March 25 1961
Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Saturday, March 25, 1961
Chess Winners-Robert T. Durkin of Northfield receives the trophy as champion of the Atlantic City Chess Club. From left are Albin Bielawski, Class A champion; Durkin; Mrs. Lillian Steiner; Lionel Friedberg, Class B champion; and Leonard Birns, winner of third place. Press Photo. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/leonard-birns.html
Resort Chess Club Wins
The NAFEC Chess Club did well against the Atlantic City Chess Club on the top boards as Leonard Birns won his game on board one and Edward Fischer, for the visitors, won his on board two.
Charles Scholler won his game on board four and his brother won on board 10 to make four wins for the newly formed NAFEC Chess Club.
Sam Caplan won his game on board three and, as the lower board players won most of their games, the local club was the winner of the 10-board match by a score of 6 to 4. Other winners were Lionel Friedberg, Lawrence Hooley, Harry Gorson, Charles Hart and Mrs. Beatrice J. Rubinfine.
Several of the NAFEC players are members of the Atlantic City Chess Club but played for their home team in last night's match.
Next Thursday, the local club will start a new chess tournament, a six-round Swiss rate improvement tournament.
Any one in the local area can enter this tournament by joining the club and paying the entry fee. There will be prizes for the top position winners.
May 26 1961
Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Friday, May 26, 1961
Receive Chess Awards. Trophies for chess victories were presented by the South Jersey Chess Assn. at its annual banquet at the Fairmount Inn Thursday night. From left are Earl Fairchild, president of Optimist Club; Alan Grossman, trophy winner; Robert T. Durkin and Leonard Birns, co-winners of the Milton Hoffman Memorial Trophy; Lewis Wood, president of the association, and Charles Scholler, captain of the Reserve Team. Press photo. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/leonard-birns.html
Durkin and Birns Win Chess Trophy
Robert T. Durkin of Northfield and Leonard Birns of Margate were named co-winners of the Milton Hoffman Memorial Trophy Thursday by the South Jersey Chess Assn. at its fifth annual awards banquet at the Fairmount Inn on the Black Horse Pike.
They received duplicate awards and each will retain possession of the trophy for six months.
The banquet is held to honor those who have achieved the greatest success in the South Jersey Chess Assn. program during the year.
Ewald Calson Carlson of Camden was awarded third prize and received a trophy with Lewis E. Wood of Haddon Heights, Dr. John R. Worrall of Woodbury and Thomas Jorgensen of Wildwood Crest, all tied for fourth.
Trophies in the class “B” division went to Daniel McCarrin, Charles Plank and Paul Tanner.
Winners of the recent Rate Improvement Tournament at the local Chess Club were announced as Durkin, first; Edward Fisher of Margate, second; Birns, third; fourth; William Wilson of Atlantic City, fifth, and E. F. Daigle of Ventnor, sixth.
Charles Scholler, captain of the Atlantic City Chess Club Reserves, accepted the Holly City Trophy for his team. The team recorded five wins and one loss to capture the title.
Awards were also given the four winners in the Ladder System of chess competition conducted at the Downbeach Branch of the Jewish Community Center during the winter. Trophies went to Alan Grossman, 12, of Margate, champion; Seth Grossman, 10, of Zangwill, 6, of Margate, third, and Norman Cohen, 8, of Margate.
