are you?" said my adversary, "but you won't get her and you had better not drive her into your game."

11. . . Q. to Kt. sixth

12. Q. Kt. to Q. B. third

Now, thought I, if he checks with his Queen, and then advances Pawn, as I presume he will, as he has won so many games, lately, by an advanced Pawn which his opponents did not know how to stop, he is beaten.

Sure enough he played 12. . . Q. to K. sixth (check)

13. K. to R. square

13. . . P. to K. Kt. sixth

14. Kt. to Q. fifth

He said, "How unfortunate! What a confounded oversight! There is luck in chess, after all. I had a dead won game; now I must get the most I can for the Queen and make a draw."

And he played 14. . . Kt. to K. Kt. fifth

"Suppose I did not take your Queen. Could you win the game?" "How silly," said he, don't you see my Q. Kt. and P. must win against everything?" "If I pass your Queen the next two moves, and you are beaten after that, will you pay forfeit Western fashion?" "Oh!" said he, "If I lose I'll treat the crowd with all my heart. If my Queen were out of the reach of your Knight, I could beat Stanley with my game."

"Very well," I answered. 15. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (check)

15. . . K. to Q. second

16. Kt. to Q. fifth

"Now," said he, with a smile, "I've got you" and he played 16. . . Kt. to K. B. seventh (check)

17. R. takes Kt.

17. . . Q. takes R. "What will you do now?" added he, tapping the table, triumphantly.

18. Q. takes R. P. "That don't amount to much."

But he looked a little uneasy, and after some hesitation played 18. . . R. to Kt. third

White to move: Checkmate in 5

When, amidst a perfect storm of applause, I announced mate in five moves, and proved it. To do him justice he owned his defeat and shook me heartily by the hand, saying : "Why your play puts me in mind of Thompson." "He taught me," was the laconic answer, as, in the South-western fashion, we all adjourned to the bar and smiled at the young gentleman's expense, in more senses than one.

(Answer: 19. Qh3+ Rg4 20. Qxg4+ Qf5 21. Qf5+ Kc6 22. Qxc8+ Kd6 23. e5 #)

One Night in Memphis

2011-07-10T17:52:00.012-05:00


The cover of the souvenir playbill from 1993

The year was 1993, and Memphis in May International Festival, Inc. mass mailed fliers to Memphis area USCF chess players introducing the Germantown High School's production of CHESS performed at the Poplar Pike Playhouse. Mike Barton, the 1993 Memphis Chess Club president, and I decided we would attend one of the shows, in which we did, and it was a night to remember. Well, the subject of the musical was chess, and somehow I would have felt guilty if allowing this opportunity to pass me by. I was also curious about what exactly happened that One Night in Bannock. Mike, having experience with Broadway productions, was not very impressed, but it was one of the best stage performances I had ever seen.

The play, according to the Germantown High School Department of Fine Arts flier, "is about an international chess match between the American and Soviet Champions. Set during the Cold War, the story evolves into a highly dramatic tale of love and international intrigue. The score has a refreshing mix of modern musical styles. Classical tunes, beautiful ballads, and energetic, contemporary rock music, including the hit single, One Night in Bannock, combine to create a memorable musical experience."

The first theatrical production was performed in London, beginning in 1986 and continued there for three years while its Broadway counterpart, here in America, lasted only a couple of months. Since then there have been many altered versions having made their appearance over the years, with the greatest revival having started in 2010. There was a chance to see the latest adaptation of CHESS. It was presented at the Princess of Wales Theater, 300 King Street West Toronto, Ontario, September–October 2011.

Chess was based on an idea by Tim Rice, the book by Richard Neslon, with music by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by Tim Rice. Click here for more from the 1993 playbill and its contents, which includes the names of the local actors etc.: http://www.memphischess.com/1993-Chess-The-Play.html

Master or Patzer?

2011-07-05T05:21:00.015-05:00

Tennessee Chess News - Volume 24 No 4, Aug/Sep 1982

A TEST OF YOUR CHESS AWARENESS

by Jack Smith

Before you begin to go over these games sit down, take a deep breath, and prepare to be amazed, delighted and frustrated. . . eleven of them are widely renowned brilliant games from throughout chess history. Another is a Grandmaster win that doesn't have the same status but should be distinguishable from the rest of the games which are local amateur contests.

Match the letter of the game score to the questions; answer anything else asked; and mail to the Editor (of TCN), Gary Pylant. You can win - $15 worth of chess books from Gary and I.

You must be a TCA member to win. You may send your dues and your entry to Harry Sabine then he'll forward your entry to us. DEADLINE – September 15, 1982. In the event of multiple correct entries, we'll draw the winner.

Even if you don't want to enter, these games are fantastic! Try them!

Match the letter, indicating the game scores to the questions (1-12):

1. The Evergreen Game won by Anderson.

2. The Immortal Game won by Anderson.

3. The Immortal Zugzwang Game won by Nimzowich.

4. The Game of the Century won by Fischer.

5. Marshall was "showered with Gold pieces" for this win.

6. This may be the most famous game of all time - two vs one during an Opera. Who won?

7. The loser tosses three tempi - and is crushed - Rubenstein's Masterpiece.

8. Lasker had to be brilliant to win this one from ______________? (See Sept. 1982 Chess Life.)

9. Fischer beats another Byrne brilliantly. The assembled kibitzers thought Byrne had the better game, until he resigned.

10. Reti and Alkekhine created this mind-boggling game. Which one won?

11. Steintz's opponent just up and left forever leaving the student to find the forced mate.

12. This one is Grandmaster Mariotti of Italy vs. IM Bohm.

You'll just have to figure out which one of the remaining games was between two masters.

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bb7
15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 21.
Be4 Qh4 22. g3 Rxc3 23. gxh4 Rd2 24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 Rh3 0-1

1. Nf3 f5 2. b4 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. b5 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. d3 Qe8 8. c4
dxc4 9. dxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Nc5 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Nd2 Qh5 13. Ndf3 Nfe4 14. Qd4
Rf6 15. Nd3 Na4 16. c5 Naxc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Ne5 Qxe2 19. Rfe1 Qxb5 20. g4
Qa4 21. Nc4 e5 22. Rxe5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Nd3 24. Bd5+ Kf8 25. Qxc7 Qd7 26. Qxd7
Bxd7 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. gxf5 Bc6 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Rd1 Nb4 31. a3 Nd5 32. Na5
Rc8 33. Nxc6 Rxc6 34. Rxd5 Ra6 35. Rd3 Ke7 36. Kg2 Ra5 37. Rh3 1-0

c.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8.
exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14.
Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rac8 20. Qg4 g6
21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 23. Rf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5
c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rc1 b5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. h3 Qd7 15.
Kh2 Nh5 16. Bd2 f5 17. Qd1 b4 18. Nb1 Bb5 19. Rg1 Bd6 20. e4 fxe4 21. Qxh5
Rxf2 22. Qg5 Raf8 23. Kh1 R8f5 24. Qe3 Bd3 25. Rce1 h6 0-1

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Bg5 O-O 9. dxc5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bxc5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bg4 Qd6 13. Bh3 Rae8 14.
Qd2 Bb4 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Qe2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rxd5 Nd4 20.
Qh5 Ref8 21. Re5 Rh6 22. Qg5 Rxh3 23. Rc5 Qg3 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bxb5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh6 7. d3 Nh5 8.
Nh4 Qg5 9. Nf5 c6 10. Rg1 cxb5 11. g4 Nf6 12. h4 Qg6 13. h5 Qg5 14. Qf3 Ng8
15. Bxf4 Qf6 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Nd5 Qxb2 18. Bd6 Qxa1+ 19. Ke2 Bxg1 20. e5 Na6
21. Nxg7+ Kd8 22. Qf6+ Nxf6 23. Be7# 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1
Nd3 15. Qc2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 d4 20. Nxd4
Bb7+ 21. Kf1 Qd7 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qe7
8. Nc3 c6 9. Bg5 b5 10. Nxb5 cxb5 11. Bxb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rxd7 Rxd7
14. Rd1 Qe6 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qb8+ Nxb8 17. Rd8# 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d3 8.
Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Re1 Nge7 11. Ba3 b5 12. Qxb5 Rb8 13. Qa4 Bb6 14. Nbd2
Bb7 15. Ne4 Qf5 16. Bxd3 Qh5 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. exf6 Rg8 19. Rad1 Qxf3 20.
Rxe7+ Nxe7 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Bf5+ Ke8 23. Bd7+ Kd8 24. Bxe7# 1-0

1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. d4 d5 4. e5 e6 5. a3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 f6 8. f4 Qb6
9. axb4 Nxb4 10. O-O f5 11. Na3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Ne7 13. c4 Qd8 14. Nb5 Nc6 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Ba3 Be6 17. Bd6 Kf7 18. g4 g6 19. Ng3 Qd7 20. Rfb1 b6 21. Rc1
Rg8 22. Rc3 Rc8 23. Rxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxa7+ Bd7 25. gxf5 Qc1+ 26. Kg2 Qb2+ 27. Kh3
Ke8 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 29. e6+ Kd8 30. f6 Bxd6 31. Nxd6 Rc2 32. e7+ Kc7 33. Qxc2+
Qxc2 34. f7 Kxd6 35. fxg8=Q Kxe7 36. Qxd5 1-0

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8.
e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 Na4 12. Qa3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7
Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5 Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1
Nxd4+ 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3
Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8
b5 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+
39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1

1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nd4 d5 4. d3 exd3 5. Qxd3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nxd2 O-O 9. c4 Na6 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Qc4 Nbxd5 12. N2b3 c6 13. O-O Re8 14.
Rfd1 Bg4 15. Rd2 Qc8 16. Nc5 Bh3 17. Bf3 Bg4 18. Bg2 Bh3 19. Bf3 Bg4 20. Bh1
h5 21. b4 a6 22. Rc1 h4 23. a4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Qc7 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Re3 27.
Nf3 cxb5 28. Qxb5 Nc3 29. Qxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxb7 Nxe2+ 31. Kh2 Ne4 32. Rc4 Nxf2
33. Bg2 Be6 34. Rcc2 Ng4+ 35. Kh3 Ne5+ 36. Kh2 Rxf3 37. Rxe2 Ng4+ 38. Kh3 Ne3+
39. Kh2 Nxc2 40. Bxf3 Nd4 0-1

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 Ne5 9. f4 Ng6 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Qd3 d5 12. Nb5 c6 13. Nd4 Qa5 14. cxd5
Qxd5 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Nb3 Qh5 18. Qd3 Bg4 19. Nc1 Qa5 20. Qd4 Rad8
21. Nb3 Qxa2 22. Nc1 Qc2 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. g4
O-O 9. g5 Ne8 10. h4 Nc7 11. f4 e5 12. Nde2 d5 13. exd5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd5 15.
Nf5 Nxc3 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. h5 Re8 19. Bc5 gxh5 20. Bc4 exf4 21.
Bxf7 Ne4 22. Bxe8 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Bc3+ 24. Kf1 Bg4 25. Bxh5 Bxh5 26. Rxh5 Ng3+
27. Kg2 Nxh5 28. Rxb7 a5 29. Rb3 Bg7 30. Rh3 Ng3 31. Kf3 Ra6 32. Kxf4 Ne2+ 33.
Kf5 Nc3 34. a3 Na4 35. Be3 1-0

Master or Patzer Revisited

The Answers:

1. The Evergreen Game: i

2. The Immortal Game: f

3. The Immortal Zugzwang Game: d

4. The Game of the Century: k

5. Marshall's: e

6. Morphy - Allies: h

7. Rubenstein: a

8. Lasker out-brillianced Napier: n

9. Fischer - Byrne (#1 All Time?!): g

10. Reti - Alkekhine: l

11. Steintz's Combo Classic: c

12. Mariotti - Bohm: j

Game b is Jack Smith - Sid Pickard. Sid Pickard says the game was drawn in the final position, but he lost on time.

Game m was Joe Sentef - Randy Cope, an upset seen in the Music City Chess newsletter.

The Dead C Files

2011-07-01T22:07:00.023-05:00

Old English Translation

A GUIDE TO THE GAMBITS OF CHESSVERSATION

TCN July 1964: (This article is reprinted with the permission by the editors of CHESS, a British chess magazine. It appeared in CHESS on Dec. 19, 1959. It is by H.E.G. Courtney.)

This little glossary of some of the more common chessversational ploys is especially designed for the newcomer to tournament or match play: it will help the beginner to understand better exactly what is being said to him, will show him the underlying and treacherous meaning of apparently harmless remarks to which he might otherwise all too easily fall a victim. Speaking to a man over a chessboard is like speaking in parliament: i.e. no one ever means exactly what they say. Here are a few examples of what I mean:

EXPERIENCED PLAYER'S REMARK: MEANING BEHIND IT:

I am little out of practice, I'm afraid. I haven't played a serious game since Tuesday.

Yawning: I got into bed at 2 A.M. i.e. after answering nature's call–otherwise,

I had a jolly good night's sleep.

Resignedly: Don't say I'm Black again! I was Black last game too.

Do you mind if I have the clock on the left? The right-hand side of the clock gains 10 min. hourly.

Oh well, let's get away from the book. I have forgotten how the book line goes.

Absent-mindedly: J'adoube. No, I won't take that move after all.

Petulantly, White remarks after the moves          I have looked up the latest Russian line against the
1. e4 c5: Oh dear! and I wanted to play               Sicilian.                                                                        the King's Gambit.

Light-heartedly: Let's have a bit of fun.               If you take my knight, it's mate in three.

With a heavy sigh: Oh, lordy!                             I am going to set a trap.

Slowly, to himself: That is very interesting!        Your move is a blunder.

Confidently: It looks a bit drawish now?            Your last move has me flummoxed.

Rather piqued: Can I see your score-sheet?   My position is terrible–surely there must be a mistake.

Smiling friendly: Don't forget the clock,             I have been thinking 20 min. on your time and am
will you?                                                            now ready to make a move.

Soothingly: Would you like a cup of tea?          I have just launched a winning attack.

Urgently: Try one of these ginger nuts?             I've just noticed that my attack is unsound after all.

With concern, on seeing both sides have          I'm the local lightening–chess champion, so that's OK.
a bit of time-scramble: By jove, we'll have
to get a move on!

Self-accusingly: Oh dear! I'm sorry                   You have just made a brilliant winning move!
about that; that's spoiled it!

Ingratiatingly: Let's have another friendly?       I want revenge–and NOW!

ON MEETING ANOTHER PLAYER WANDERING INTO THE TOURNAMENT ROOM:

How is your game going?                                     Come on, ask me about mine.

I've got him in time-trouble now!                         He kept forgetting to press his clock.

I think he is trying to swindle me.                          I've messed up what should have been an easy win.

Not a very good game: too many mistakes.        I lost.

I had a very interesting game: quite a pretty         I lost.
finish.

FAMOUS LAST WORDS:

I couldn't resit that Knight's Pawn.

Where did I go off the book. . .?

It was just one pawn that did me.

I suppose I really shouldn't have gone to that party last night.

All I needed was just one more move. . .

http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1963_64/TCN-July-1964-pg3.pdf

http://www.memphischess.com/files/TCN/TCN1968/TCN-July-1968-Volume-10-No-4-pg21.pdf

Arkansas Standard Version

1993 Mid-South Advocate

Thumbnail Sketches of Selected
Arkansas Chess Players

by our 'Foreign Corespondent' in Arkansas

David Timberlake

1. Noral Kalantarlan (2485/Provisional). This Armenian was mistakenly listed as being from Arkansas on an annual USCF list. You could look it up! Well, the first two letters are the same (AR)!

2. Paul Kuroda (2420) their six-time state champ! Be ready for a long, grueling battle with Kuroda, his games Average 175 moves & 9 1/2 hours! Don't even think about playing him without a sudden death time control. He'll squeeze the stuffing out of you. Played board 2 for Japan in the 1976 Olympiads.

3. Bill Orton (2225). Old Bill is a flower-child relic of the late sixties. He chain smokes Cool, wears flamboyant clothes. Probably still in Frisco....

4. Chris Nigel (2220). Not yet 21 years old, Chris closely resembles Gilligan (the first mate) without the sailor's hat. Chris is the son of Chuck Niggel.

5. Tony Davis (2220). Tony is the quintessential Little Rock Coffeehouse Master. Only been in tournaments for 10 years. He beat old Ken Smith in Dallas a few years back.

6. Tim Smith (2208). Tim has nine or ten kids, depending on which census you use. Quit chess immediately after he got his Master's Certificate, of which he shows to total strangers on the street.

7. David Timberlake (2203). Infamous sand-baggier, he seriously considered pushing 'Kolty' off a mezzanine balcony in Hot Springs. Hey: It would have been ruled justifiable Kolticide.

8. Gary Huber (2201). Has won state champ belt in '91 and '92. Biggest fibber this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Always 'Talks a great game'...

9. Chuck Niggel (1800+). Chuck is a former postal player, and a known Master-beater. He drives a 'Stealth' van with dark windows: uses Vitalis...

1993 Mid-South Chess Advocate September Vol. 14 No. 6 Page 5

Tennessee Footnotes

COVEYOU PLAYS IN NEW YORK

by Robert Coveyou, Tennessee Chess Champion

This game was played in the first USCF Rating Improvement Tourney in New York City, Jan. 11-12 1959. After witnessing a skittles session at the Marshall Chess Club between two very young (but anonymous) Grandmasters, I was impelled to annotate this game as follows. Needless to say the game as played was conceived in no such spirit. As to my results in said tourney, I scored three wins and a draw. But an initial forfeit due to a late train somewhat tarnished my score. So did the fact that I was the highest ranked player in the tournament. However, I suspect that this fact saved me a loss in a game in which my opponent agreed to draw at a time when I was not at all happy with my position.

Ruy Lopez

New York, January, 1959

White, R. R. Coveyou Black, David Ames

Oak Ridge, Tennessee Quincy, Massachusetts

Chess and the Constitution

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This post is about chess organization's constitutions, and the need for them. These documents help the club's officers and members know what is expected of them as well as providing the club's membership with the knowledge of proper procedure of any needed form of action. These out-of-date constitutions are presented here for historical purposes, but they may also serve as blueprints for anyone wishing to form their own. Below you will find two Memphis Chess Club constitutions and one from the Tennessee Chess Association.

1974-1976

Constitution and By-Laws of the Memphis Chess Club, Inc.

Constitution

Article I

Name. The name of this organization shall be the “Memphis Chess club, Inc.”

Article II

Purpose: the purposes of the club are:

(A) To enable its members of play the game of chess;

(B) To conduct tournaments and inter-club matches;

(D) To promote the popularity of the game of chess.

Article III

Membership: Any person may become a member of the club upon payment of the annual dues. U.S. Chess Federation and Tennessee Chess Association memberships are encouraged; however, they are required for all tournaments held by the club.

Article IV

Organization:

(A) The officers of the club shall be a President, vice President/ Sergeant-at-Arms, Secretary, Statistician, Treasurer, and Tournament director, to be elected for a term of one year by majority approval of the members present at the first regular meeting of the club during the month of December.

(B) The President, Vice President/Sergeant-at-Arms, Secretary and the past five presidents of the club shall be the members of the Board of Directors.

(C) Should a vacancy occur between elections, it shall be filled by majority vote of the members present at a meeting held within one month after the vacancy has occurred.

(D) The club shall be affiliated with the UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION in accordance with the conditions specified by the said federation.

Article V

Duties of Officers and Directors.

(A) The President shall:

(1) Preside at all meetings of the club;

(2) Preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors;

(3) Appoint any other administrative officers the Board of Directors may deem necessary:

(4) Appoint all committees.

(B) The Vice President/Sergeant-at-Arms shall:

(1) Assist the President;

(2) Preside at all meetings in the absence of the President;

(3) Be responsible for maintaining reasonable conduct of the membership of the club.

(4) President over a committee to set up the club before each meeting and make sure the meeting place is cleaned up after the meeting.

(1) Keep all minutes of all meetings;

(2) Send notices of special meetings to members;

(3) Assist the Tournament Director on all Tournaments

(D) The Statistician shall keep an up-to-date ladder of the active members of the club.

(E) The Treasurer shall:

(1) Collect all authorized dues;

(2) Deposit all funds received by him with a bank designated by the Board of Directors:

(3) Make disbursements as authorized by the Board of Directors if such disbursements are more than $50.00;

(4) Furnish a financial statement to the Board of Directors when requested by the said Board;

(5) Prepare a financial statements for the first regular meeting during the month of January;

(6) Take charge of ordering supplies or materials for either the club’s use or for resale.

(F) The Tournament Director shall:

(1) Be a certified USCF Tournament Director;

(2) Arrange and direct tournaments conducted by the club.

(3) Appoint other certified directors to direct tournaments in his behalf;

(4) Report the results of tournaments to the United States Chess Federation.

(G) The Board of Directors shall:

(1) Formulate a program of activities for the club;

(2) Supervise the work of all committees.

Article VI

Dues. The annual dues of the club shall be $__.00 per person, of which $__.00 will go to the (owner(s) of the club location.)

Article VII

Meetings. Regular meetings of the members shall be held throughout each year on such day(s) and at such place as shall be decided upon by the membership. Meetings may be adjourned immediately upon call to order if there is no business of importance.

The Board of Directors may meet at any time and any place upon call of the President.

Article VIII

Amendments. This Constitution may be changed or amended by a majority vote of the entire membership.

By-Laws

I. Penalties for Unethical Conduct

A. Destruction of theft of property shall not be tolerated. Any person violating this rule shall be expelled immediately from the club and forfeit all membership dues. He shall be held responsible for replacing such items immediately. [The club shall not be held responsible for any legal action taken due to destruction or theft.]

B. There shall be no wandering or gathering other than in the club room

C. There shall be no unnecessary conversation or noise in the club room

Any person or persons violating any of the above rules

(1) Shall be given a verbal warning by the Sergeant-at-Arms or his assistance.

(2) If said person or persons continue to violate these rules after the first warning, he shall be asked to leave for the remainder of the evening.

(3) If said person or persons refuse to leave, he shall automatically be expelled from the club and shall forfeit his membership.

(4) If a person who has violated the above rules and has been expelled from the club wishes to appeal his expulsion, he shall seek a ruling by the majority of the Board of Directors. If the Board agrees to allow the person to re-enter the club, said person shall be admitted upon payment of the current club dues.

II. Absentee Ballot

Absentee ballots shall be mailed out two weeks in advance of the meeting to all members stating any changes or amendments to be made to the Constitution. Any member unable to attend the meeting shall mail his vote to the person designed on the ballot. Anyone failing to return the ballot or not attending the meeting shall be counted as an abstention when the vote is taken.

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1992-1994

Charter and Bylaws of the Memphis Chess Club Inc.

The membership of the Memphis Chess Club approved this amended charter and bylaws on Nov. 20, 1992.

ARTICLE I -- Name

The name of the organization shall be the Memphis Chess Club Inc. (MCC).

ARTICLE II-- Purposes

The Memphis Chess Club Inc. is a public benefit corporation and is non-profit. The purposes of the MCC shall be:

• To promote the educational and literary benefits from the game of chess.
• To conduct club tournaments, matches with other clubs and regional tournaments open to all chess players.
• To enable its members to play chess.
• To promote the popularity of the game of chess.

The club shall be affiliated with the U.S. Chess Federation in accordance with the conditions specified by the said federation.

The corporation's initial registered office is located at (address of President of the club). The registered agent is (President of club). The names and addresses of each incorporator are: (President and Vice-President's names including addresses.)

ARTICLE III -- Members

Section 1. Any person shall be eligible for membership in the MCC and shall become a member upon payment of the annual club dues in advance. There is no initiation fee. Individual membership in the U.S. Chess Federation is required to play both open and club tournaments or matches. Membership in the Tennessee Chess Association (or Arkansas or Mississippi state chess organizations) is encouraged and required for all open tournaments, namely those which open to those outside the club, but state membership is not required for club-only tournaments.

Section 2. The annual dues shall be _____ dollars ($__) for adults and _____ dollars ($__) for those under age 18. Annual dues are due on January 1 of each year. After July 1, dues for the remaining six months are half-price ($__ and $__), and after October 1, dues for the remaining three months are one-fourth ($___ and $___). Family memberships (at least one adult and one under-18) are available at a 25 percent discount when paid as a group. (For example, one adult at $___ and two teenagers at $___ each would be $___ minus $___ discount for a total of $___. However, the fees must be paid as a group and at the same time.) Delinquent members will have no rights or privileges if annual dues are not paid prior to be first tournament of 1 he new year. When dues are paid, delinquent members will be reinstated. Any club officer who his not paid his dues by the first tournament of the new year is automatically suspended as an officer and a member, and a new election shall be called by the Board of Directors within one month to replace that officer.

Section 3. Any non-member who plays chess at the club three times in a calendar year shall be informed by an officer that guests are limited to two chess-playing visits a year without being a paying member.

ARTICLE IV -- Officers

Section 1. The seven officers of the MCC shall be a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, tournament director, historian, and public relations director. These officers also will automatically be members of the seven-member Board of Directors.

Section 2. The officers shall perform the duties described in this document.

Section 3. The officers will be elected at the MCC annual meeting.

Section 4. No person shall hold office who is not a member, and no member shall hold more than one office at a time.

Section 5. The Board of Directors has final authority on all matters not submitted to the membership for a vote. No member of the Board of Directors has more authority than another member, except in the individual areas of responsibilities outlined in this document. Any disputes will be settled by a vote of the Board of Directors.

Section 6. To pass any issue, the Board must have a quorum of four Board members present and a majority of those present voting approval.

ARTICLE V -- Elections

Section 1. The annual meeting and election be on the second club meeting in December. Terms of office shall be for one year and begin upon adjournment of the annual meeting.

Section 2. The annual election will be supervised by the secretary. To be on the printed ballot, a member must be nominated in writing to the secretary one week prior to the annual meeting. Ballots will be printed in advance and distributed at the annual meeting. Voting will be by secret ballot. A blank line will be printed to allow for write-ins.

Section 3. A majority is required for election. If more than two run for office and no one gets a majority of voting members on the first ballot, the top two will immediately have a runoff.

Section 4. The actual count of votes for each office will be available by request from the secretary and will be incorporated into the club's minutes by the secretary.

ARTICLE VI-- Officers' Duties

The officers should perform the following duties:

Section 1 -- The president shall preside over all meetings of the club and the Board of Directors, will serve as the representative of the club to the general public and news media, and may call any Board meetings necessary.

Section 2 -- The vice president shall replace the president in his duties when the president is unable to attend a meeting. If the president vacates the office, the vice president will serve as acting president until a successor is elected by the membership.

Section 3 -- The secretary shall keep all minutes of all meetings, assist the tournament director in preparing reports to USCF, and supervise the annual election.

Section 4-- The treasurer shall collect all authorized dues and monies, deposit all funds with a bank designated by the Board of Directors, sign checks for disbursements, furnish a financial statement to the Board of Directors quarterly, present a financial statement to the membership at the annual meeting, and order supplies or materials needed by the club.

Section 5 -- The tournament director shall be a certified USCF Tournament Director, arrange and direct tournaments conducted by the club, appoint other certified directors to direct tournaments in his/her behalf; report the results of tournaments to the U.S. Chess Federation, submit a tournament calendar for the approval of the Board of Directors in December (after checking with the state tournament coordinator about possible conflicting dates).

Section 6-- Club historian will keep historical records of MCC activities, any trophies not on display and assist the public relations director by providing background on the club's history.

Section 7 -- The public relations director will issue news releases to the media, encourage favorable publicity, publish the club's newsletter, The Mid-South Chess Advocate, supervise the mailing, and make all decisions on the newsletter's content unless the Board directs otherwise.

Section 8 -- The Board of Directors may assign the following duties: opening and closing of the club facilities on meeting nights, who can legally sign checks, checking the post office box to pick up mail, maintaining the club's database, mailing special notices, maintaining clean club facilities, publishing of this document, and any other duties that it deems necessary.

ARTICLE VII-- Board of Directors

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall govern all major activities and decisions.

Section 2. The Board has the right to invoke disciplinary action for unethical conduct and to revoke anyone's membership for such conduct.

Section 3. If five members of the current Board of Directors deem another Board member is guilty of unethical conduct, they may revoke that Board member's status on the Board.

Section 4. If 10 percent of the members of the club challenge any decision of the Board of Directors, they may sign a petition and call for a vote of the membership. If two-thirds of the membership vote against the Board's action, the Board's decision is revoked.

Section 5. The Board of Directors must approve any purchase of more than $50, the annual tournament schedule, all policies or changes in policies, changes in assignment of officer duties, and selection of sites for open tournaments.

Section 6. The Board of Directors may meet at any time and any place upon call of the President or three other Board members with notice to board members at least 24 hours in advance.

Section 7. The Board of Directors will appoint any committees it deems necessary.

Section 8. The Board of Directors shall not take any actions that conflict with what the membership has voted as to policy. The Board does have full authority to take all actions that are not reserved by the membership as outlined in this document.

ARTICLES VIII-- Meetings

Section 1. Club meetings of the members shall be held throughout each year on the day and at such place as shall be decided upon by the membership.

Section 2. The club currently meets at 7:45 p.m. on Friday nights at (Club Location,) Memphis, Tennessee.

Section 3. The Board of Directors may change the regular meeting time and/or place with eight days notice to the membership.

Section 4. The annual meeting shall be held on the second club meeting in December at the club's regular meeting place (which is currently ____________________________). The annual meeting shall be for the purpose of electing officers, receiving annual reports, and conducting any other business that may arise. Ten percent of the current membership shall constitute a quorum. The Board may change the meeting site but not the date of the annual meeting. Only the membership may change the date of the annual meeting.

Section 5. A special meeting may be called by a majority vote of the Board of Directors or on the written request of any 10 percent of the members given to the Board of Directors. Notice of a special meeting shall be given at least eight days in advance. Purpose of the meeting shall be set forth in the notice. Ten percent of the club members shall constitute a quorum at any club meeting.

ARTICLE IX -- Conduct of Members

Section 1. Destruction or theft of property shall not be tolerated. Any person violating this rule shall be expelled immediately from the club by the Board and forfeit all membership dues. The offender shall be held responsible for replacing such items immediately. The individual and not the MCC shall be held responsible for any legal action taken due to destruction or theft.

Section 2. There shall be no wandering or gathering in areas outside the normal club room.

Section 3. There shall be no loud conversation or noise in the clubroom during
tournaments. The tournament director and/or any other Board member should enforce this rule.

Section 4. No smoking is permitted inside club facilities.

Section 5. Any person violating any of the above rules shall be given a verbal warning by the tournament director and/or a club officer. If said person or persons continue to violate these rules after the first warning, he/she will be asked to leave for the remainder of the evening. If said person refuses to leave, the board has the right to cancel membership without any refund. If a person has been expelled from the club, he/she may appeal the expulsion at the next board meeting

ARTICLE X -- Club Tournament Rules

Section 1. All players must be a member of the club to play in a club tournament.

Section 2. All games will be finished and two score-sheets turned in to the Tournament Director by 8 a.m. the following Wednesday.

Section 3. When one player cannot play on the normal tournament night (Friday), the other player has the option of where and when an alternate time and site will be. If the postponing player cannot play at the alternate time and place suggested, the postponing player loses by forfeit. If both players are unavailable for a Friday night game and don't make arrangements by 8 a.m. the following Thursday, both players forfeit.

Section 4. Players with "won games" will be responsible for calling in the results of the adjourned or rescheduled games. If club tourney results are not reported to the tournament director by 8 a.m. the following Thursday, both players will receive forfeits. Opponents must agree on a time and date of resuming an adjourned game. The Tournament Director will not be responsible for scheduling the resumption of an adjourned game.

Section 5. Both players will be responsible for turning in an accurate score-sheet. If either fails to do so, the tournament director may rule a forfeit for that person.

Section 6. All games will be played in accordance with the USCF rules and regulations.

Section 7. When registering for a tournament, every player must have in his possession a current USCF membership card. Membership expires on the last day of the month shown on the card. The player's membership must not expire before the last day of the tournament. Three substitute proofs of current membership are: a player's current Chess Life address label, the Rating Supplement, a receipt of recent dues payment, signed by an organizer know by the Tournament Director.

ARTICLE XI-- Changes to Charter/Bylaws

Section 1. This document supersedes all other Charters, Constitutions and/or Bylaws of the Memphis Chess Club. This document may be changed only by a two-thirds vote of the membership, provided that previous notice of the amendment was given to all members eight days in advance. These bylaws cannot be suspended except as specified herein.

ARTICLE XII-- Other Business

Section 1 -- Parliamentary authority to govern this organization is as outlined in this document. For any issues not clarified here, the organization will use the most recent edition of the "Modern Edition: Robert's Rules of Order" as revised by Dr. Darwin Patnode.

END OF DOCUMENT
Memphis Chess Club Charter and Bylaws

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Tennessee Chess Association Constitution

Ratified 1965

ARTICLE I

The name of this organization shall be the Tennessee Chess Association (TCA).

ARTICLE II

The purpose of the TCA shall be the promotion of chess in general and especially in Tennessee.

ARTICLE III

The TCA shall be affiliated with the United States States Chess Federation (USCF).

ARTICLE IV

SECTION 1:

Any person, regardless of residence, citizenship, race, creed, or color may become a member of the TCA by representing dues for one year with his names and address to any officer of the TCA or
local member of the TCA Membership Committee. Those dues shall include a subscription to the Tennessee Chess News (TCN). Each additional person in a family may join for one—half of the
individual membership, but this shall not include a subscription to TCN. No one family shall be required to pay for more than four memberships.

SECTION 2:

Only residents of Tennessee may vote on TCA business or be eligible for the Chess Championships of Tennessee, unless non-resident players are extended those privileges on an honorary basis, by a majority of the voting membership present at a TCA business meeting.

ARTICLE V

Any other chess organization nay become affiliated with the TCA upon presentation to the TCA Secretary or Membership Director of one year's affiliate dues twice the individual membership dues by a duly authorized officer or agent of the organization.

ARTICLE VI

SECTION 1:

The officers of the TCA shall be the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and six Directors, as follows: Membership Director, Postal Chess Director, Newsletter Director, Tournament Director, Tournament Arrangements Director, and a Director—at—Large.

Section 2:

No more than one less than a clear majority of the TCA officers may reside in one grand division of the state.

SECTION 3:

The officers shall be elected for three year terms. All Directors shall be elected in 1965 to serve until the time designated for their election to full three year terms Terms of officers which would otherwise end in 1966 shall end at that time. The Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be elected in 1966 to serve until the year designated for the election of these officers to full three year terms. The President, Membership Director, and Tournament Direction Director shall be elected to three year terms starting in 1966. The Vice-President, Treasurer, and Tournament Arrangements Director shall be elected to three year terms starting in 1967, The Secretary, Postal Chess Director, and Newsletter Director and Director-at-Large shall be elected to three year term starting in 1968.

SECTION 4:

No person may hold more then one TCA office at one time.

SECTION 5:

The TCA officers and any USCF Officers or Directors residing in Tennessee shall constitute the TCA Executive Committee. USCF Officers and Directors who are not otherwise members of the Executive Committee shall sit ex officio without voting power.

SECTION 6:

The Executive Committee shall conduct the business of the TCA between business meetings
and subject to the instructions of the membership. When sitting in person a quorum of the Executive
Committee shall be two-thirds of the voting membership. When voting or balloting by mail, a quorum
shall be the total membership of the Executive Committee, although abstentions shall be counted as
voted for the purposes of this section and officers not voting 15 days after the submission of a
question by mail shall be counted as abstaining.

SECTION 7:

The Executive Committee shall elect the USCF Directors for Tennessee.

SECTION 8:

In case of a vacancy in the Presidency the Vice—President shall succeed to the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency shall become vacant. In case of any other vacancy the Executive Committee shall fill the vacancy by mail Ballot election, run by the Vice--President, unless the office to be filled is the Vice-Presidency, in which case the Secretary shall run the election. Any vacancy filled in such a manor shall be filled only until the next business meeting at which time the membership shall elect a person to serve the remainder of the term.

ARTICLE VII

The President, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall in each calender year call a
business meeting and a tournament for determining the Tennessee Chess Championships. His call shall be a directive to the Tournament Arrangements Director to arrange the state championships. Any participant in the Tennessee Chess Championships shall be a member of the TCA.

ARTICLE VIII

This Constitution nay be amended by two-thirds vote of the members in attendance at any regularly
called business meeting provided that the proposed amendment(s) have been published in the "Tennessee Chess News" at least 30 days before the meeting or, the proposed amendments having failed to have been published, printed copies of the proposed amendments having been sent to all members of tho TCA at least 45 days prior to the meeting.

ARTICLE IX

This Constitution my be ratified by two-thirds majority of the members present at a TCA business
meeting within three years after its submission. It shall be ratified as an amendment to the
present TCA Constitution. The ratification of this Constitution shall make the present Constitution
(ratified: 1949) inoperative and make this Constitution operative immediately.

Respectfully submitted,
Michael R. Coveyou,
Secretary, TCA,
June 28, 1965

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