AAdditional Games
1929
On the Roof of the Hotel La Reine.
Seated (left to right)-Alexander Kevitz, Hartwig Cassel, Victor Spark, Dr. Alexander Alekhine, Dr. Norbert L. Lederer, Frank J. Marshall and Abraham Kupchik.
Standing (left to right)-George P. Northrop, I. S. Turover, Rafael Cintron, Herman Steiner, Lajos Steiner, H. Ransom Bigelow, Maurice Fox, Hermann Helms and J. Edmund Lister.
Alexander Alekhine (first row, middle chair) surrounded by the participants and officials of the Bradley Beach tournament in 1929. The World Champion took first place with eight wins and only one draw. Original b/w credits, David Delucia Collection.
Alekhine Wins Title 12 Jun 1929, Wed The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Alekhine Wins Title.
BRADLEY BEACH, N. J., June 12. Dr. Alexander Alekhine of Paris Tuesday won the International Chess Masters' Tournament which has been in progress here for the past nine days. Alekhine did not lose a game. Lajos Steiner, of Budapest, won the second prize, losing only to Dr. Alekhine.
I. S. Turover 01 Mar 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
All Invited 12 May 1918, Sun The Washington Post (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
All Invited
I. S. Turover a chess player of more than local reputation will pit his strength in a free simultaneous exhibition against all comers at the Capital City Chess Club, Washington Loan And Trust building on Friday evening, May 17,commencing at 8 o'clock. Mr. Turover received his training in chess in his native country, Belgium, where he achieved a no mean distinction as a player before coming to this country six years ago. Since coming to America he has shown himself to be a doughty antagonist, even when opposed by the best Eastern talent. He has been a resident of Washington something more than a year and has fully substantiated the reputation as a player which preceded him.
All chess players in the city are invited to take part in this exhibition and are requested if possible to bring boards and men with them, as the ordinary equipment of the club is expected to be overtaxed.
Turover Wins at Chess 01 Sep 1918, Sun New-York Tribune (New York, New York) Newspapers.com
Turover Wins at Chess
I. Turover, formerly a member of the Rice Chess Club of New York, has won the chess championship of the District of Columbia in a tournament recently concluded at the Capital City Chess Club of Washington. Turover and F. B. Walker tied at 6—1 for the first place, but Turover proved victorious in the supplementary series.
Continue Chess Games. 18 Jul 1921, Mon The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana) Newspapers.com
CONTINUE CHESS GAMES.
Turover Defeats Whitaker in Masters Tourney Sunday.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 18. Three contests adjourned Saturday from the eighth round of the chess masters' tourney were concluded yesterday.
I. S. Turover, Washington, defeated N. T. Whitaker, Baltimore, after 46 moves. David Janowski, champion of France, and M. D. Hugo, Washington drew after 44 moves. E. S. Jackson, Philadelphia, and V. Sournin, Washington, drew after 86 moves.
Charles Jaffe of New York, leads with six points, while Janowski has 5½ points and Whitaker and Samuel Factor, Chicago, 5 each. The ninth round will be played tomorrow.
Gives Chess Exhibition 10 Apr 1922, Mon Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
GIVES CHESS EXHIBITION.
I. S. Turover District chess champion, gave a simultaneous exhibition in Baltimore Saturday night. He had twenty-eight opponents, won twenty-six games, lost one and drew one.
Turover Scores At Chess 18 Dec 1922, Mon Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
TUROVER SCORES AT CHESS.
I. S. Turover, District chess champion, won 20 of 29 matches Saturday in an exhibition of simultaneous play at the Capital City Chess Club. Seven of the engagements resulted in draw decisions and Turover lost to F. F. Currier and R. J. Stratten.
Turover To Strive For Chess Honors 02 Sep 1928, Sun Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
TUROVER TO STRIVE FOR CHESS HONORS
I. S. Turover, local lumber dealer, has been invited by the National Chess Federation to participate in the master tournament to be staged at Bradley Beach, N. J., September 5 to 18. The tournament is to name the champion of the National Chess Federation, and invitations to play in it have been extended to 10 of the most prominent chess players.
Turover has been champion of the District of Columbia for nine years, and is well known in Washington chess circles.
Chess, Checker Expert Visits Spokane 18 Feb 1936, Tue Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, Washington) Newspapers.com
Chess, Checker Expert Visits Spokane
“Hmmm—where'd that pesky pawn come from?” I. S. Turover, nationally-known chess and checker player from New York, and Ray S. Kromer, business secretary of the Spokane Y. M. C. A., were caught “on the move” Saturday afternoon during Turover's exhibition engagement at the “Y.” The New Yorker, on the left, makes a hobby of touring the United States each year, meeting any and all checkerboard artists. During his appearance here he played 25 boards at once, some blindfolded.
Chess Champion Arrives for Games Here 20 Feb 1936, Thu The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Chess Champion Arrives for Games Here
I. S. Turover of Washington, chess champion and Internationalist, arrived in Los Angeles yesterday to play a strange game that demands virtual mind reading on the part of the players.
With Herman Steiner, Times chess editor, and himself an internationalist, Turover will demonstrate tandem chess at the Los Angeles Chess and Checker Club February 29.
Four players sit around the chessboard, playing in pairs. Neither partner is permitted to explain his moves, so the continuity of play depends entirely on the ability of each player to divine what strategy the other has in mind.
Chess Star to Play 28 Dec 1936, Mon The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) Newspapers.com
Chess Star to Play
I. S. Turover, undefeated chess champion of the District of Columbia will give a simultaneous exhibition of simultaneous chess play: starting at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow in the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. He is recognized as one of the foremost chess players of America. He is noted as a member of the American Inter-National cable chess team participating against the leading teams of France, Germany, England, Hungary, and Austria. Invitations have been extended to a number of individuals who have been prominent in chess activity in this community. Participation will be free of charge as well as admission to the exhibition.
Globe-Trotter Attends Major Chess Tourneys 23 Sep 1973, Sun El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) Newspapers.com
Globe-Trotter Attends Major Chess Tourneys
I. S. Turover of Washington, D.C., attending the U S. Chess Championship tournament in El Paso as a spectator, has often been referred to as the “globetrotting kibitzer of chess.”
A chess master for the past 54 years, he is a retired lumberman now involved in real estate. He spends a month at home, alternating with a month following chess tournaments around the world.
He has visited El Paso before—more than 30 years ago— when he came troubleshooting for a shipment of Chihuahua timber that was behind schedule.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, at a time when it was Russian territory, he came to the United States at the age of 18. Occupations? Diamond cutter and chess player. Later he became an entrepreneur in lumber and building materials.
Three-time winner of chess tournaments held in Washington, D.C., he finished third behind Alexander Alekhine, once world-champion, in a Bradley Beach, N.J., tournament, and was ahead of Frank Marshall.
During the past 20 years he has seen all the world's great chess tournaments, and is a personal friend of most of today's greats.
Asked about the games being played in El Paso, Turover said there is “some very imaginative chess, certainly not dry, being produced in this tournament,” and praised the El Paso Chess Club for bringing the championship to the border city.
“The younger element is rising and coming to the front,” he said. Turover is 81.
He is one of several persons who have driven or flown hundreds of miles to see the El Paso tournament.
He hopes to see the completion of the games, but otherwise is set on returning home by Wednesday for the Jewish New Year.
“I've had a lot of publicity while attending tournaments throughout the world.” he said. “I guess you could call me an international public nuisance.
“But the world chess field.” he said, “is my field.”
