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Events in [[chess]] in [[1944]] |
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<small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.202.35.230|71.202.35.230]] ([[User talk:71.202.35.230|talk]]) 02:16, 4 August 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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==Chess events in brief== |
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* 27 June 1944 - [[Vera Menchik|Vera Manchik-Stevenson]], first official [[Women's World Chess Champion]] (since 1927), represented Russia (1927), Czechoslovakia (1930-37), and England (1939), who was widowed the previous year, still holding the title, her younger sister, [[Olga Menchik|Olga Menchik-Rubery]], and their mother were killed in a [[V-1 rocket]] bombing raid which destroyed their home at 47 Gauden Road in the Clapham area of South London. According to some sources, Kent was the place of their death.<ref>http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/menchik.htm</ref><ref>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/history.txt</ref> |
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==Tournaments== |
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* [[Radom]] (the 5th [[General Government chess tournament|GG-ch]]), won by [[Efim Bogoljubow]] ahead of [[Fedor Bogatyrchuk]], February 1944. |
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* [[Mar del Plata]] won by [[Herman Pilnik]] and [[Miguel Najdorf]] ahead of [[Paul Michel (chess player)|Paul Michel]] and [[Carlos Guimard]]. |
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* [[La Plata]] won by Najdorf followed by [[Gideon Stahlberg]], [[Julio Bolbochán]], etc. |
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* [[Buenos Aires]] won by [[Moshe Czerniak]] |
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* [[New York]] (the [[U.S. Chess Championship]]), won by [[Arnold Denker]], April - May 1944. |
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* [[Moscow]] (the 13th [[USSR Chess Championship]]), won by [[Mikhail Botvinnik]] followed by [[Vasily Smyslov]], [[Isaac Boleslavsky]], [[Salo Flohr]], etc., 21 May - 17 June 1944. |
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* [[Krakow]] won by [[Rudolf Teschner]], start 27 May 1944. |
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* [[Poznań|Posen]], [[Reichsgau Wartheland]], (''Reichsmeisterschaft "Kraft durch Freude"''), won by [[Hans Müller (chess player)|Hans Müller]]. |
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* [[Brunn]] (the [[Czech Chess Championship|Bohemia and Moravia Chess Championship]]), won by [[Karel Opočenský]]. |
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* [[Lidköping]] (the [[Swedish Chess Championship]]) won by [[Stig Lundholm]], 26 June - 1 July 1944. |
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* [[Gijon]] won by [[Alexander Alekhine]] ahead of [[Antonio Medina]], 14-23 July 1944. |
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* [[Boston]] (the 45th [[U.S. Open Chess Championship|U.S. Open]]), won by [[Samuel Reshevsky]] ahead of [[Anthony Santasiere]], 29 July - 10 August 1944. |
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* [[Stockholm]] won by [[Erik Lundin]] ahead of [[Gösta Danielsson]], 21-31 August 1944. |
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* [[Riga]] (the [[Baltic Chess Championship]]), won by [[Paul Keres]], 25 December 1944 - 9 January 1945. |
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==Matches== |
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* [[Carlos Guimard]] defeated [[Juan Iliesco]] (6 : 2) in Mar del Plata, Argentina. |
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Is the Lost Years of Merlin going to be a movie? I saw this somewhere, but I'm not sure where, so I won't add it to the page. --[[User:Fantasylover12|Fantasylover12]] 13:31, 25 June 2006 (UTC) |
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* [[Héctor Rossetto]] beat [[Juan Iliesco]] (4,5 : 0,5) in Nueve de Julio (23rd ARG-ch). |
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cool |
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* [[Erich Eliskases]] beat [[João de Souza Mendes]] (7 : 3) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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* [[Stepan Popel]] drew with [[Fedor Bogatyrchuk]] (2 : 2) in Krakow, [[General Government]]. |
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* [[Paul Keres]] beat [[Folke Ekström]] (5 : 1) in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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* [[Alexander Alekhine]] won against [[Ramón Rey Ardid]] (2,5 : 1,5) in Saragossa, Spain. |
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==Deaths== |
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you probably saw that on T. A. Barron's website [http://www.tabarron.com www.TABarron.com]. hes been talking about it for a while, and says that it might not even come out, but it probably will. The Cake is a Lie 12:05, 11 October 2008 (UTC) |
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* 1944 - [[Wilhelm Orbach]], German master, died in [[Auschwitz]]. |
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* February 1944 - [[Dawid Daniuszewski]], Polish master, died in the [[Lodz Ghetto]]. |
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* 12 April 1944 - [[Roberto Grau]] died in Buenos Aires. South American and Argentine champion. |
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* 3 June 1944 - [[Adolf Zinkl]], Austrian master, died in Vienna. |
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* 27 June 1944 - [[Vera Menchik]], the 1st [[Women's World Chess Champion]], died in a German bombing raid, London, England. |
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* 27 June 1944 - [[Olga Menchik]], the younger sister of Vera, died in a German bombing raid, London, England. |
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* 9 November 1944 - [[Frank James Marshall]], American grandmaster, died in Jersey City, USA. |
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* 29 December 1944 - [[Endre Steiner]], Hungarian master, died in a Nazi concentration camp. |
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==References== |
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<small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/75.58.68.26|75.58.68.26]] ([[User talk:75.58.68.26|talk]]) 12:22, 20 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. [[User:BetacommandBot|BetacommandBot]] 13:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC) |
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==Plot summary== |
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The plot summary was overlong so I've restored a brief but adequate version from an older revision. --[[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]] 03:39, 12 February 2008 (UTC) |
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==External links== |
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[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2015.htm 1944 crosstables] |
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[[Category:1944 in chess|*]] |
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In the book, I believe that it does not say that Rhiannon is Emrys'/Merlin's sister. She is merely an occupant of the forest. Please correct me if I am wrong. |
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PS i have only read the first book, and this topic as about the first book only anyway. |
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[[User:Nsh22|Nsh22]] ([[User talk:Nsh22|talk]]) 14:59, 12 March 2008 (UTC) |
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Chess events in brief
- 27 June 1944 - Vera Manchik-Stevenson, first official Women's World Chess Champion (since 1927), represented Russia (1927), Czechoslovakia (1930-37), and England (1939), who was widowed the previous year, still holding the title, her younger sister, Olga Menchik-Rubery, and their mother were killed in a V-1 rocket bombing raid which destroyed their home at 47 Gauden Road in the Clapham area of South London. According to some sources, Kent was the place of their death.[1][2]
Tournaments
- Radom (the 5th GG-ch), won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Fedor Bogatyrchuk, February 1944.
- Mar del Plata won by Herman Pilnik and Miguel Najdorf ahead of Paul Michel and Carlos Guimard.
- La Plata won by Najdorf followed by Gideon Stahlberg, Julio Bolbochán, etc.
- Buenos Aires won by Moshe Czerniak
- New York (the U.S. Chess Championship), won by Arnold Denker, April - May 1944.
- Moscow (the 13th USSR Chess Championship), won by Mikhail Botvinnik followed by Vasily Smyslov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Salo Flohr, etc., 21 May - 17 June 1944.
- Krakow won by Rudolf Teschner, start 27 May 1944.
- Posen, Reichsgau Wartheland, (Reichsmeisterschaft "Kraft durch Freude"), won by Hans Müller.
- Brunn (the Bohemia and Moravia Chess Championship), won by Karel Opočenský.
- Lidköping (the Swedish Chess Championship) won by Stig Lundholm, 26 June - 1 July 1944.
- Gijon won by Alexander Alekhine ahead of Antonio Medina, 14-23 July 1944.
- Boston (the 45th U.S. Open), won by Samuel Reshevsky ahead of Anthony Santasiere, 29 July - 10 August 1944.
- Stockholm won by Erik Lundin ahead of Gösta Danielsson, 21-31 August 1944.
- Riga (the Baltic Chess Championship), won by Paul Keres, 25 December 1944 - 9 January 1945.
Matches
- Carlos Guimard defeated Juan Iliesco (6 : 2) in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
- Héctor Rossetto beat Juan Iliesco (4,5 : 0,5) in Nueve de Julio (23rd ARG-ch).
- Erich Eliskases beat João de Souza Mendes (7 : 3) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Stepan Popel drew with Fedor Bogatyrchuk (2 : 2) in Krakow, General Government.
- Paul Keres beat Folke Ekström (5 : 1) in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alexander Alekhine won against Ramón Rey Ardid (2,5 : 1,5) in Saragossa, Spain.
Deaths
- 1944 - Wilhelm Orbach, German master, died in Auschwitz.
- February 1944 - Dawid Daniuszewski, Polish master, died in the Lodz Ghetto.
- 12 April 1944 - Roberto Grau died in Buenos Aires. South American and Argentine champion.
- 3 June 1944 - Adolf Zinkl, Austrian master, died in Vienna.
- 27 June 1944 - Vera Menchik, the 1st Women's World Chess Champion, died in a German bombing raid, London, England.
- 27 June 1944 - Olga Menchik, the younger sister of Vera, died in a German bombing raid, London, England.
- 9 November 1944 - Frank James Marshall, American grandmaster, died in Jersey City, USA.
- 29 December 1944 - Endre Steiner, Hungarian master, died in a Nazi concentration camp.