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Kxh8 19.Bf6+ Qg7 20.Re8#. This sparkling game sent waves throughout the Chess world. The newly christened ‘Evans Gambit’ was adopted by nearly all top players including La Bourdonnais, Staunton, Anderssen and Morphy! If you can believe it, Captain Evans perhaps made an even more important invention! He created a tri-colored light for ships ...
Mar 29, 2020 · A TEXAS SIZED TOURNAMENT First Prize $4,000 ($24,400 adjusted for inflation) The year 1972 was an exciting year for American chess to say the least! Of course, the talk of the chess world was its newly crowned World Champion…Bobby Fischer! However, it was a Texas fast-food chain owner that hosted the strongest chess tournament in...
Dec 28, 2019 · The Texas Chess Association has served Texas chess players for over 80 years with tournaments, publications, chess club development, and as the designated Texas affiliate of the United States Chess Federation. US Chess Association State Affiliate. Texas Chess Champions. Texas State Chess Champions. Southwest Open Chess Champions.
The US Chess Championship is an invitational tournament organized by the United States Chess Federation to determine the country's chess champion. [ 1 ] It is the oldest national chess tournament. [ 2 ] The event originated as a challenge match in 1845, but the champion has been decided by tournament play under the auspices of the USCF since ...
Mar 17, 2023 · Because of these achievements, on April 14 of that year, Senate Resolution 610 was adopted, making Brownsville the official “Chess Capital of Texas.”. Recently retired Sen. Eddie Lucio, who represented Brownsville’s district in the Texas Legislature for more than 30 years, introduced the resolution, which first had to go before the ...
Sep 22, 2021 · GM Bobby Fischer (1972-75) Photo: Dutch National Archives, CC. Fischer had one of the greatest peaks in chess history from 1969-72, including 20 consecutive wins without even a draw: the last seven games of the 1970 Interzonal, 6-0 against GM Mark Taimanov in the Candidates quarterfinal, 6-0 against GM Bent Larsen in the semifinal, and his first game against Petrosian in the Candidates final.
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Through its mission, US Chess empowers people, enriches lives, and enhances communities through chess. US Chess: 80 Years is a natural fit for our institution—the first location of the WCHOF, then known as the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame, was established in the basement of the US Chess Federation’s former headquarters in New Windsor, NY, in 1988.
