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Benjamin Altman
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First, Middle and Last Name: Benjamin Altman |
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Education: DeWitt Clinton High School |
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Residence(s): (1917) Brooklyn, New York; (1944) Flushing, Queens, New York; (1948) Flushing, Queens, New York; after this Altman disappears from reports |
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August 15 1909
The Sun, New York, New York, Sunday, August 15, 1909, pg 29
Correct solutions from: Benjamin Altman, Walton S. Servis, L. R. Burleigh, et cetera
ditto, The Sun, Sunday, Aug 22, 1909, pg. 29.
ditto, The Sun, Sunday, Sep 26, 1909, pg. 35
March 24 1910
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, March 24, 1910
Scholastic Athletics.
Albert Clurman, representing the Brooklyn Boys High School, made even scores with Benjamin Altman of DeWitt Clinton High School in three games played in a match for the individual championship of the Interscholastic Chess League at the rooms of the Rice Chess Club in Manhattan, yesterday. Altman won the black side of a Ruy Lopez after thirty moves in the first sitting, and the second game, a center gambit played by Clurman, resulted in a draw after fifty-three moves. In the third game Clurman caught up, winning a Ruy Lopez in decisive fashion after seventeen moves. The player first scoring two wins will be declared the victor. Play is scheduled to be continued today.
March 25 1910
The Brooklyn Daily Times, Brooklyn, New York, Friday, March 25, 1910
Clurman Loses At Chess.
Benjamin Altman, representing Dr. Witt Clinton High School, defeated Albert Clurman, of Boys' High School in the final game for the individual chess championship of the Greater New York Interscholastic League. Altman had the white side of a centre gambit and ended the game after thirty-seven moves.
April 13 1911
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, April 13, 1911, pg. 28
Julius Jokel of the Stuyvesant High School has succeeded Benjamin Altman as the individual champion of the Greater New York Interscholastic Chess League by winning the annual tournament at the rooms of the Rice CC with a score of five straight wins. There were six contestants.
December 07 1911
The Sun, New York, New York, Thursday, December 07, 1911
CHESS.
Capablanca Wins 17 Games Out of 20 at Simultaneous Play.
At an early hour yesterday morning Jose R. Capablanca, the Cuban chess champion, concluded his exhibition of simultaneous chess at the Cafe Boulevard, his final score being 17 won, 2 lost and 1 drawn. Those fortunate enough to win against the famous young master were Capt. A. F. Clarke of the Manhattan Chess Club and Benjamin Altman of the Queen's Gambit Association and former interscholastic champion. The drawn game was recorded to the credit of A. H. Bierwirth, the metropolitan expert.
February 04 1912
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, Feb 04, 1912, Pg 57
CHESS OFFICERS ELECTED
At the annual meeting of the Queen's Gambit Association the members re-elected the following officers; Joseph N. Spray, president; Paul J. Engel, jr., secretary and treasurer; B. Altman, recorder. In a simultaneous exhibition against seven opponents by Benjamin Altman at the clubrooms, the single player won 5 and lost 2, to A. T. W. MacCormic and W. B. Peck.
December 17 1912
The Sun, New York, New York, Tuesday, December 17, 1912
State Chess Champion Loses.
Rosenthal Beaten in Rice Club Tournament by Roething.
J. Rosenthal, State chess champion was beaten by a former State champion, Otto Roething, in the second round of the tournament at the Rice Chess Club yesterday. Rosenthal had the black side of a Sicilian defense but in consequence of a vigorous attack on the part of Roething drifted into a bad position, resigning after thirty-seven moves.
Benjamin Altman, the interscholastic chess champion of Manhattan, played against S. Rubinstein. The namesake of the great Russian master was too much for Altman in a Sicilian defense lasting fifty-four moves. In the other games Tenenwurzel, former club champion, defeated Dr. Freundlich in a Sicilian defense lasting fifty moves and Warburg lost a Scotch opening to Turover in seventeen moves.
At the Progressive Chess Club two additional games were played in the championship tournament. Chajes of Chicago won against Dr. Putzman in a queen's pawn game lasting fifty moves and Jaffe scored against Klin of Boston in the shortest game of the tournament, a queen's pawn opening, going only fifteen moves.
February 16 1913
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, Feb 16, 1913, Page 53 indicates Benjamin Altman as “jr”
March 07 1915
New-York Tribune, New York, New York, Sunday, March 07, 1915
B. Altman, the president of the Queen's Gambit Association, recently gave a simultaneous exhibition at the rooms of his club against eight opponents, at the same time conducting two games blindfold. He achieved the remarkable result of winning all the ten games.
April 1943
“Benjamin Altman is now recognized as champion of the Queens Club, Wyschogrod, who tied with Altman in the club's title tournament, forfeited a match arranged to break the deadlock.”
1943, April Chess Review, Page 117
January 20 1944
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, January 20, 1944
BEN ALTMAN IN U.S. CHESS PRELIMINARIES
Queen's Club Champ Is First to File for Group Play on March 11
By Herman Helms
With the New Year well advanced and the time for the preliminaries coming nearer day by day, the forthcoming biennial tournament of the United States Chess Federation for the national championship will henceforth require the close attention of the tournament committee. To this end L. Walter Stephens, vice president and chairman of that committee, has set Saturday evening as the date for the next business meeting. It will be held at the Metropolitan headquarters of the Federation, 279 E. 34th St., Brooklyn.
Benjamin Altman of Flushing, champion of the Queens Chess Club, Woodside, is the first to announce his intention of competing in the preliminaries, which will be contested in groups, beginning on March 11. The last of these groups will be scheduled as close as possible to the start of the finals on April 1.
Seeded players, who will not take part in the preliminaries and who, incidentally, will enjoy the advantage of starting in fresh, are the following:
Reuben Fine, Washington, D.C.; Isaac I. Kashdan, Israel A. Horowitz, Abraham Kupchik, Anthony E. Santasiere, Arnold S. Denker, all of New York; Herman Steiner, Los Angeles and Lewis J. Isaacs, Chicago.
Meyer Elected President
Officers of the Metropolitan Chess League have been elected as follows: Leonard B. Meyer, president; Leonard B. Meyer, president; H. Ransom Bigelow, vice president; Benjamin Altman, treasurer; Oscar D. Freedman, 32-06 29th St., Long Island City, secretary. Entries for participation in Sections A and B will remain open until 8 o'clock, next Wednesday evening, at the Manhattan Chess Club, where a playing schedule will then be drawn up.
April 17 1944
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Monday, April 17, 1944
Chernev Beaten in 51 Moves
Benjamin Altman of Flushing took the lead among 18 competitors yesterday by scoring his second consecutive victory in the national chess championship sponsored by the United States Chess Federation at the Park Central, Manhattan. The Queen's Chess Club champion defeated Irving Chernev of Brooklyn in 51 moves.
- Benjamin Altman, January 30 or 31, 1900-May 15, 1995 (Evanston, Illinois)
- Benjamin Altman, Sept 10, 1900-August 1981 (North Miami Beach, Florida) seems a promising prospect, buying checkerboards and chess sets.
Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Friday, February 24, 1961
South Broward Aids Youth
Youngsters using recreation facilities at the Broward County Youth Center, 7600 Hollywood Blvd., West Hollywood, now have some new games and equipment. Boulevard Heights Civic Assn., taking stock of what was needed, purchased checkerboard and chess sets, tables and 15 cement bicycle parking racks to increase available facilities at the center. Benjamin Altman, member of the civic group's committee in charge of the project, parks a bike in one of the new stands while Mrs. Margaret Simson, counselor, notes the neat effect in front of the building. - Benjamin Altman, June 07, 1900-November 1967 (Bronx, New York)
- (Disqualified) May 02, 1900 - February 27, 1933 (born Kiev, Russia)
Disambiguation
Altman, Benjamin ➦ bio + additional games
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