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Louis Russell Chauvenet

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    1. Game, Louis Russell Chauvenet vs. Steele, Correspondence Chess, 1940.
    2. Game, Louis Russell Chauvenet vs. Nestor Hernandez, Southern Chess Championship, 1941.
    3. Game, Louis Russell Chauvenet vs. Ernest Malcolm Knapp, Virginia State Championship, September 07, 1942.
    4. Game, William R. Triplett vs. Louis Russell Chauvenet, Virginia State Championship, 1947.
    5. Game, Louis Russell Chauvenet vs. Charles D. Mott, Round 1, Divan Championship, 1950.
    6. Game, Louis Russell Chauvenet vs. Martin C. Stark, Navcom-Divan match, 1950.
    7. Game, Louis Russell Chauvenet vs. Kazys Merkis, Chess Review Postal Tournament, 1957-1958.

Louis Russell Chauvenet
February 12, 1920 - June 24, 2003

First, Middle and Last Name: Louis Russell Chauvenet
Date of Birth: February 12, 1920
Date of Death: June 24, 2003
Name of Father: Louis Frances Chauvanet (1895-1970)
Name of Mother: Carolyn E. (Adelberg) (1894-1977)
Birth: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee,
Education:
Belmont High School in Belmont, Mass.;
Bachelor of arts degree in biology and a master's degree in chemistry;
Harvard University, Boston College and the University of Virginia
Military Enlistment: July 01 1941, Esmont, Albemarle, Virginia
Occupation(s): Computer field as a civilian employee of the U.S. Defense
Department from 1948 until his retirement.
Residence(s):
(1930) Scottsville, Albemarle, Virginia;
(1970) Silver Spring, Maryland;
(2003) (d.) Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina;
(burial) Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse(s): Sarah Jane (Barrett) married 1944, (1918-2001)
Siblings:
Adele Lucy Hanifan (born Chauvanet);
Caroline Louise Conley (born Chauvanet);
William Regis Chauvanet;
Joy Roberta Marie Hopkins (born Chauvanet)
Children:
Allen
Other:
“Lifetime member of the U.S. Chess Federation and was the 1959 U.S. Amateur
Champion. He won numerous other chess honors and awards and was the
several-time champion of Virginia, two-time champion of Maryland and also
won the Southern Championship, Delaware Championship and Washington, D.C.,
Championship. He was the highest-rated deaf player in the U.S. and won the
U.S. Deaf Championship every time he entered it, never losing a game in the
tournament. He represented the U.S. in the world deaf team and individual
competition and was twice the runner-up in the world individual tournament.”
“Ancestors included William Bradford (Governor of Plymouth Plantation) and
William Chauvenet (the leading American mathematician of the mid-19th century
and a founder of the U.S. Naval Academy).”
—Excerpts via Winston-Salem Journal, June 26, 2003
Russell Chauvenet, Chess Champion

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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