Charles C. Henin

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1. Game, Thompson vs. Charles Henin, Springfield-Hartford match, 1949.
2. Game, Charles Henin vs. Victor Palciauskas, Chicago Open Championship, 1959.

Charles C. Henin
January 28, 1936-February 14, 1972

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May 29 1949

Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Sunday, May 29, 1949

Game Selection
Our choice this week is taken from the recent Springfield Hartford match. Charles Henin, playing for Springfield, is 14 years-old-high school student. He played well until the latter part of the game, when greater experience won out. His opponent played for many years in Providence before coming to this city.

Thompson (white) vs. Charles Henin (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 P-B4 5. P-Q4 PxQP 6. NxP P-QN4 7. B-N3 NxN 8. QxN N-K2 9. PxP NxP 10. Q-K4ch Q-K2 11. N-B3 QxQch 12. NxQ B-N2 13. N-N5 BxNP 14. R-KN1 N-R5 15. K-Q1 O-O-O 16. B-K3 R-K1 17. N-B7 R-N1 18. P-R4 B-B4 19. BxB N-B6 20. B-Q5 NxR 21. BxB R-K7 22. PxP KR-K1 23. B-K3 P-Q4 24. PxP P-QB3 25. N-Q6ch K-N1 26. P-R7ch K-R1 27. NxR 1-0

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 b5 7. Bb3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Ne7 9. exf5 Nxf5 10. Qe4+ Qe7 11. Nc3 Qxe4+ 12. Nxe4 Bb7 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Nh4 15. Kd1 0-0-0 16. Be3 Re8 17. Nf7 Rg8 18. a4 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nf3 20. Bd5 Nxg1 21. Bxg2 Re2 22. axb5 Re8 23. Be3 d5 24. bxa6 c6 25. Nd6+ Kb8 26. a7+ Ka8 27. Nxe8 1-0

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September 07 1954

Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, September 07, 1954

Chicago Chess Player Wins State Tourney
Peoria, Ill., Sept. 6 (AP)—A University of Chicago senior, Charles C. Henin, 19, today won the Illinois state chess tournament. He posted nine straight victories in the three day tourneys. Forty-three players competed.

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February 27 1972

The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, February 27, 1972

Charles Henin Dies
Former California chess champion Charles C. Henin of Los Angeles died last week at the untimely age of 36. He was a frequent participant in open and club tournaments, with consistently good scores.
Henin was co-holder with Dennis Fritzinger of Redwood City in the 1971 state championship. He did not defend the title in the tournament early in January.
Henin left a wife, Terry Elizabeth, two children, Eva, 8 and Anthony Eric, 5, and a sister, Mrs. Shirley Elliott of Bethesda, Md.

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