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Lone Pine International was a series of chess tournaments held annually in March or April from 1971 through 1981 in Lone Pine, California.The tournaments were formally known as the Louis D. Statham Masters, named after sponsor Louis D. Statham (1907–1983), an engineer and millionaire inventor of medical instruments who was also a Los Angeles-based chess aficionado.
She won the U2100 section at the 2016 U.S. Open Chess Championship and scored in the top 25 at the 2015 Open. [3] In 2023, her FIDE rating was 1784. [6] Quercia worked as an editor at Southern California Chess Federation's magazine Rank & File, and was a contributor to American Chess Magazine and the United States Chess Federation magazine ...
In 1971, Kim Commons won California State Chess Championship, ahead of James Tarjan.In 1974, he tied with Peter Biyiasas for the American Open title. [1] In 1976, he won three International Chess Tournaments in Bulgaria: Varna, Plovdiv and Primorsko.
Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 – May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber, kidnapper, serial rapist, and writer who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area.
This chess tournament is by invitation only. Each United States Chess Federation sanctioned state affiliate, including Northern California, Southern California, and Washington, D.C., is allowed to send one player. If there is an odd number of players, the host state is allowed to send a second player to compete and win prizes.
While at Lynbrook, he played on his school's chess team, leading it to victory in local state and high-school competitions. [16] Instead of focusing solely on chess, Bhat chose to continue his education and received a B.S. in Statistics and Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006. [27]
Academic Chess was founded by Eric Hicks, a native of Hawthorne, California and a high school dropout who discovered a talent for chess while playing the game on Santa Monica Beach. He was ranked among the top 100 players for his age group. He attended El Camino College, and later into the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a degree ...
The California Chess Reporter called it the greatest tournament held in the United States since the 1920s. In 1966, in Santa Monica, Boris Spassky won the second Piatigorsky Cup Tournament, with second place going to Bobby Fischer; this event had an even stronger field. She served as patron for many young California players, providing funds for ...