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Edmar John Mednis
March 22, 1937-February 13, 2002

July 17 1952

The Tampa Times, Tampa, Florida, Thursday, July 17, 1952

Curt Brasket (left), Tracy, Minn., recent winner of the Trans-Mississippi chess championship and a leading contestant in the Tampa tournament, makes a move against Edmar Mednis, 15-year-old New York City contestant who is a native of Latvia. Looking on is Daniel E. Fischheimer, Chicago, Illinois, another young player who won his first two rounds.

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August 20 1957

U.S. Student Chess Team: Departing for the World Student Team Tournament at Reykjavik, the U.S. team members pause for a moment on the steps to the Icelandic Airlines flight. Front row, left to right, Edmar Mednis and William Lombardy; rear row, Arthur Feuerstein, Anthony Saidy, and Robert Sobel. Original b/w photo from Aug. 20, 1957, issue of Chess Life magazine. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/arthur-feuerstein.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/us/arthur-feuerstein-dead.html

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September 01 1970

Siegen Olympiad 1970, Team U.S.A.: William Lombardy, Bobby Fischer, Pal Benko, Samuel Reshevsky, Ed Edmondson (Captain), Larry Evans, George Koltanowski, Edmar Mednis. Chess Life and Review, January 1971, page 27. http://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1971/1971_01.pdf

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