February 22 1956
The Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wednesday, February 22, 1956
George S. Barnes, 3001 Overlook drive, is quite a chess player. Before coming to Minneapolis, he was four-time champion of Kansas.
His record here shows 14 Minnesota titles in 28 tournaments. This week-end he will be battling for his 15th state championship at Coffman Memorial union. His opponent will be defending champ K. N. Pederson, also of Minneapolis.
A member of the Minneapolis Chess and Checker club, Barnes plays chess two nights a week. Last fall he put on an exhibition at the club by playing several opponents at the same time.
Barnes belies the conventional picture of a chess player. He claims he does not fit into the stereotype of the armchair intellectual.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, he joined the advertising department of General Mills in 1924 and, currently, is advertising manager.
Sportswise, Barnes, loves hunting—so naturally he saves vacation time for the fall. During the summer he spends week-ends fishing, occasionally accompanied by wife, Loretta.
The Barnes' have two children and seven grandchildren.
