SACRAMENTO CHESS HISTORY
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compiled by Scott Gordon
October 1996 release.
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1934
President: A.R. Chapman
Sacramento City Championship: Robert Carmany
Chess Club founded as the "CSEA Chess Club" by A.R."Dick" Chapman.
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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.
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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)
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1937
president: Neil Austin
Sacramento City Championship: Robert Carmany
"Capitol City Chess Club Bulletin" folds.
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1938
president: Dwight Minor
Sacramento City Championship: A. R. Chapman
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1939
president: D.J.Yuke
Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer
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1940
president: H.E.Skinner
Sacramento City Championship: Milton Meyer
new pubication (yearly) "Tournament book"
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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1945
president: George Carter
Sacramento City Championship: J.B.Gee, Milton Meyer
(it is assumed that the war reduced city chess club activity)
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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".
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1961
president: W. Sprague
Sacramento City Championship: W.Rogers
Capitol City Chess Club Championship: O.Celle
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1962
president: W. Rogers
Sacramento City Championship: W.Haines
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1963
Sacramento City Championship: W.Haines
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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"
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1965
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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.
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1967
president: John Hudson
Sacramento City Championship: W. Harris
Capitol City Chess Club Championship: D. Litowsky
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1968
president: Ostap Bender
Sacramento City Championship: Joe Morton, Sr.
Capitol City Chess Club Championship: John Hudson (rating 2303)
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1969
president: Ostap Bender
Sacramento City Championship: O. Celle
Capitol City Chess Club Championship: R. Hanson
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1970
president: Anthony DiMilo
Sacramento City Championship: R. Hamilton
Capitol City Chess Club Championship: A. Janushkowsky
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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"
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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.
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1983
president: Robert Gordon (?) Doug Young (?) Dave Mehler (?)
Capitol Open: Zoran Lazetich
Davis Open: James Manning
High School: Rio Linda
(individual: Bruce Radaikan)
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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.
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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
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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)
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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).
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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
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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
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1990
president: Leon Rothstein (?) Cain Garrett (?)
Sacramento Invitational Championship: Zoran Lazetich
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1991
president: Sonny Wake
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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)