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Ernest Scott Maguire

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Additional Games

  • Chessgames
    1. Game, Ernest Scott Maguire vs. Paul J. Wortman, Burnside (Correspondence) Tournament, 1915.
    2. Game, Stasch Mlotkowski vs. Ernest Scott Maguire, Mercantile Library Championship Tournament, 1928.
    3. Game, J. Gordon vs. Ernest Scott Maguire, 1959 (post-mortem).

Ernest Scott Maguire
November 13, 1873 - December 16, 1954

First, Middle and Last Name: Ernest Scott Maguire
Date of Birth: November 13, 1873
Date of Death: December 16, 1954
Name of Father: William H. Maguire
Name of Mother: Matilda P. Sims
Birth: Washington, District of Columbia
Education:
Military Enlistment:
Occupation(s): Clerk; Insurance Firm
Residence(s):
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spouse(s): Camille Maguire
Siblings:
Children:
Vincent Maguire;
Francis Maguire
Other:

April 14 1889

The Philadelphia Times, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, April 14, 1889

1889, Ernest S. Maguire, resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chess Problem Solver

The ten boys and girls whose names follow came so near to the winning lists in the number of animals they found that they deserve honorable mention:
William Cruse, 1004 Walnut, 186; Ernest S. Maguire, 2055 Brandywine, 186; Eugene Smith, Cleveland, Ohio, etc.


April 30 1893

The World, New York, New York, Sunday, March 01, 1891

1891, Ernest S. Maguire, resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chess Problem Solver

The World Chess Column, chess problem solvers.


April 30 1893

The Philadelphia Times, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, April 30, 1893

Ernest Scott Maguire, Residency in 1893.

Chess column provides residential address as, “E. S. Maguire, of 2055 Brandywine street;”


September 12 1918

Ernest Scott Maguire, Military Registration Card

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Ernest Scott Maguire, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Full legal name is also confirmed by the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007


December 16 1954

1954, Ernest Scott Maguire, Death Certificate

Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 for Ernest S Maguire, 1954


December 16 1954

Chess

Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, December 19, 1954

MAGUIRE—Dec. 16, 1954, ERNEST S., husband of the late Camille Randall Maguire, of 137 Winchester rd., Merion, Pa. Relatives and friends are invited to funeral, Tues., 8:45 A.M., Funeral Home of John Stretch, Jr., Eagle and St. Denis rds. (Oakmont), Havertown, Pa. High Mass of Requiem, St. Margaret's Church, 10 A.M. Int. Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Friends call Monday after 7 P.M.



Recommended Books

Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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