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The United States Chess Federation has a web site called "In Passing," which recognizes and remembers USCF members who have passed on (see http://www.uschess.org/content/view/8047/35/). I know at least 100 on that list. Here are some obituaries of chess players I have known or played against.
Bibuld, Jerome "Jerry" (Jun 9, 1928 - Oct 22, 2013) - Jeremy was a FIDE International Arbiter. I met him at the 1990 World Chess Championship between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in New York. We were both journalists and photographers at the event. (source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12415/732/) Bloodgood, Claude (Jul 14, 1937 - Aug 4, 2001) - He served a life sentence in the Virgina prison system for murdering his mother. I corresponded with him in the mid 1970s as we both had an interest in Grob's Opening. 1.g4. He asked me to play a correspondence game, but I regretfully declined. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Bloodgood) Bosse, Edward (Sep 19, 1908 - May 1, 1985) - Chess organizer at the Tacoma Chess Club in the 1960s and 1970s. I bought my first chess clock from him and several chess books when I joined the Tacoma Chess Club in May, 1969. He was an older gentleman of the club. He was a former Army Lieutenant Colonel. In the 1960s, he was the vice-president and president of the Washington State Chess Federation. He was rated around 1400. (source:https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bosse&GSfn=edward&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=54686596&df=all&) Bosse - Wall, Tacoma 1969 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Be2 dxe5 9. Bxe5 Bxe5 10. Nxe5 10... Bf5 11. d5 11... Qd6 12. f4 f6 13. Nb5 Qb4+ 14. Kf1 fxe5 15. Nxc7 Nxc4 16. Qc1 Nd2+ 17. Kf2 Rc8 18. d6 exd6 19.Bc4+ Nxc4 20. Nxa8 Nb6 21. Nc7 Rxc7 22. Qxc7 Qd2+ 23. Kf3 (23. Kg1 Qe3+ 24. Kf1 Bd3#) (23. Kf1 Bd3+ 24. Kg1 Qe3#) 23... e4+ (23... Be4+ 24. Kg4 h5+ 25. Kh4 Qxf4+ 26. g4 Qxg4#) 24. Kg3 Qe3+ 25.Kh4 Qxf4+ 26. g4 Qxg4# 0-1 Browne, Walter (Jan 10, 1949 - Jun 24, 2015) - I first met GM Walter Browne at the American Open in November, 1969. He played board 1, rated 2477 (not a grandmaster yet). I met him again at the World Open in New York in 1973, which he won. I met him again at the World Class Championship in Vancouver, BC in May 1975. He played his last round game with Paul Keres. I ran the wallboard for them. In December 1975, Walter did a nationwide simul tour. I played him in Henderson, NC and lost. I challenged him to a tennis match, and the next day, I beat him in tennis. I have run into him at several other national tournaments, such as the World Open and the National Open. I ran his demo board for his games at the 1991 San Francisco International. (source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Browne) Browne - Wall, Henderson, NC, 1975 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4 b5 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Kb1 Be7 13. Nf3 {A new move. 13.h3 O-O 14.g4 Torre-Panno, Amsterdam 1977} Nb8? 14. e5 Ng4 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Nc6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 Qa5 21. c3 b4 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Bxa6 Ra8 24. Qxb4 Nxb4 25. Bb7 Rxa2 26. Rd4 Ra4 27. b3 e5 28. bxa4 exd4 29. Bxd4 O-O 30. Ba7 Bxa4 31. Rc1 Bd7 32. Rc7 Bf5+ 33. Kb2 Rd8 34. Kb3 Nd3 35. Rc6 Be4? {35...Ne5 36.Ra6 Bd3} 36. Rc8 Rxc8 37. Bxc8 Kf8?? {37...Ne5 38.d7 Nxd7 39.Bxd7 Bxg2} 38. d7 Ke7 39. Bb6 1-0 Buntin, Steven L. (Nov 5, 1950 - Jan 1, 2013) - Editor of the Carolina Gambit. I was a co-editor in the 1970s. He was rated a little over 1600. He lived in Chapel Hill, NC. He was also the editor of Kxe6s Verein, a chess periodical. I defeated him in 13 moves at the 1976 NC championship, held in Winston-Salem. Buntin - Wall, North Carolina Ch, Winston-Salem, NC. 1976 1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. b4 Bb7 8. Nd2 Nc6 9. d5 (9.Nb3) Nxb4 10. Qe2? (10.Rb1) 10...Nfxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Bxa1 0-1 Burk, Vernon Dale (Mar 31, 1942 — Dec 20, 1991) - Active Dayton Chess Club (DCC) member and rated around 2058. He won the Dayton Chess Club championship in 1969, 1977, 1981, 1982 and 1991. He was President of the Dayton Chess Club from 1969 to 1971, and in 1977. I was its president in 1981 and 1982. He was the editor of the DCC Review chess magazine from 1977 to 1979. I was the editor from 1980 to 1984. His last USCF rating was 2058. He suffered from diabetes, which caused his early death. I only had 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses against him. (source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=burk&GSfn=vernon&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=103284078&df=all&) Wall - Burk, Dayton, OH 1979 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O e5 8. b3 c6 9. Bb2 Na6 10. a3 Nc7 11. Qc2 Qe8 12. h3 Qh5 13. f4 e4 14. Qd1 d5 15. cxd5 Ncxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rc1 Rd8 18. Qe1 Qf7 19. b4 Nb6 20. Rc2 Nc4 21. Qc1 Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Bf6 23. Qb1 Be6 24. Nc1 Rd6 25. Rf2 Rad8 26. b5 cxb5 27. Qxb5 Rb6 28. Qa5 Ra6 29. Qb4 Qe7 30. Qxe7 Bxe7 31. Rc7 Rd7 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33. g4 g6 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. Bf1 Rxa3 36. Bb5 Rd8 37. Rc7 Rc8 38. Rxc8 Bxc8 39. Ne2 Bf6 40. Kh2 Be6 41. Rf1 a6 0-1 Burk - Wall, Dayton 1982 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 g5 6.Nf3 Qh5 7.Nd5 Kd8 8.Qd3 Bg7 9.c3 d6 10.Kf2 Nh6 11.Be2 Re8 12.Bd2 Qg6 13.e5 Bf5 14.Qb5 Rb8 15.exd6 cxd6 16.Rae1 Ng4+ 17.Kg1 h6 18.h3 Ne3 19.Bxe3 fxe3 20.Bc4 g4 21.Nf4? (21.hxg4) 21...gxf3 22.Nxg6 f2+ 23.Kh2 fxe1=Q 24.Rxe1 fxg6 25.Qd5 Kc7 26.Qf3 Be4 27.Qxe3 Bd5 0-1 Byrne, Robert (Apr 20, 1928 - Apr 12, 2013) - Grandmaster. He met him at the 1990 world championship match in New York between Karpov and Kasparov. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrne_(chess_player)) Campomanes, Florencio (Feb 22, 1927 - May 3, 2010) - President of FIDE from 1982 to 1995. I met him at the Karpov-Hjartarson quarter-finals chess match for the world champonship in Seattle in January 1989. (source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florencio_Campomanes#Involvement_with_FIDE) Chance, John (Oct 5, 1930 - Sep 16, 1986) - Active member of the Tacoma Chess Club in the 1960s. He was rated around 1500. Wall - Chance, Tacoma, WA, 1969 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd5+ 1-0 Chesney, Bill ( ) - Bill died at the age of 60. He was active in California chess and was a member of the Palo Alto Chess Club in the 1980s when I was its President. (source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12504/512/) Collins, John "Jack" (Sep 23, 1912 - Dec 2, 2001) - was a chess master, author, and teacher. I met him at the 1977 US Open chess tourament in Columbus, Ohio. He was confied to a wheelchair. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Collins) Commons, Kim Steven (Jul 23, 1951 - Jun 23, 2015) - Kim was an International Master. I met him at 1969 American Open in Santa Monica and the World Class Chess Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1975.(source: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/club-red-owner-kim-commons-passes-away-7436782 and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=commons&GSfn=kim&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=157747584&df=all&) Couch, William B - He was an active chess player from North Carolina. I played a NC correspondence championship game with him and drew in 1977. He died in Conover, NC. Cunningham, Walter (Oct 17, 1943 — Jul 31, 2010) - PhD in Psychology who was a professor at the University of Florida at Gainsville for 30 years. He was a USCF Life Master. He was the youngest chess master in the U.S. in the late 1950s. I drew with him at the Space Coast Open.(source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/11345/512/) Cunningham (2221) - Wall (2000) - 6th Space Coast Open, Satellite Beach, FL 1999 1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. d4 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qc2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 d6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. Nf5 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Bc8 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Rae1 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Be7 Ne5 20. Bxd6 Nxc4 21. Bc7 Kf8 22. b3 Rec8 23. Bf4 Nb2? (23...Na3) 24. Bd6+ Kg8 25. Re3 c4 26. Be5 (26.Ba3!) 26...Nd3 27. bxc4 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxc4 29. Rfe1 Kf8 30. Re7 Rd8 31. Rxa7 Rd4 32. g3 R4xd5 33. Ree7 Rf5 34. Reb7 g6 35. Rd7 Rxd7 36. Rxd7 Ra5 37. Rd2 Ke7 38. Re2+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 Demers, Rex A. (Oct 9, 1956 — Apr 10, 2010) - Strong North Carolina master who later moved to Savannah, Georgia. He was a high school math teacher. His peak rating was 2385. He coached kids in chess for 24 years. In 1974, he won the North Carolina high school championship. I had 1 draw and 2 losses against him. (source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=demers&GSfn=rex&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=147442391&df=all&) Wall (1900) - Demers (2100), Winston-Salem, NC 1975 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nge7 8. f4 O-O 9. a4 Nd4 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Bg4 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Rf2 Rf7 15. Raf1 Bh3 16. b3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rd8 18. Nc1 Qe6 19. N3e2 Nec6 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Bh6 Qd6 22. Ne2 Qb4 23. Qc1 Qc5 24. Ng1 Nb4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Nf3 h6 27. Qd1 Rc8 28. Ne1 Qc6 29. h4 h5 30. Nf3 Nxc2 31. Nxe5 Ne3+ 32. Kg1 Nxd1 33. Nxc6 Nxf2 0-1 Demers - Wall, LPO Open, Winston-Salem, NC 1982 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e5 Ne8 9. Qe2 e6 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Be4 Qa5 12. O-O Rb8 13. a4 Qb4 14. Ra3 Qa5 15. Rd1 a6 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. Bf3 b6 18. Nde4 Bh8 19. Nd6 Nxd6 20. Rxd6 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Rd1 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 24. Bh6 Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ne4 Qe5 27. Rb3 Bb7 28. Nd6 Qxe2 29. Bxe2 Bd5 30. Re3 Rfd8 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxd1+ 33. Bxd1 Rd8 34. Be2 a5 35. Bd3 Rd6 36. Kg1 Rd4 37. Rxd4 cxd4 38. Kf2 e5 39. c3 dxc3 40. bxc3 f5 41. Ke3 Kf6 1/2-1/2 Denker, Arnold (Feb 20, 1914 - Jan 2, 2005) - Honorary grandmaster. I met him when he played in the Space Coast Opens. I have an autographed copy of his book, "The Bobby Fischer I Knew and Other Stories." He once borrowed my chess clock. After the game was over I asked him where my chess clock was. He couldn't remember where he put it. We finally found it under the tournament director's table. He could remember all the moves of his game, but couldn't remember where he put my chess clock after his game was over. (source: http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/articles/denker.htm) Divinsky, Nathan (Oct 29, 1925 - Jun 17, 2012) - a Cnandian chess master, chess writer, and chess official. I met him at the 1975 World Class championship in Vancouver, British Columbia. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Divinsky) Donaldson, Elena Akhmilovskaya (Mar 11, 1957 - Nov 18, 2012) - Woman Grandmaster. At the time that I met her, she had just married International Master John Donaldson. I met both at the Karpov-Hjartarson quarter-finals chess match for the world champonship in Seattle in January 1989. (source: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/obituary-chess-champion-elena-donaldson-dies-at-55/) Dudley, Bobby George (DEc 8, 1928 - Feb 19, 2017) - My editor and publisher at Chess Enterprises, Inc (CEI). He edited En Passant for the Pittsburgh Chess Club for 24 years. He was rated around 1705. He published 29 of my chess books. He had published over 500 books at Chess Enterprises. He was an accomplished pianist. In 1962, he won the first USCF-rated chess tournament in France. He served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1971, retiring as Lt. Colonel. He was a college educator at Robert Morris College from 1971 to 1992. In 1965, he was President of the Texas Chess Association. He had over 8,000 chess books in his library. (source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?pid=184211812) Edelstein, Harold (Jul 2, 1917 - Sep 11, 2003) - One of my first rated chess players that I played against. I played him at the 1969 American Open in Santa Monica. He died in Burlingame, California. (source: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EDELSTEIN-Harold-2557103.php) Wall - Edelstein, American Open, Santa Monica, 1969 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. exd6 cxd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bd2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Bxg6 Bxc3 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. bxc3 Ne5 16. Rae1 Ng6 17. Qb5 Qd7 18. Qb3+ e6 19. f4 Qc6 20. f5 Ne5 21. Re3 Kh8 22. Rg3 Re7 23. Qb4 Qb6+ 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. fxe6 Ng6 26. Rxg6 hxg6 27. Rf8+ Kh7 28. Rf7+ Kxh6 29. Rxe7 Kg5 30. Re8 Kf6 31. h4 b5 32. g4 b6 33. g5+ Ke5 34. a3?? (34.e7) 34...Bb7 35. Rxa8 Bxa8 36. e7 Bc6 37. Kf2 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kxe7 39. Kd4 Ke6 40. c4 bxc4 41. Kxc4 Kf5 42. a4 Kg4 43. Kb4 Bxa4 44. Kxa4 Kxh4 45. Kb5 Kxg5 46. Kxb6 Kf5 47. Kb5 g5 48. Kc4 Ke4 49. Kc3 Ke3 50. Kc4 g4 0-1 Edmondson, Ed (Aug 13, 1920 — Oct 21, 1982) - Ed Edmondson was President of the USCF from 1963 to 1966, and Executive Director from 1966 to 1975. He was an Air Force navigator and retired as a Lt. Colonel. I met him at the 1977 U.S. Open in Columbus, Ohio. I beat him in a round of putt-putt golf during the tournament. Foster, Ursula Lowenbach (Jan 12, 1927 — Aug 9, 2004) - Active chess player in Northern California. Holocaust survivor and former classmate of Anne Frank. Her peak rating was 1753. She lived in Modesto, California. I have 1 win against her in Fremont, CA. (source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/7724/319/) Foster - Wall, Fremont, CA 1987 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 O-O 8. Bg5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Ne2 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Ng3 a5 15. f4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Ba6 17. c4 c6 18. e5 Qe7 19. d6 Qe6 20. Rfc1 c5 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. a4 23. Nf5 fxe5 24. Ne7+ Rxe7 25. dxe7 Bb7 26. fxe5 Qxe7 27. Rxb6 Qg5 28. Rc2 Qxe5 29. Rcb2 Rf8 30. h3? (30.Re2 Qf4 31.Rb1) 30...Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Rf1 32. Qxf1 Qxf1 33. Rxb7 Qxc4 34. Rxd7 Qf4+ 35. g3 Qxa4 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rdd2 c4 38. Ra2 Qb4 39. Rdb2 Qc5 40. Kg2 c3 41. Rc2 a4 42. Rf2 a3 43. Rfc2 Kg6 44. h4 Kf5 45. Rf2+ Ke4 46. Rf4+ Kd3 47. Rf3+ Kc4 48. Kf1 Kb3 49. Rff2 c2 0-1 Gaige, Jeremy (Oct 9, 1927 - Feb 19, 2011) - An American chess archivist and journalist. I corresponded with him in the early 1980s on births, deaths, and dates of chess players that I kne. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Gaige) Gallagher, James (1958 - May 10, 2004) - San Antonio master who ran the San Antonio Chess Club. He tied for 1st place in the 1989 Texas championship. He won the San Antonio city championship in 1987, 1991, 1992, and 1993. He died of a heart attack at the age of 46. I lost to him in the 1992 Southwest Open. I used to run chess tournaments in San Antonio that conflicted with his tournaments that he organized after I announced my events. He once called me up to day that he was going to bury me. We didn't get along, but I did play chess at his San Antonio Chess Club. (source: http://www.uschess.org/obituaries/gallagher.php) Wall (2000) - Gallagher (2275), San Antonio Ch, 1992 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O? (7.Nc3) 7...e4 8. Bxg7 exf3 9. Bxf8 fxg2 10. Kxg2 Qxf8 11. d3 d5 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. Qf4 Qg7 15. Rfc1 g5 16. Qd2 Qg6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Ne4 Nf4+ 19. gxf4 gxf4+ 20. Kh1 Qxe4+ 21. f3 Qd4 22. Rg1+ Kf8 23. Rac1 Rd7 24. Qe1 Qf6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Qb4+ Rd6 27. Qb8+ Qd8 28. Qxa7 Rd5 29. Qa3+ c5 30. Qb2 Qh4 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qb8 Rh5 33. Qxc7+ Bd7 34. Rg2 Qe1+ 35. Rg1 Qxe2 36. Qxf4 Qe5 37. Qd2 Bc6 38. Re1 Rxh2+ 0-1 Giertych, Henry A. (Dec 31, 1929 — Feb 16, 2002) - He was a LtCol and my dentist at Beale AFB in Yuba City in the early 1970s. He was a strong expert and played in the first Air Force and Armed Forces championship in the early 1960s. In 1972, I defeated him the first time we played in the Beale AFB championship. At the time, he was rated 2067 and I was rated at 1597. I have 1 win and 2 loses against him. (source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=giertych&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=132866792&df=all&) Wall - Giertych (2070), Beale AFB Ch, 1973 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 {5.Nb5} e6 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 Nf6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f4 O-O 12. Kh1 Bb7 13.Qf3 c5 14. b3 d5 15. Bf2 d4 16. Ne2 Qc6 17. Ng3 g6 18. Be1 h5 19. h4? (19.e5) 19...Ng4 20. Ne2 Ne3 21. Rg1 Kh7 22. Bf2 Ng4 23. Rgf1 f5 24. Qh3 fxe4 25. Bc4 e5 26. Be1 Ne3 27. Rf2 Nxc4 28. bxc4 Bc8 29. Qg3 e3 30. Rf1 Bg4 31. Nc1 exf4 32. Rxf4 Bd6 0-1 Gray, Ronald (1934 — Dec 28, 1983) - Active North Carolina chess player from Raleigh. At one time, he played professional baseball. He was employed by the NC Department of Community Colleges. He was rated around 1800. He defeated me at the 1975 NC Amateur championship, held in Chapel Hill, NC. Gray - Wall, NC Ch, Chapel Hill, NC, 1975 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. e4 Bb7 8. e5 Ne8 9. O-O e6 10. Re1 c5 11. Nf1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Bd2 Nc7 14. b4 Re8 15. h4 f6? (15...a6 16.h5 Nb5) 16. h5 fxe5 17. dxe5 h6 18. Bxg6 Rf8 19.a3 Rxf3 20. Qxf3 Qh4 21. Qf7+ Kh8 22. Bxh6 Rg8 23. Bxg7+ Rxg7 24. Qf8+ Rg8 25. Qh6# 1-0 Gufeld, Eduard (Mar 19, 1936 — Sep 21, 2002) - Soviet Grandmaster whom I met at the Karpov-Hjartarson quarterfinals match, held in Seattle in January, 1989. He may have been a suspected KGB agent and I was asked by the FBI to keep an eye on him. During breakfast, I was sitting with Gufeld when FIDE president Campomanes came by with another Russian and remarked that the KGB agents were meeting the CIA agent (which I was not). During the match, I visited him in on the 10th floor of his hotel room next to Karpov. Gufeld almost set the place on fire by cooking and leaving the stove on. I put out the grease fire. I later invited him to play a simul at the Palo Alto Chess Club, which he did in February, 1989. He offered me a draw in our game and I accepted. He won 19 and drew 1 (me). (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Gufeld) Gufeld (2500) - Wall (2040), Palo Alto, CA, 1989 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nxd7 Nbxd7 13. Nf3 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. c3 Bb6 17. Nd4 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 Nf8 19. Be3 a6 20. Nc2 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Qf4 22. Rad1 b5 23. Bc2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qc7 25. a4 Rb8 1/2-1/2 Hoak, Don (Feb 12, 1928 - Feb 10, 2012) - Don was a member of the Dayton Chess Club. I played him several times in the 1980s at the club. (source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hoak&GSfn=don&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=85134129&df=all&) Howard, Chuck (Feb 28, 1933 — Dec 12, 2001 ) - President of the North Carolina Chess Association in 1975. He directed many chess tournaments in North Carolina, such as the Dogwood Festival tournaments in which I played in, held in Statesville. He lived in Lake Norman, NC. Hyder, Monte Lee (Jun 16, 1936 - Nov 3, 2003) - PhD chemist and chess master who was a South Carolina STate Champion. He lived in Aiken, SC. For a short time I also lived in Aiken, SC. We never played but we were friends and played in a few chess tournaments together. (source: http://www.uschess.org/obituaries/hyder.php and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/page/gr/%3Cbr%3E..http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75204500) Ivanov, Igor (1947-2005) - Russian GM who defected in 1980. He stayed at my house in the late 1980s when he played in events in Silicon Valley. He was also a concert pianist and studied mathematics. He told me he learned English by watching television shows, and that his favorite TV program was The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack. After a day of chess, he would like to drink a lot of alchohol, mostly vodka. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Ivanov_(chess_player)) Karch, Robert Alfred (March 24,1930 - March 23,2010) - One of the most active organizers in chess in the United States. I first met him at the USO club in Naha, Okinawa in 1971. We were friends for many years. He enlisted in the Army in 1949 and retired in 1972 as a Major. He was very active in correspondence chess, especially the All Service Postal Chess Club (ASPC) and its publication, Kings Korner. He served as editor of Northwest Chess in the 1970s and 1980s, and editor of Chess International (which I appeared on the cover in one issue). In 1989, he helped organize the quarterfinals match between Karpov and Hjartarson in Seattle. I assisted in that event and ran the wallboard at one time after being asked by Karch to do so. His peak rating was around 1890. (source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=karch&GSfn=robert&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=65709116&df=all&) Isaac Kashdan (Nov 19, 1905 - Feb 20, 1985) - Corresponded with me in 1969 when I attended Northrop Institute of Technology in Inglewood, California and got me to join the US Chess Federation and play in my first tournament, the 1969 American Open. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Kashdan) Keres, Paul (Jan 7, 1916 — Jun 5, 1975) - I met GM Paul Keres at the World Class Championship in Vancouver, BC in 1975. I ran the wall board for him when he played Walter Browne. He was kind enough to look over my chess games. He played a few table tennis games together. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Keres) Klintworth, Gordon (Aug 4, 1932 - Aug 8, 2014) - I played him in a North Carolina chess chmapionship in 1978. He died in Durham, NC. He was a medical doctor. (source: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Gordon-Klintworth&lc=4234&pid=172045812&mid=6077911) Klintworth - Wall, NC championship, Chapel Hill, NC, 1978 1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. Be3 g6 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Nf3 b5 11. h4 h5 12. Qd6 Qa5 13. Nd4 b4 14. Nb3 Qd8 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Be2 f5 17. Bf3 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5?? (19...gxf5) 20. Qxc6 1-0 Kohn, Harold (Nov 9, 1920 - Feb 13, 2007) - He was an active chess player in Ohio. I played him at the MOTCF team tournament in Columbus, Ohio. (source: https://ohiocremation.org/obituary/Harold-Kohn/ and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=kohn&GSfn=harold&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=2007&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=133512040&df=all&) Kohn - Wall, MOTCF, Columbus, OH, 1980 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O e6 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Bd2 Bg4 10. b3 a6 11. Rc1 Rb8 12. Qe1 b6 13. e5 Ne8 14. e6 f5 15. Ng5) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Qc1 a6 12. Bxh6 Qc7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rd1 Rh8 15. g3 Bd7 1/2-1/2 Koltanowski, George (Sep 17, 1903 — Feb 5, 2000) - I met George Koltanowski several times. I first met him when he was the president of the US Chess Federation and I was a delegate representing North Carolina in 1977 at the US Open, held in Columbus, Ohio. He visited the Dayton Chess Club in October 1980 and I met him during his stay as he gave one of his famous knight tours. When I was President of the Palo Alto Chess Club, I invited him to the club to give a chess lecture. I visited him and his wife, Leah, once at his apartment in San Francisco and we discussed chess. He put one of my chess games in his chess column that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. His wife died on Dec 23, 2005. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Koltanowski) Korchnoi, Viktor (Mar 23, 1931 - Jun 6, 2016) - I played Korchnoi in a simul he held in Charlotte, NC in April, 1979. He played 50 boards at once. I interviewed him in his hotel room before that match, and as we were taking the down to the playing hall, I mentioned he was playing 50 boards. He was unaware of that and thought that was too many, but I convinced him that they were not strong players and he would have no problem at all. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Korchnoi) Korchnoi (2760) - Wall, Charlotte, NC, 1979 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Qc7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 a6 8. Be2 e6 (8...Nf6) 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nc3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxc3? (11...Be5) 12. d6 Qc4 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Rb1 Qa5 15. Bb2 f6 16. e5 f5 17. Qc1 Qd8 18. Bd4 Qh4 19. Be3 h6 20. Qc7 Qd8 21. Rfc1 h5 22. Qxd8+ Kxd8 23. Bxb7 Bxb7 24. Rxb7 Ke8 25. Rcc7 Rh7 26. a4 Rf7 27. g3 h4 28. a5 h3 29. Kf1 Rg7 30. Bg5 Rh7 31. Ke2 Rf7 32. Kd3 Rh7 33. Kd4 Rf7 34. Kc5 Rh7 35. Kb6 Rf7 36. Ra7 Rb8+ 37. Kxa6 Kf8 38. Rab7 Ra8+ 39. Kb6 Rh7 40. a6 Rh5 41. f4 Nh6 42. a7 1-0 Korn, Walter (May 22, 1908 - Jul 9, 1997) - Walter was an honorary member of the Palo Alto Chess Club in the late 1980s when I was its president. He would occasionally come by to observe, but never played. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Korn) Lieberman, Donald ( -Sep, 2012) - Medical doctor from Santa Clara. He was an active player in the Bay Area. His peak rating was 1947. I have 1 win against him from a LERA event. (source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/8047/515/#l) Wall (2100) - Lieberman (2000), LERA, Sunnyvale, CA, 1990 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. d4 d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Ba3 c5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rd4 Ne6 17. Rh4 h6 18. Rd1 Rac8 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. Bxh6 Qxc3 21. Qf5 Qc2 22. Rd3 Rc4 23. Bf4 g6?? (23...Nxf4) 24. Qf6 1-0 Ling, Richard (Nov 24, 1923 - Dec 11, 1989) - Active player in Dayton and was one of the founding members of the Dayton Chess Club in 1957. He won the Dayton Chess Club championship 5 times (1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1973). Richard Ling and his wife were killed in a car crash in 1989. The Dayton Chess Club championship trophy was renamed the Richard Ling Memorial Trophy in his honor. I have 4 wins and 1 loss against him.(source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ling&GSfn=richard&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=104309525&df=all&) Wall - Ling, Dayton 1979 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 Re8 8. d3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Qd7 10. Qd2 h6 11. Be3 Nc6 12. O-O Ne5 13. Nd5 c6 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rab1 Bxf4? (16...g5) 17. Bxf4 Nxe4?? (17...Rad8) 18. Bxg4 Nxd2 19. Bxd7 Red8 20. Bxd2 Rxd7 21. Rbe1 1-0 Menas, Borel (Feb 24, 1921 — Jul 27, 1998) - National master. In 1966, he won the Northern California chess championship. He was last active in the USCF in 1993. I have 1 win and 1 loss against him. Menas (2150) - Wall (2032), Santa Clara Open, San Jose 1985 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bb2 b5 8. Qe2 e6 9. d5 Na7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e5 12. O-O Ne7 13. Nh2 Ng6 14. g3 Qd7 15. Kg2 Be7 16. Qh5 Nc8 17. f4 Nb6 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 O-O 21. Ng4 Nc4 22. Qh5 Qd8 23. Rf3? (23.Bxc4) 23...g6 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. Nf5+ gxf5 26. exf5? (26.Qxf5) 26...Bf6 27. Rf4?? (27.Bxc4) 27...Qxd5+ 28. Kh2 Ne3 29. Rg1 Rad8 30. Rh4 Bxh4 31. gxh4+ Kh8 32. Qh6 Qd6+ 0-1 Menas - Wall, LERA, Sunnyvale 1988 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Be2 d4 6. Nb1 e5 7. Nbd2 b5 8. a4 Qa5 9. O-O Be6? (9...b4) 10. Ng5 Be7 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. axb5 Qxb5 14. Bg4 Nd8 15. Na5 O-O 16. Nc4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Qb8 18. f4 Bd6 19. f5 exf5 20. Rxf5 Nf7 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. Raf1 Qd7 23. Bh6 g6 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Rf6 1-0 Montakhab, Frank (Jun 22, 1938-Aug 18, 1988) - Active chess player in North Carolina in the 1970s. He lived in Mooresville and we played 19 games against each other in the mid 1970s. Montakhab - Wall, Morganton, NC, 1975 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Qc7 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. d5 e5 10. Qd2 e4 11. Nd4 cxd5 12. Ndb5 Qa5 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14. Qxd5+ Kh8 15. Rfd1 Nc6 16. Nxd6 Be6 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. b3 Rff8 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. Ncb5 Rd7 21. Rd2 a6 22. Na3 Bf8 23. c5 b5 24. Rcd1 Kg7 25. Nxf5+ gxf5 26. Rxd7+ Bxd7 27. Rxd7+ Kg6 28. b4 e3 29. bxa5 1-0 Wall - Montakhob, Mooresville, NC 1977 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O c4 10. Be2 Ba4 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nf5 13. Bg3 Qe7 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Rfb1 Nb6 16. Rb2 O-O 17. h3 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Bc6 19. g4 Na4 20. Rb4 g5 21. Rbb1 Kg7 22. Rf1 Kg6 23. Nh4+ Kg7 24. Rf6 Rh8 25. Raf1 gxh4 26. Rxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qf4+ Ke7 29. Qf6+ Kd7 30. Qg7+ 1-0 Najdorf, Miguel (Apr 15, 1910 - Jul 4, 1997) - Polish-Argentine GM. I met him at the 1990 Karpov-Kasparov world championship match in New York. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Najdorf) Oswald, Don (Jan 12, 1934 - May 24, 1994) - He bought The Chess House from Jack Winters and sold chess books. I bought a few chess books from him. (source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=oswald&GSfn=don&GSby=1934&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=63940139&df=all&) Owens, Willa White (Apr 13, 1910 — Mar 26, 2003) - Her peak rating was 1835. I played her a twice at the Melbourne Chess Club in Florida in 1998. I have 1 win and 1 loss against her. I did an interview with her. She died in Wyanesburg, PA. source: (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101475571) Wall - Owens, Melbourne, FL, 1998 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. Kf1 c6 6. d4 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Qe2+ Kf8 10. Bxf4 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nbd2 Qf6 13. Be5 Qe7 14. Qa6 Rc8 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. Bd6+ Ne7 17. Qa3 Qf6+? (17...Re8) 18. Nf3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 g6?? (19...Rd8) 20. Be5 1-0 Poschmann, Hans (Aug 29, 1932 - Sep 22, 2006) - active chess player and tournament in Nothern California. I ran into him several times in California events in the late 1980s. (source: http://www.calnorthyouthchess.org/Hans-Memoriam.html and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=poschmann&GSfn=hans&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=114995764&df=all&) Powell, Charles (1945-1991) - In 1964, he beat Bobby Fischer in a simul in Richmond, Virginia. In 1968, PFC Charlie Powell won the 1968 US Armed Forces Chess Championship with the score of 11-1. Virginia chess champion in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, and 1976. I have one loss against him, played at LERA in Sunnyvale in 1987. Wall (2100) - Powell (2380), LERA, Sunnyvale 1987 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 Bd6 5. O-O Ne7 6. e4 d4 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 b5 9. Nxd6 cxd6 10. Ne1 Bb7 11. f4 f5 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Kh1 fxe4 15. dxe4 b4 16. Rc1 Ba6 17. Nd3 Nc5 18. Qg4 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Kh8 20. Rf3 Qb5 21. Bh3 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qa6 23. Qg5 Rce8 24. Rxc5 dxc5 25. Bd7 Qxa2 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Bc1 Qe6 28. Qh5 Rc8 29. Rf7? (27.Qf7) 29...c4 30. Bg5 Ng6 31. Rxa7 cxd3 32. Qf3 Ne5 33. Qf4 h6 34. Re7 hxg5 35. Qxg5 Qxe7 36. Qxe7 d2 0-1 Reshvesky, Sam (Nov 26, 1911 - Apr 4, 1992) - Chess grandmaster. I met and talked to him at the 1990 world championship match in New York between Karpov and Kasparov. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Reshevsky) Riddle, Ira (Oct 2,1946 - Jul 6, 2009) - He was President of the Pennsylvania Chess Federation and editor of The Pennswoodpusher. We corresponded over the years and exchanged chess magazines. (source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/9512/539 and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=riddle&GSfn=ira&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=101455358&df=all&) Rowan, Clifton (1917 — Oct 3, 2007) - Active Dayton Chess Club member and one of the early members, joining in 1959. He spent three years in the US Navy. He worked at the Liberal Market Distribution Center. He was rated around 1900. We played 23 tournament games against each other. Rowan - Wall, Dayton 1980 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d3 Nf6 8. Nbd2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 h6 13. f3 Bf5 14. Qh4 Nd7 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Bc3 a5 17. a4 Nb6 18. Rab1 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. Bb2 Nd5 21. Bxd4 {21.g4} Nb4 22. Bb6 Rd7 23. Rbc1 Na2 24. Rb1 Nc3 25. Rb2 Rb7 26. Nc4 Rab8 27. Bc5 Nxa4 28. Bd6 Nxb2 29. Bxb8 Nxc4 30. bxc4 Rxb8 0-1 Schroeder, Jim R. (Nov 30, 1927-July 8, 2017) - He was a strong player in Ohio. He wrote and sold chess books. He would show to a few of my chess tournaments and sell his chess books. He was a character. (source: https://new.uschess.org/news/remembering-james-schroeder-1927-2017/) Shamkovich, Leonid (Jun 1, 1923 - Apr 22, 2005) - Grandmaster. I met him at the 1977 US Open. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Shamkovich) Shellenberger, Richard (Feb 26, 1930 - Oct 3, 2012) - a chess organizer and player in Ohio. I played him in the Ohio championship and lost. (source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?pid=160274163 and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=shellenberger&GSfn=richard&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=98412955&df=all&) Wall - Shellenberger, Ohio Ch, Columbus, OH 1983 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 Re8 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb4 9. O-O h6 10. a3 Ba5 11. b4 Bc7 12. Bb2 d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qc2 Nc6 15. b5 Ne7 16. a4 Bf5 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Ba3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rac1 Bb6 21. Bc5 Nd5 22. Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Rc5 Rac8 24. Rfc1 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Nc8 26. Nf4 Qd4 27. c6 bxc6 28. bxc6? (28.Rd1) 28...e3 29. fxe3 Rxe3 30. Qd5 Re1# 0-1 Smith, Kennet Ray (Sep 13, 1930 - Feb 4, 1999) - Chess master. We co-wrote a few chess books together on the Smith-Morra Gambit. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Smith_(chess)) Spencer, Steven C. (Oct 2, 1948 — Dec 14, 2008) - Strong master who traveled the country to play chess. In 1967, he was a member of the UC Berkeley chess team that won the US Intercollegiate Championship. In 1969, he played in the U.S. Junior championship. In 1970, he was the 6th highest rated junior in the USA, with a rating of 2213. I first met him at a chess tournament in Kentucky in 1975, which he won. We played poker when not playing chess. I gave him a ride to the Lawrence Pfefferkorn Open in Winston-Salem, NC and was paired with him in the first round. He died of lung cancer in San Diego, CA. (source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=spencer&GSfn=steven&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=2008&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=147441414&df=all&) Spencer (2264) - Wall, LPO, Winston-Salem 1975 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Nc3 a6 7. e5 Qd8 8. Bd3 d5 9. Ne2 c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nf4 O-O 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Re1 Bxc5 15. Nh5 Qb6 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. b4 Bf8 18. a3 Qc7 19. g4 Kh8 20. g5 g6 21. Nf6 h5 22. Qf4 Qe7 23. Nd2 Bg7 24. Nf1 Bd7? (24...Qc7) 25. Ng3 Bxf6 26. gxf6 Qf8 27. Qg5 Qg8 28. Re3 d4? (28...Be8) 29. Re4 Nxe5 30. Qxe5 dxc3 31. Rh4 Qf8 32. Nxh5 Kg8 33. Bxg6 fxg6 34. f7+ Qxf7 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nxd7+ Rxd7 37. Rh8+ 1-0 Szarka, Frank J. - Editor of the Canadian Chess Chat. He was also the main organizer of the 1978 Canadian Open, held in Hamilton, Ontario. He won his class section in the 1975 World Class Championship, held in Vancouver, BC. After 5 rounds, Szarka and I were the only ones with a perfect score of 5-0. He then defeated me in round 6. He won with the score of 9.5-0.5. As White, he always played the Grob, 1.g4 and always won. He was originally from Yugoslavia and should have played in the master section. Wall - Szarka, World Class Ch, Vancouver, BC 1975 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 d6 7. e3 Re8 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O Rb8 10. Rc1 a6 11. Qc2 g6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bg2 Bf5 15. d3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. h3 h5 18. Kh2 Nh7 19. Ng1 Qb8 20. Rc2 Rcd8 21. Bc1 d5 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Re1? (23.Ne2) 23...h4 24. Bxd5?? (24...Kh1) e4 25. Qa5 b6 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qxa6 hxg3+ 28. fxg3 exd3 29. Qc4+ Kf8 30. Rf2 Bd6 31. Rg2 Re4 32. Qc3 Kg8 33. Nf3 Bb4 0-1 Tal, Mikhail (1936-1992) - I ran the wall board for him at the 1991 Pan-Pacific chess tournament. During the tournament, he gave me all his scoresheets, tournament bulletins, and others to protect. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Tal) Tate, Emory (Dec 27, 1958- Oct 17, 2015) - International Master and veteran Air Force chess player (he was a former Staff Sergeant). I met him during the Air Force championships at Andrews AFB. We would analyzed my games together. He won the US Armed Forces championship five times. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emory_Tate) Vukcevich, Milan (Mar 11, 1937- May 10,2003) - International Master from Ohio. I ran into him many times at Ohio chess events. He was always popular. He sent me annotated games that I used for the Ohio Chess Bulletin. (source: http://www.uschess.org/obituaries/vukcevich.php_ and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=vukcevich&GSfn=milan&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=99391574&df=all&) Watt, Billy (1959-1979) - High school chess player that was on the North Carolina State champion chess team at Alexander Central HS in Taylorsville, NC. I was his chess coach. He was later killed in a car accident. His father started the Billy Watt Memorial, which I was the first director in Statesville, NC. We played 18 games together. Wall - Watt, North Carolina 1975 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qf3 Qf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bb3 a5 7. a3 a4 8. Ba2 Nh6 9. d3 Bd6 10. Nge2 Qh4+ 11. g3 fxg3 12. hxg3 Qg4 13. Qf2 O-O 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Rxh6 Be5 16. Rh4 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qg5 18. Nf4 d6 19. Qh2 Qg7 20. Kd2 Be6 21. Rh1 Bxa2 22. Rxh7 1-0 Yudacufski, Ted (Oct 5, 1930 - Dec 24, 2011) - He ran the Monterey Chess Center. I played and won in some of his tournaments in Monterey. He was an expert in competition darts as well as chess. (source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/11562/512/ Zemitis, Val (Apr 11, 1925- Mar 22, 2012) - Val was a chess writer and researcher. We corresponded a few times on chess. (source: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/11689/665) Please report broken or duplicate links to the Webmaster. Official Website Copyright 2017 by William D. 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