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- Game, James Ephraim Narraway vs. William E. Rudolph, North American championship, Section A-5, Correspondence Chess League of America, 1936.
William Rudolph 04 Jun 1911, Sun Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
William Edward Rudolph 08 Jun 1910, Wed The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
The Brooklyn graduates who received diplomas were … William Edward Rudolph, bachelor of science in civil engineering.
William E. Rudolph 04 Jun 1911, Sun Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
WILLIAM E. RUDOLPH.
To no reader of this department, is the name W. E. Rudolph unknown, as he heads the Major Solution tourney, frequently submits good chess problems, and is an active member of our Sui Mate Club.
In his home town, Brooklyn, N. Y., he is engaged in the profession of civil engineer on subway construction, and there is no doubt chess has given him a keen insight for tackling the complicated problems that come up in his daily work.
In addition to chess, he is a devotee of all outdoor games, while at college, was on the crew, and tennis team. He was one of the founders of the Eastern District Chess Club, of which he has been president for three years. Learned the game at the age of 15 and defeated Frank J. Marshall in a simultaneous exhibition just 11 months later.
His first achievement in the problem line was first prize in The Eagle's solving contest, two-move section, of 1906. Tied for first prize—The Alain C. White medal—in The Eagle's fifth solving contest, but was dropped to third place by the tie breakers which followed. Since that time his record at solving included three prizes in regular tournaments of the Philadelphia Inquirer, one in the Philadelphia Item, one in the Manitoba Free Press and one in the Leader, besides several informal contests of the Chess Amateur. New York Staats-Zeitung and St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Mr. Rudolph's first problem appeared in July, 1906. Since then he has composed over 150 others, mostly three-movers, published in the United States, England, Sweden, Germany and Canada.
During his four years at New York University Mr. Rudolph played on the varsity chess team, acting as manager, and helped to bring the Rice Trophy in the Interstate Chess League twice to that institution. Notwithstanding his predilection for problems, he continues his over-the-board practice and plays third board on the Eastern District Chess Club team. Incidentally, he won the last tournament of the club with a perfect score, although such redoubtable players as R. T. Black and F. F. Russell participated. In all he has played in 66 team matches for Boys High, New York University and the Eastern District Club, with a total record of 51 won, 12 drawn and 3 lost, truly an astounding performance.
