SACRAMENTO CHESS HISTORY ======================== compiled by Scott Gordon October 1996 release. -------------------------------- 1934 President: A.R. Chapman Sacramento City Championship: Robert Carmany Chess Club founded as the "CSEA Chess Club" by A.R."Dick" Chapman. -------------------------------- 1935 president: A.R. Chapman Sacramento City Championship: R. W. Wise Top 10: 1. R.W. Wise 737 2. Carmany 722 3. Schirm 675 4. Chapman 608 5. Trousdale 579 6. Cody 555 7. Gillies 544 8. Austin 509 9. Sharp 492 10. Carlisle 469 Team Matches: Sacramento 4 - Stockton 1 New publication (quarterly) "Capitol City Chess Club Bulletin". Club changes it's name to Capitol City Chess Club. -------------------------------- 1936 president: A.R. Chapman Sacramento City Championship: Chas. Cody Top 10: 1. R.W.Wise 694 2. Applegate 681 3. Chapman 628 4. Cody 584 5. Neil Austin 535 6. D.J.Yuke 516 7. Gillies 510 8. Cartier 507 9. Carlisle 480 10. Trousdale 477 Team matches: Sacramento 3 - Modesto 4 Sacramento 5 - Stockton 2 Sacramento 1.5 - Pittsburg 5.5 Sacramento 3.5 - Modesto 3.5 Sacramento 2 - Pittsburg 3 Sacramento 7.5 - Stockton 1.5 Sacramento places 3rd out of 4 in the Central Calif Chess League. Simul: Wallace Smith (7W,4D,2L) -------------------------------- 1937 president: Neil Austin Sacramento City Championship: Robert Carmany "Capitol City Chess Club Bulletin" folds. -------------------------------- 1938 president: Dwight Minor Sacramento City Championship: A. R. Chapman -------------------------------- 1939 president: D.J.Yuke Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer -------------------------------- 1940 president: H.E.Skinner Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer new pubication (yearly) "Tournament book" -------------------------------- 1941 president: R.W.Wise Sacramento City Championship: Sanford W. Applegate *Top 10: 1. Applegate 2. J.B.Gee 3. A.R. Chapman 4. Milton Meyer 5. Stephen Kozen 6. R.W.Wise 7. Robert Carmany 8. Pearson 9. Neil Austin 10. William Trousdale Team Matches: Sacramento 2 - Oakland 7 Sacramento 4.5 - Folsom Prison 3.5 Sacramento 4 - Waterman 0 Sacramento 6 - Fresno 0 Simuls: Herman Steiner (8W,0L,0D) George Koltanowski (blindfolded) (8W,0L,2D) I.A.Horowitz (10W,0L,0D) -------------------------------- 1942 president: J.B.Gee Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer *Top 10: 1. S.W.Applegate 2. Milton Meyer 3. J.B.Gee 4. Richard Chapman 5. Robert Carmany 6. Neil Austin 7. William Trousdale 8. Hubert 9. Young 10. Kerfoot Team matches: Sacramento 5 - Vallejo/Sonoma 3 Sacramento 14 - Represa 7 Sacramento 11 - Represa 9 Sacramento 4.5 - Vallejo 2.5 -------------------------------- 1943 president: John Cortell Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer *Top 10: 1. Milton Meyer 2. J.B.Gee 3. S.W.Applegate 4. Hubert 5. Stephen Kozen 6. Henry Thornton 7. Worden 8. Neil Austin 9. Young 10. Wise Team matches: Sacramento 2.5 - Vallejo 4.5 Sacramento 9 - Represa 5 --------------------------------- 1944 president: Victor Burns Sacramento City Championship: J.B. Gee *Top 10: 1. Milton Meyer 2. S.W.Applegate 3. J.B.Gee 4. Carl Diesen 5. H. Thornton 6. Ed Westbrook 7. Art Cartier 8. Bill Manford 9. Dave Morris 10. George Carter Team matches: Sacramento 14 - Represa 8 ---------------------------------- 1945 president: George Carter Sacramento City Championship: J.B.Gee, Milton Meyer (it is assumed that the war reduced city chess club activity) ---------------------------------- 1946 president: S.W.Applegate Sacramento City Championship: S.S.Kozen *Top 10: 1. Milton Meyer 2. J.B.Gee 3. Carl Diesen 4. S.W.Applegate 5. Neil Austin 6. Ed Westbrook 7. S.S.Kozen 8. F.B.Jackson 9. Chapman 10. Cortell Team matches: Sacramento 2.5 - Vallejo/Petaluma 7.5 Sacramento 2.5 - Vallejo 7.5 Sacramento 2 - Vallejo 4 Sacramento 4.5 - Modesto .5 Sacramento 2.5 - Fresno 2.5 Sacramento 10 - Salinas 2 Sacramento 4 - Salinas 1 Sacramento 4 - Modesto 2 Sacramento 7.5 - Modesto 2.5 ---------------------------------- 1947 president: Milton Meyer Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer Club meets at YMCA. *Top 10: 1. Milton Meyer 2. J.B.Gee 3. S.W.Applegate 4. F.B.Jackson 5. S.S.Kozen 6. Neil Austin 7. Dr. D. J. Yuke 8. Chapman 9. J.T.Marianos 10. M.O.Johnson Speed Chess Championship: Neil Austin Team matches: Sacramento 5 - San Jose 1 Sacramento 4.5 - Russians of S.F. 3.5 Sacramento 5.5 - San Francisco 12.5 J.B.Gee's column ("Chess") appears in Sacramento Bee. ---------------------------------- 1948 president: C.J.Carey Sacramento City Championship: J.B.Gee *Top 10: 1. J.B.Gee 2. Milton Meyer 3. F.B.Jackson 4. Chapman 5. Neil Austin 6. S.W.Applegate 7. C.A. Iverson 8. D.J. Yuk 9. J.T.Marianos 10. C.J.Carey Team matches: Sacramento 6.5 - Fresno 2.5 Sacramento 4 - Modesto 4 Sacramento 6 - Stockton 0 Sacramento 5 - Mechanics Institute 15 ---------------------------------- 1949 president: J.B.Gee Sacramento City Championship: J.B.Gee *Top 10: 1. J.B.Gee 2. Milton Meyer 3. F.B.Jackson 4. D.J.Yuke 5. Neil Austin 6. S.W.Applegate 7. C.J.Carey 8. Chapman 9. S.Johnson 10. J.T.Marianos Team matches: Sacramento 5 - Fresno 3 Sacramento 8 - Stockton 2 Sacramento 3 - Modesto 5 Sacramento 2.5 - Castle 8.5 ---------------------------------- 1950 president: J.T.Marianos Sacramento City Championship: J.B.Gee Top 10: 1. J.B.Gee 2. George Flynn 3. Milton Meyer 4. S.Johnson 5. J.T. Marianos 6. S. Spaulding 7. William Trousdale 8. S.W.Applegate 9. Iverson 10. Talcott Northern California Chess Ratings list: J.B.Gee (Candidate Master) Milt Meyer (Candidate Master) Neil Austin (Expert) George Flynn (Expert) Stephen Sosnick (Expert) Team matches: Sacramento 4 - Oakdale 4 Sacramento 3.5 - San Jose 4.5 Sacramento places 3rd out of 6 in the Central Calif Chess League new publication (monthly) "Sacramento Chess News". "Tournament Book" folds. Official "Challenge Board" formed. Top-10 (above) is official. ---------------------------------- 1951 president: George Flynn Sacramento City Championship: R.E.Russell Top 10: 1. R.E. Russell 2. J.B. Gee 3. Neil Austin 4. Milton Meyer 5. George Flynn 6. Richards 7. S. Johnson 8. R. Stagg 9. S.S.Kozen 10. William Allen Sacramento Speed Chess Championship: Ralph Stagg Official Northern Calif. Rating list shows: J.B.Gee (master) Milton Meyer (expert) Neil Austin (expert) S.S.Kozen (expert) team maches: Sacramento 3 - San Jose 7 Sacramento 4 - Fresno 4 ---------------------------------- 1952 president: S. Johnson Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer *Top 10: 1. Milt Meyer 2. R.L.Richards 3. J.B.Gee 4. O.Celle 5. J.Celle 6. Russell 7. Samuel G. Johnson 8. Janushkowski 9. Neil Austin 10. George Flynn Team matches: Sacramento 9.5 - Oakdale .5 Sacramento 9 - Stockton 1 Sacramento 7 - Modesto 2 Sacramento 7 - Vallejo 3 Sacramento 3 - Fresno 3 Sacramento 7.5 - Stockton 3.5 Sacramento places 2nd (out of 7) in Central Calif chess League Simul: Svetozar Gligoric (22W,0L,2D) (Milt Meyer, Guthrie McCLain) Neil Austin 2.5 - George Flynn .5 (match) ---------------------------------- 1953 president: M. Evanson Sacramento City Championship: R.E. Russell Capitol City Chess Club Championship: Milton Meyer *Top 10: 1. R.E.Russell 2. Milton Meyer 3. J.B.Gee 4. Janushkowski 5. Neil Austin 6. George Flynn 7. Jekabs Celle 8. Samuel .G.Johnson 9. O. Celle 10. Ostap Bender team matches: Sacramento 5.5 - Visalia .5 Sacramento 6.5 - Pittsburg 3.5 Sacramento 5.5 - Modesto 3.5 Sacramento 6.5 - Oakdale 1.5 Sacramento 8.5 - San Jose 4.5 Sacramento places 1st out of 6 in Central Calif Chess League simul: Imre Konig ---------------------------------- 1954 president: Neil Austin Sacramento City Championship: O.A. Celle Capitol City Chess Club Championship: A. Janushkowski Top 10: 1. Janushkowsky 581 2. J.B.Gee 544 3. Ostap Bender 543 4. F.B.Jackson 537 5. Milt Meyer 530 Neil Austin 530 7. Clauson 526 8. Scheuerman 512 9. Johnson 497 10. Kieth 496 team matches: Sacramento 8.5 - Modesto 1.5 Sacramento 5 - Stockton 4 Sacramento 9 - Oakdale 3 Sacramento 7 - Fresno 5 Sacramento places 2nd out of 7 in the Central Calif Chess League "Perpetual Rating System" introduced. Top 10 (above) is official. ---------------------------------- 1955 president: Neil Austin (?) Sacramento City Championship: O.Celle Capitol City Chess Club Championship: O.Celle *Top 10: 1. O.A.Celle 2. Milton Meyer 3. William Rogers 4. J.B.Gee 5. Ed Edmondson 6. A.Janushkowski 7. Mansur Saca 8. J. Scheuerman 9. Neil Austin 10. H. Keith team matches: Sacramento 4.5 - Fresno 3.5 Sacramento 6 - Stockton 2 Sacramento 6 - Oakdale 2 Sacramento 1.5 - San Jose 6.5 Sacramento 5 - Pittsburg 3 Sacramento places 2nd out of 7 in the Central Calif Chess League ----------------------------------- 1956 president: Neil Austin (?) Sacramento City Championship: Ed Edmondson Capitol City Chess Club Championship: A.Janushkowsky Top 10: 1. Scheuerman 595 2. Janushkowsky 593 3. Edmondson 573 4. Haines 566 5. Ostap Bender 562 6. Mansur Saca 534 7. Richards 528 8. Neil Austin 526 9. Bishop 481 10. William Rebold 472 team matches: Sacramento 5.5 - Modesto 2.5 Sacramento 7.5 - Stockton .5 new publication: CCCL Newsletter (Central Calif Chess League). "Sacramento Chess News" folds. ----------------------------------- 1957 president: J. Scheuerman Sacramento City Championship: Ed Edmondson Capitol City Chess Club Championship: A. Janushkowsky. Sacramento City Speed Chess Championship: Endre Toth Top 5: 1. J. Scheuerman 588 2. Ed Edmondson 586 3. William Haines 584 4. Janushkowsky 579 5. Ostap Bender 563 team matches: Sacramento 7 - Modesto 1 Sacramento 3 - San Jose 5 Sacramento 5 - Fresno 3 Sacramento 8 - Oakdale 0 Sacramento 4.5 - Stockton 3.5 Sacramento 5 - Pittsburg 3 Sacramento 5 - San Jose 8 Sacramento places 2nd out of 7 in the Central Calif Chess League location moves from TurnVerein to Clunie. Game Robert Fischer - Richard Fauber appeared later in "The Games of Robert Fischer" Simul: William Haines (13W,11L,3D) ------------------------------- 1958 president: Ed Edmondson Sacramento City Championship: William Rogers, Ed Edmondson Capitol City Chess Club Championship: A. Janushkowsky Sacramento City Women's Champion: Ida St. John Oye Sacramento City Speed Championship: Endre Toth Sacramento Junior Championship: Rendow Yee *Top 10: 1. Janushkowsky 2. Haines 3. Edmondson 4. Saca 5. Bender 6. J. Celle 7. William Rebold 8. Neil Austin 9. E. Toth 10. A. Bishop team matches: Sacramento 5 - Modesto 1 Sacramento 5.5 - Stockton .5 Sacramento 7 - Fresno 1 Sacramento 3.5 - Pittsburg 3.5 Sacramento 7 - Oakdale 2 Sacramento 5 - San Jose 3 Sacramento 7.5 - Reno .5 (students) McClellan 9 - Mather 3 Sacramento places 1st out of 7 in the Central Calif Chess League simul: Imre Konig (20W,2L,5D) Imre Konig (25W,1L,4D) An active team league included Bridge Dept, Air Force, and the Division of Architecture. Sacramento Bee published weekly local chess news. ------------------------------- 1959 president: Ed Edmondson Sacramento City Championship: O.Celle Capitol City Chess Club Championship: William Haines Sacramento Speed Championship: Anthony Survila *Top 10: 1. A. Janushkowsky 2. Mansur K. Saca 3. O. Celle 4. William Haines 5. Ostap Bender 6. Neil Austin 7. William Rebold 8. Joe Morton 9. Ed Edmonson 10. W. Rogers Team matches: Sacramento 5.5 - San Jose 1.5 Sacramento 3.5 - Pittsburg 3.5 Sacramento 6 - Modesto 0 Sacramento 5 - Stockton 1 Sacramento places 1st out of 8 in the Central Calif Chess League. -------------------------------- 1960 president: William Rebold Sacramento City Championship: O.Celle Capitol City Chess Club Championship: O.Celle and William Rogers *Top 7: 1. A.Janushkowsky 2. O.Celle 3. W.Rebold 4. J.Morton 5. G.Flynn 6. A.Trent 7. W.Rogers Team matches: Sacramento 6 - Oakdale 0 Sacramento places 1st out of 7 in Central Calif Chess League. Val Zemetis (Davis) publishes "The Unknown Tal". -------------------------------- 1961 president: W. Sprague Sacramento City Championship: W.Rogers Capitol City Chess Club Championship: O.Celle -------------------------------- 1962 president: W. Rogers Sacramento City Championship: W.Haines -------------------------------- 1963 Sacramento City Championship: W.Haines -------------------------------- 1964 Sacramento City Championship: W. Harris Team Matches: Sacramento 4 - Davis 3 Simul: Robert Fischer Game Fischer-O.Celle appeared later in Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" -------------------------------- 1965 -------------------------------- 1966 president: W. Curdy Sacramento City Championship: Serge Von Oettingen Capitol City Chess Club Championship: O.Bender and S.V.Oettingen Team Matches: Sacramento 2 - San Jose 5 Sacramento 5 - Davis 2 Sacramento 5.5 - Ione .5 Sacramento 6 - Oakdale 0 Sacramento 6 - Stockton 0 Sacramento 3.5 - Capitol 2.5 Sacramento 4.5 - Modesto .5 Sacramento places 2nd out of 8 in Central Calif Chess League. -------------------------------- 1967 president: John Hudson Sacramento City Championship: W. Harris Capitol City Chess Club Championship: D. Litowsky -------------------------------- 1968 president: Ostap Bender Sacramento City Championship: Joe Morton, Sr. Capitol City Chess Club Championship: John Hudson (rating 2303) -------------------------------- 1969 president: Ostap Bender Sacramento City Championship: O. Celle Capitol City Chess Club Championship: R. Hanson -------------------------------- 1970 president: Anthony DiMilo Sacramento City Championship: R. Hamilton Capitol City Chess Club Championship: A. Janushkowsky -------------------------------- 1971 president: William Rebold Sacramento City Championship: Ostap Bender Capitol City Chess Club Championship: Serge Von Oettingen team tournament: Barry's Trojans (Tom Dorsch, Barry Nelson, David Oppedahl, Rick Eberly) High School championsip: Barry Nelson -------------------------------- 1972 president: William Rebold Sacramento City Championship: Tom Dorsch Capitol City Chess Club Champion: Ostap Bender team tournament: Haskell's team (Bob Haskell, Dan Eberts, Joe Morton, Ziad Baroudi) Speed championship: Tom Dorsch Davis Championship: Serge VonOettingen Central Valley Open: Ziad Baroudi,Marcos Costa,Karl Simon,Phil Smith High School Championship: Stewart Katz Simuls: George Koltanowski (98W,3D) (Mel Rice, Jim Jirousek, James Ferrier) Svetozar Gligoric (21W,1L,4D - Sacramento) (11W,0L,2D - Davis) Match: Davis 16.5 - Sacramento 10.5 Top 10: 1. Richard Fauber 2272 2. Don Napoli 2226 3. Ziad Baroudi 2198 4. Tom Dorsch 2119 5. S.V.Oettingen 2102 6. Gary Pickler 2098 7. David Levy 2081 8. Steve Sosnick 1971 9. William Alexander 1963 10. Ostap Bender 1941 -------------------------------- 1973 president: Steve Markman Sacramento Open: Tom Dorsch, Ziad Baroudi, David Oppedal Davis Championship: Tom Dorsch Davis Invitational Speed Championship: Tom Dorsch Rancho Cordova Championship: Erwin Hamm CSUS Open: Dave Oppedahl, Dan Pearce Northern Calif Open: Phil Smith Mather AFB Championship: Walter Bornack San Juan Chess League: Rio Americano (HS) Peter Lassen (JHS) Simul: James Tarjan Top 10: 1. Richard Fauber 2272 2. Don Napoli 2230 3. Ziad Baroudi 2186 4. Val Zemetis 2156 5. Tom Dorsch 2109 6. Bruce Antman 2107 7. Gary Pickler 2098 8. David Levy 2075 9. S.V.Oettingen 2051 10. Garland Brinkley 2029 Most Improved: William Valine (+359) New Publication: SMACO (Sacramento Metropolitan Area Chess Observer) (quarterly), put out by Steve Markman and Mike Ghormley -------------------------------- 1974 president: Steve Markman (?) Robert Haskell (?) Sacramento City Championship: Steve Markman Rancho Cordova Open: Tom Dorsch (local = Mark Buckley) Team Championship: Hatano's team (Ostap Bender, Tony Dimilo, Daryl Hatano, Ed and Ricardo Salazar) Davis Speed Championship: Steve Markman Senior Championship: Lawrence Taro Simul: Walter Browne (35W,1L,1D) (Dan Brown [W], Robert Gordon [D]) SMACO changes it's name to "Chess Observer", Markman takes over. -------------------------------- 1975 president: Tony DiMilo (four active clubs: Sacramento, Davis, Rancho Cordova, CSUS) Sacramento Open: Hugh Noland Sacramento City Championship: Hugh Noland Team Championships: Katz' Kamakazies Richard Fauber's Sacramento Bee chess column cancelled. Rancho Cordova Chess Club sold fireworks. -------------------------------- 1976 president: Tony DiMilo Sacramento Open: Mark Buckley Sacramento Valley Open: Mark Buckley Sacramento City Championship: Tom Dorsch, Jay Whitehead (local = Mark Buckley) Team Championships: DiMilo's team (Ostap Bender, Tony DiMilo, Scott Gordon, James Dennis) Top 10: 1. Don Napoli 2221 2. Richard Fauber 2151 3. Hugh Noland 2115 4. Tom Dorsch 2094 5. Mark Buckley 2086 6. Steve Sosnick 2055 7. S.V.Oettingen 2028 8. Steve Markman 1944 9. Colin Rammelcamp 1934 10. Dan Pearce 1899 High School: Sacramento High School Individual: Scott Gordon Sacramento Bee chess column reinstated due to popular demand. -------------------------------- 1977 President: Mike Ghormley Rancho Cordova Chess Club president: Art Guess Sacramento City Championship: Mark Buckley, Mike Ghormley Sacramento Valley Open: Charles Nevins, Tony DiMilo, Mark Buckley, Barry Nelson, and Tim Stevens Sacramento Open: Craig Mar (best Sac score: Mark Buckley, Mike Ghormley, Tom Dorsch, Don Gunther, and Don Mack) Sacramento Club Championship: Dan Pearce Rancho Cordova Club Championship: Mike Ghormley CSUS Championship: Mark Buckley Team Tournament: Katz' Kamakazies Matches: CSUS 16 - UCDavis 8 CSUS 3.5 - UCBerkeley 4.5 Simul: Oscar Panno (44W,0L,3D) (Tom Dorsch, Glen Sarvis, Elizabeth Traina) Chess Observer folds. -------------------------------- 1978 president: Mike Ghormley Camelia Open: Mark Buckley, James MacFarland CSUS Championship: Mark Buckley Rancho Cordova Chess Club Championship: Scott Gordon Team tournament: Katz' Kamakazies Top 10: 1. Matthew Beelby 2180 2. Mark Buckley 2174 3. Richard Fauber 2084 4. James MacFarland 2083 5. Barry Nelson 1939 6. Dan Pearce 1914 7. Mark Holgerson 1797 8. Tom Wostenberg 1744 9. Doug Anderson 1734 10. Clarence Lehman 1730 -------------------------------- 1979 president: Ramona Wilson Sacramento Championship: Mark Buckley, James MacFarland, Tom Sweeny, Craig Mar Sacramento Open: Mark Buckley, James MacFarland, Barry Nelson, Harry Radke Capitol City Open: Matthew Beelby, Ton Dorsch, David Abramson Team Tournament: Katz' Kamakazies Matches: Beelby 3 - Buckley 3 Simuls: Larry Christiansen (blindfold) (10W,0L,0D) Peter Biyiasis Top 10: 1. Mark Buckley 2217 2. Tom Sweeny 2194 3. James MacFarland 2154 4. Richard Fauber 2088 5. Arthur Braden 2083 6. Hugh Noland 2014 7. Barry Nelson 1986 8. Dave Opedahl 1939 9. Dan Pearce 1896 10. Zoran Lazetich 1892 -------------------------------- 1980 president: Robert Gordon Sacramento City Championship: James MacFarland Capitol Open: James MacFarland Team tournament: "the Utopians" (James MacFarland, Art Braden, Zoran Lazetich, Erwin Hamm, Tom Walker) High School: Sacramento High Top 10: 1. James MacFarland 2319 2. Mark Buckley 2292 3. Richard Fauber 2165 4. Tom Sweeny 2157 5. Arthur Braden 2111 6. Barry Nelson 2043 7. Hugh Noland 2040 8. Charles Brunton 2000 9. Doug Anderson 1991 10. Zoran Lazetich 1918 Simul: Mark Buckley (40?W,1L,1D) -------------------------------- 1981 president: Phil Degan Sacramento Championship: Jeremy Silman, Tom Dorsch (city title: James MacFarland) Sacramento Open: Mark Buckley, Eugene Lubarsky, Robert Raingruber Capitol Open: Mark Buckley, James MacFarland, Tom Dorsch, Steve Levine, and Karl Yee Team Tournament: "Defending Champions" (James MacFarland, Art Braden, Mike Ghormley, Charles Lockridge) High School: Sacramento High Match: Mark Buckley 3 - James MacFarland 3 CSUS 11.5 - Hiram Johnson .5 New area club: Games People Play New publication (bimonthly): "Sacramento Chess Inquirer" -------------------------------- 1982 president: Robert Gordon (?) Mike Parmon (?) Sacramento City Championship: Tom Dorsch Sacramento Open: Elliott Winslow, Zoran Lazetich, Scott Gordon Davis Championship: Karl Yee, Steve Levine Davis Open: James MacFarland, Mark Buckley, Romulo Fuentes High School: Sacramento High School Simul: Yasser Sierewan (13W,0L,0D) Sacramento Chess Inquirer folds. -------------------------------- 1983 president: Robert Gordon (?) Doug Young (?) Dave Mehler (?) Capitol Open: Zoran Lazetich Davis Open: James Manning High School: Rio Linda (individual: Bruce Radaikan) -------------------------------- 1984 president: Doug Young Sacramento Championship: James MacFarland Sacramento Open: Quezon Mangawang Sacramento Valley Invitational Championship: Mark Buckley Capitol Open: John Barnard, John Carr, Mike Fitzgerald High School: Sacramento High School and Hiram Johnson (individual: Bruce Radaikan) "The Great Chess Movie" shown at Tower Theater; Sacramento Chess Club set up a table to promote the club. -------------------------------- 1985 president: Doug Young High School: Sacramento High School (individual: Dave Yomogida) Top 10: 1. Mark Buckley 2341 2. James MacFarland 2322 3. Tim Pointon 2170 4. Michael Aaron 2124 5. Tom Reikko 2087 6. Jim Nicks 2085 7. Marc Braverman 2060 8. Scott Gordon 2058 9. Vladimir Shkolnikov 2048 10. Dan Pearce 2020 -------------------------------- 1986 president: Scott Gordon Top 10: 1. Arthur Braden 2368 2. Mark Buckley 2300 3. James MacFarland 2287 4. Tim Pointon 2170 5. Tom Reikko 2148 6. Michael Aaron 2124 7. Scott Gordon 2115 8. Hiawatha Bradley 2105 9. Jim Nicks 2085 10. Ken King 2078 High School: Sacramento High School (individual: Richard Meamber) -------------------------------- 1987 president: Scott Gordon High School: San Juan High School (individual: Richard Meamber) Top 10: 1. Mark Buckley 2406 2. James MacFarland 2312 3. Arthur Braden 2300 4. Zoran Lazetich 2243 5. Steven Smithers 2225 6. Tom Reikko 2194 7. Ken King 2159 8. Marc Braverman 2145 9. Michael Aaron 2128 10. Scott Gordon 2122 Most Improved: Chuck Seidel (+230) Chess Life May issue: Scott Gordon was Game of the Month in "The Check is in the Mail" Mark Buckley publishes "Practical Chess Analysis" (Thinkers Press). -------------------------------- 1988 president: Scott Gordon Team Tournament: Katz' Kamakazies (Mark Buckley, Richard Fauber, Stewart Katz, Fred Silhi) Top 10: 1. Mark Buckley 2388 2. James MacFarland 2385 3. Arthur Braden 2304 4. Zoran Lazetich 2243 5. Tom Reikko 2231 6. Jorge Gabitto 2155 7. Michael Aaron 2140 8. Dan Pearce 2177 9. Steve Matthews 2099 10. Marc Braverman 2097 Most Improved: Mike Parmon (+133) Team match: CSUS 3 - UCDavis 3 -------------------------------- 1989 president: Leon Rothstein Team Tournament: "The Dark Side" (James MacFarland, Erwin Hamm, Ted Conard, Michael Parmon) Top 10: 1. Mark Buckley 2397 2. James MacFarland 2365 3. Arthur Braden 2315 4. Zoran Lazetich 2257 5. Tom Reikko 2179 6. Tom Weidemann 2140 7. Michael Aaron 2121 8. Dan Pearce 2106 9. Hiawatha Bradley 2099 10. John McCumisky 2090 Most Improved: Shawn Saghirian (+281) Team match: Sacramento 10?.5 - Folsom Prison 1.5 -------------------------------- 1990 president: Leon Rothstein (?) Cain Garrett (?) Sacramento Invitational Championship: Zoran Lazetich -------------------------------- 1991 president: Sonny Wake -------------------------------- with thanks to the following individuals for their assistance: Mayme Meyer (widow of Milton Meyer) Milton Meyer (Sacramento Chess Champion) Mrs. Austin (widow of Neil Austin) Richard Fauber (Sacramento Bee Chess Columnist) Ostap Bender (Sacramento Chess Champion) Dr D. J. Yuke (as of 1988 the last surviving charter member)