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Gediminas Sveikauskas

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  • Game, Gediminas Sveikauskas vs. Snyder, Boston-Philadelphia Telephone Match, March 22, 1959.
  • Game, Alex Sadowsky vs. Gediminas Sveikauskas, New England Amateur Tournament, 1959.
  • Game, Gediminas Sveikauskas vs. Anthony Suraci, New England Amateur Chess Tournament, 1959.
  • Game, David Ames vs. Gediminas Sveikauskas, 3rd Round, Greater Boston chess championship, 1959.
  • Game, Gediminas Sveikauskas vs. David Scheffer, Greater Boston Championship Tournament, 1959.
Gediminas SveikauskasGediminas Sveikauskas 09 Aug 1964, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Gediminas Sveikauskas of West Roxbury, former Boston chess champion, props his head and shades his eyes as the moment of truth approaches.

Chess Players HonoredChess Players Honored 16 Nov 1958, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Lithuanian Chess and the Youth Sports Club jointly sponsored a banquet at the South Boston Lithuanian Club Nov. 9. Awards were made to young members of both sponsoring groups for recent achievements and kick-off for the Winter season.
Speakers included Anthony Shallna. Lithuanian Consul, Dr. Anthony Kapochy, president of the Lithuanian Chess Club and Kazys Merkis, the strong-man of Boston chess. Toastmaster vas John Grigalus.
Chess players honored were Gediminas Sveikauskas, Gediminas Kuodis, 14, and A. Maikaitis, 13.

Sveikauskas wins USCF Rating Improvement TournamentSveikauskas wins USCF Rating Improvement Tournament 17 May 1959, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Gediminas Sveikauskas, Harvard, won the USCF rating improvement tournament for May with a 4½-½ score. This may well bo the first time within memory of the oldest citizen that a Bostonian has invaded New York and won an open tournament there. Sveikauskas seems to be hit ting his stride now, just a few weeks ago he was awarded second place in the New England amateur tournament, another USCF event.
Since Geddy does so well in USCF meets perhaps he will be interested in the United States amateur chess championship at the Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, N.J., over Memorial Day week-end, May 29-31.

Sveikauskas in London Terrace Chess Club of New York Met LeagueSveikauskas in London Terrace Chess Club of New York Met League 18 Jun 1961, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Gediminas Sveikauskas, who is playing for London Terrace chess club in New York's Met League, has been undefeated this season. This is a fine record in exceedingly fast company. Geddy's latest opponent was Weinstein who is Marshall Club champion, finished third in the latest U.S. title tourney, and has qualified for the next interzonal.

Another GameAnother Game 01 Nov 1964, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Here is another game from the Greater Boston, won by Gediminas Sveikauskas against Pat Eberlein in the last round. This one is a Saemisch King's Indian in which Eberlein as black sacks a pawn and then the exchange in a meritorious effort to put a pincers around White's uncastled King. His attack flags somewhat when he allows the exchange of Queens, but he still gets the better game. White gets more space and on a second swing around the same dance floor. White finds a successful twirl.

Sveikauskas Captures SecondSveikauskas Captures Second 10 May 1959, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Gediminas Sveikauskas, Harvard, captured second place in the recent New England amateur tournament. Herein, Geddy essays with success a variation of the Sicilian that is remotely related to the variation that proved fatal to Scheffer in his game with O'Keefe. From round three of the 1959 N. E. Amateur:

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'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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