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- Game, David Scheffer vs. David Ackerman, Omaha City Championship, 1949.
David Edward Ackerman
October 28, 1927 - October 24, 2004
First, Middle and Last Name: David Edward Ackerman |
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Date of Birth: October 28, 1927 |
Date of Death: October 24, 2004 |
Name of Father: Edward Otto Ackerman |
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Name of Mother: Queenie Hazel Bryson |
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Birth: Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, USA |
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Residence(s): Bellevue, Sarpy, Omaha, Nebraska |
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Siblings: Marvel Mae Dirgo (born Ackerman), Nancy Kaye Ackerman |
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A few words about David Ackerman. In the ‘50s he was one of the young players of promise who came out of the Omaha public schools. However, he never quite fulfilled his early promise. He was a very good player and played throughout the Midwest but ill health affected his results. For a few years in the early ‘70s, he was a force – tied with me for an undefeated 4 ½ points in the 1973 Midwest Open (behind Elliott Winslow and Dan Reynolds). His win here gave him the Omaha city championship.—Nebraska Chess
September 04 1950
The Hastings Daily Tribune, Hastings, Nebraska, Monday, September 04, 1950
Lee Magee Cops State Chess Title
Lee Magee of Omaha (right) ponders his next move as he plays his fellow townsman David Ackerman (left) in the Nebraska Open Chess Tournament at the Hastings YMCA. Magee was named the winner. He held the title in 1949. An interested observer is Dr. C. W. Guildner (standing) of Hastings. In the background other games are in progress. Tribune photo by Clarence Bell.
September 28 1954
David Ackerman Chess Meet Ruler 28 Sep 1954, Tue Evening World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) Newspapers.com
David Ackerman Chess Meet Ruler
David Ackerman won the championship in the seventh annual A. C. R. Swenson Memorial Chess Tournament at the YMCA.
Ackerman finished the tourney with a 5-0 record. The Rev. Howard Ohman was second with a 4-1 mark. He lost only to Ackerman.
Third place went to Bernard Lainson, 3½-1½, while Robert Vinson was fourth with 3-2.
October 16 1956
Evening World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Tuesday, October 16, 1956
Chess Activity
David Ackerman twice Nebraska Chess Association champ will match wits simultaneously with 30 other chess players at the Jewish Community Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Among the 30 will be at least two players well known in this area. They are Jack Spence secretary of the chess association and Kim Craig, West Nebraska champion.
April 12 1970
Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Sunday, April 12, 1970
Ackerman Wins 5th Chess Title
David Ackerman won the annual Omaha City chess championship his fifth since 1952, at the Ohman Memorial YMCA Chess Club Saturday, outscoring a field of 10 by 8-1.
John Tomas, Nebraska state champion placed second with a score of 7½-l½ and Mike Chess and Roger Anderson tied for third with identical 6-3 scores.
Winners in Class A were Charles Newell, first; Bill Warth, second; and Charles Allen, third.
The event was the first city championship competition in three years.
November 14 1970
Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, November 14, 1970
'Checkmate,' He Said, 50 Times
The 13th annual Midwest Hobbyrama opened in City Auditorium Friday night with a turnout of “about 2000,” L. William Baker Sr., executive director said. One of the show's attractions was a free game of chess with city champion David Ackerman, moving against Joe Lacy, 14, of 3016 South Twenty-third Street. His opponent in the foreground is Steve Smith, 15, of 1714 South Ninety-third Avenue. Ackerman, of 3024 Marcy Street, had about a dozen games going at a time and said he played “50 or 60 games” Friday night without a loss. Ackerman welcomes all challengers as the show continues today and Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Baker said there are about 150 exhibitors this year and he expects a total attendance of about 20,000.
