AApril 1956
Vol. 5, No. 8, California Chess Reporter, April 1956. Mechanics' Institute vs. Golden Gate. The photo is the last-round decisive match in the San Francisco Bay Area Chess League 1956 season. Mechanics' Institute, on the left, beat Golden Gate 4½-2½. The pairings, beginning with Board One nearest the camera: Jim Schmitt-Vladimir Pafnutieff, Charles Bagby-Henry Gross, William Addison-Carroll Capps, Charles Svalberg-Gilbert Ramirez, Horst Bullwinkel-Robert Currie, Alan Bourke-William Bills, Kurt Bendit-Ed Logwood.September 1956
Vol. 6, No. 2, California Chess Reporter, September 1956, William G. AddisonSeptember 09 1956
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, September 09, 1956
Ramirez Wins Open at Santa Barbara
Gilbert Ramirez, 18-year-old San Francisco star, outscored a record-breaking contingent of 96 players from all parts of the State to take the California Open Chess Championship, in the tournament completed last week end in Santa Barbara.
Ramirez tired in game points at 6-1 with Kurt Bendit of San Francisco and Robert Cross of Santa Monica. The tie-breaking Sonneborn–Berger system was used, and here Ramirez scored 28¼ points to 27½ for Bendit and 26¼ for Cross.
The crucial game found Ramirez and Cross matched together in the last round. A win for either player would have meant the title. Cross, apparently in the belief that a draw was sufficient for him, steered the game into safe channels, and the draw soon became inevitable.
In the meantime, Bendit, whom neither of the leaders had reckoned with, won his last game from George Hunnex of Elsinore, to wind up with six points and second prize. Just behind the leaders was William G. Addison of San Francisco, alone at 5½-1½.
No less than 14 players were tied at 5-2. Phil D. Smith of Fresno led this group after the tie-breaking formula was applied. Just below him were Charles Bagby of San Francisco. Robert Brieger of San Diego and Donald J. Foley of San Jose.
November 1956
Vol. 6, No. 4, California Chess Reporter, November 1956, William Addison in a post-mortem with Larry Remlinger
