AAdditional Games
John Leonard Watson
September 05, 1951-unknown
January 09 1967
Evening World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Monday, January 09, 1967
John Watson Wins Swenson Chess Meet
John Watson, 15, a Brownell-Talbot School sophomore won seven straight games to finish on top in the Memorial Chess Tournament which ended Sunday at the Downtown YMCA.
The tournament is in memory of the late A. C. R. Swenson lawyer and Swedish Consul.
John Tomas, a Creighton University freshman and champion last year was the runner-up and Lloyd Fatherree finished third.
May 29 1967
Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, Monday, May 29, 1967
New York's Mednis Tops Chess Tourney
It takes three hours to play an average tournament chess game, according to Hess Baluch, director of the Nebraska Centennial Chess Tournament.
Multiply this by six games, and some of the 22 tourney competitors could be concentrating over a chess board for 18 hours.
At the end of the fourth round the fruits of such intense concentration has resulted in Edmar Mednis, chess master from New York City, leading the tournament with four points.
Based on the formula one point for a win, half a point for a draw and no points for a loss, Mednis nearest rivals are Stephen A. Popel, Fargo, N.D., Dr. Eugene Martinowsky, Chicago, and Nebraska's 14 year aid chess prodigy John Watson of Omaha with three points each.
Of the arrangements for the tourney, U.S. Chess Federation's president Marshall Rohland, Milwaukee, Wis., said “Lincoln's Aleksander Liepnieks has organized a tourney which compares very well with others I have attended throughout the United States.
“There is a conviviality here that is many times absent from other competitions,” he said.
August 14 1967
Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Monday, August 14, 1967
Omaha Boy, 15, Is 1st in Chess
John Watson of Omaha 15-year-old junior at Brownell Hall-Talbot School won the Nebraska Speed chess championship Sunday at the Downtown YMCA.
Young Watson who is also Omaha city high school chess champion succeeds Richard McLellan of Omaha in the speed championship. In speed chess a player must make a move every 10 seconds.
Second place was won by Marvin Katz of Omaha. In the consolation match Anton Sildmets was first and Mohammed Masoon second. Both are from Lincoln.
