Lyman Harry Daugherty, 1948

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September 13 1948

The Peninsula Times Tribune, Palo Alto, California, Monday, September 13, 1948

Chess wizard wins 20 games in matches here
Playing 21 opponents simultaneously, Chess Master George Koltanowski won 20 games and lost one in exhibition matches yesterday in the garden of the E. E. Dana home. Prof. Lyman Daugherty of San Jose State was the lone winner.
Before the 21-game match Koltanowski defeated two opponents, Bill Adams of San Jose and Ted Dana of Palo Alto, in “rapid transit blindfold chess” In these games Koltanowski played with his back to the board and with the moves called out to him. Only 10 seconds were allowed for each move.
Tomorrow he will give a lecture-demonstration of memory before the Kiwanis Club in Los Gatos. In the evening he will play another simultaneous chess match at the Los Gatos Chess Club.
Yesterday's exhibition was sponsored by the Palo Alto Chess Club of the Palo Alto Recreation Department.

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