ADecember 21 1950
The Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, Thursday, December 21, 1950
Local Players Get National Ratings In Chess Magazine
Two Rock Island chess players, Karl H. Wiegmann and Henry E. Jeffrey, are listed in Chess Life, official publication of the United States Chess federation, among those who have been given national ratings. Both men are members of the Tri-City Chess and Checkers club and play an active part in its work.
Mr. Wiegmann was classed among 200 rated experts, and Mr. Jeffrey was placed in class C.
The ratings are based upon games they played in Illinois state tournaments. Classifications are: Grandmasters, masters, experts, and classes A, B, C and D. Next year chess games of the Trans-Mississippi Chess and Checkers tournament will be rated by the federation.
Albert N. Sandrin, Chicago, who won the Trans-Mississippi tournament title several times, was the only master of the 16 listed who has played in this area. John Ragan, St. Louis university student who won the title last June, also was listed as an expert.
Others listed, who have played in the annual tourney, include Charles P. Adams and son Paul of Forest Park, John Penquites, Des Moines high school student, and Russell Cockrell, Rockford, president of the Illinois Chess association.
