Omaha, 1958
George Koltanowski vs. G. Halsey, L. Magee, H. Ohman, R. McLellan
Keaton Kiewra - 2002 Nebraska State Champ (Age 14)
Keaton Kiewra - 2002 National Jr High Champ (Age 14)
Cornhusker State Games 1986-2005
2001 US Open -Framingham
2000 US Open -St Paul
1975 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Champs
Chess in Omaha & Nebraska - 1887
Alekhine in Omaha - 1924
Chess Combo Diagrams
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Rev Howard Ohman - Omaha
(1898 - 1968) Nebraska State Champ 1917-1940, 1946 !
Chess Columnist 1917-1925
Ranked as high as 7th in U.S.
Prominent organizer & School Teacher
Perhaps Nebraska's greatest chess player
Al C. Ludwig - Omaha
(1913 - 1953) Nebraska State Champ 1943(?), 44, 47, 48,
48, 50
Omaha City Champion 8 times
Rated Chess Master
CCLA - Grand National Postal Champ 1945
USCF - Vice President
USCF - Chair of Finan Comm 1949 US Open
Jack Spence - Omaha
(1926 - 1978) Nebraska State Champ 1952, 59
Nebraska Speed Champ 1959, 70
Organizer for 1959 US Open - Omaha
Chess Author & organizer
Nicknamed "Mr Midwest Chess"
Delmar Saxton - Omaha
(1908 - 1979) Nebraska State Champ 1939(?), 41, 43(?)
Omaha City Champion 1937, 42, 46, 47
CCLA - Grand National Postal Champ 1937
Aleks Liepnieks - Lincoln
(19?? - 1973) Nebraska State Champ 1954, 56, 61
Lincoln City Champion 15 times !
Chess Author - "Tal"
Organizer for 1969 US Open - Lincoln
Life Chess Expert
Anton Sildmets - Lincoln
(1925 - Nebraska State Champ 1962
Nebraska Speed Champ 1971
Lincoln City Champion 1964, 70, 83, 84
Golden Knights Postal Champ 1964
Postal Chess Master / OTB Chess Expert
Biography: Chess Life, Oct 1970, pg585
John Watson - Omaha (California)
(1952 - Midwest Open Champ 1972
Nebraska Speed Champ 1967, 72
Nebraska High School Champ 1969
National High School Champ 1969
FIDE International Master 1982
Chess Book Critic - TWIC
Chess Author
Richard McLellan - Omaha
(1932 - 1997) Nebraska State Champ 1957, 58, 66, 72
Nebraska Speed Champ 1958, 60, 64, 66
Omaha City Champion 1954, 57, 58
International Corr. Chess Master 1996
Lee Magee - Omaha (Kansas City)
(19?? - Nebraska State Champ 1949, 50, 53, 55
Omaha City Champion 1949, 50, 53
Invitation to US Championship 1951
Tournament Bridge player
Loren Schmidt - Lincoln (Yakima, WA)
(1954? - Nebraska State Champ 1978
Nebraska Speed Champ 1973
Nebraska State High School Champ 1971
U of Neb. Bd 1; Pan-Am Team Champs 1975
ASU-I US Collegiate Champion 1976
NSCA President 1976-77
Editor of Gambit 1976-78
US Collegiate All-American Team 1983
FIDE Master 1990
Chess Olympiad, ?, Thessaloniki 1988
Asian Team Championship; Bronze 1989
Chess Olympiad,1st Bd Japan, NoviSad 1990
Japan National Champion - 19??
Robert 'Bud' Narveson - Lincoln
(19?? - Published 'The Gambit', 1964-73, (Founder)
Organizer for 1969 & 1975 US Opens
Organizer for 1977 national phone league
Chess & Humanities Workshop 1978 - Lincoln
Lincoln City Champ 1974
John Tomas - Omaha (Chicago, IL)
(1948? - Nebraska High School Champ 1962-66
Nebraska State Champ 1967, 1968,
1969, 1970
Omaha City Champ 1971, 1972
Swenson Memorial Champ 1965, 1969
1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
US Open Bulletins, Editor 1979
US Amateur Champ 1981
US Master 1981-93
Captain USCF Team,
World Youth Team Champ 1983
CJA Awards:
Best Book Review 1981
Best Tournament Report 1982
Best Continuing Column 1982
Best Tournament Report 1995
Best Book Review 1998
Best Endgame Analysis 1999
Richard Chess - Omaha
(19?? - Nebraska State Champ 1971, 1976, 1985,
1987
Omaha City Champ 1979
Cornhusker State Games-Open-Gld Med 1990
President of Omaha Chess Club 1978-79
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** Nebraska State Chess Champions **
1899 - F.M. Biddle, Omaha 1966 - R. McLellan, Omaha
1900 - P.J. Barron, Lincoln 1967-70 - J. Tomas, Omaha
1901-03 - [No tournament held] 1971 - R. Chess, Omaha
1904-06 - J.L. Clark, Lincoln 1972 - R. McLellan Omaha
1907-10 - J.H. Mockett, Lincoln 1973-74 - D. Reynolds, Omaha
1911 - F.D. Cornell, Beatrice
1912 - W.T. Pinney, (?) 1975 - J. Milton, Omaha
1913 - C.C. Enberg, (?) 1976 - R. Chess, Omaha
1914 - P.J. Barron, (?)
1915-16 - J.H. Mockett, Lincoln
1917-40 - H.E. Ohman, Omaha 1977 - R. Malpert, Lincoln
1941 - D. Saxton, Omaha - L. Schmidt, Lincoln
1942 - H.E. Ohman, Omaha
1943 - D. Saxton, A. Ludwig (?)
1944 - A.C. Ludwig, Omaha 1978 - M. Mathews, Lincoln
1945 - G. Halsey, Omaha 1979-80 - R. Perry, Lincoln
1946 - H.E. Ohman, Omaha 1981 - A. Hood, Omaha (Closed)
1947-48 - A.C. Ludwig, Omaha - R. Perry, Lin. (Midwest)
1949 - A.C. Ludwig, Omaha 1983 - P. Waldowski, Omaha
1950 - L.T. Magee, Omaha 1984 - K. Fleming, Lincoln
1951 - L.T. Magee, Omaha 1985 - R. Chess, Omaha
1952 - J.L. Spence, Omaha 1986 - M. Mahowald, Lincoln
1953 - L.T. Magee, Omaha 1987 - R. Chess, Omaha
1954 - A. Liepnieks, Lincoln 1988 - M. Mahowald, Lincoln
1955 - L.T. Magee, Omaha 1989 - G. Colvin, Lincoln
1956 - A. Liepnieks, Lincoln - K. Fleming, Lincoln
1957-58 - R. McLellan, Omaha 1990 - M. Dreiger, Omaha
1959 - J. Spence, Omaha 1991-2 - K. Fleming, Lincoln
1960 - E. Czapski, Lincoln 1993-4 - M. Blankenau, Omaha
1961 - A. Liepnieks, Lincoln 1995 - W. Pressnall, North Platte
1962 - A. Sildmets, Lincoln 1996-7 - K. Fleming, Hastings
1963 - R. Vincent, Omaha 1998 - M. Cushing, Lincoln
1964 - D. Fritzinger, Lincoln 1999 - M. Cushing, Lincoln
1965 - G. Ramirez, Omaha - M. Dreiger, Omaha
2000 - J. Ballard, Lincoln
2001 - R. Simond, Lincoln
2002-5 - Keaton Kiewra, Lincoln
(Sources: "Sunday State Journal", Lincoln, NE; 1904-1927
"The Nebraska Chess Bulletin"; Jan-Feb 1951; pg 5
"The Nebraska Chess Bulletin"; Jan-Feb 1953; pg 2 **
"The Gambit"; May 1986; pg 4-7 **
Disclaimer:
** There appears to be typos and descrepancies between the sources
(ie. Spence & Ludwig had F.W. Mockett; and The Gambit and the
Lincoln papers had J.H. Mockett. We have also seen
reference to US Opens being played in Omaha in 1949 & 1950,
when in reality the 1950 US Open was played in Detroit, MI.)
** Lincoln and Omaha City Champs ** [under construction]
Lincoln Omaha
1940 -F.Swearingen 1887 -G. Barker 1940 -H. Ohman
1909 -W.E. Hardy 41 - Ray 1914 -L. Williams 41 -A. Ludwig
42 -{No title} 1918 -C. Hunt 42 -D. Saxton
43 -{No title} 1919 -C. Coyle 43 -H. Ohman
44 -{No title} 1924 -H. Ohman 44 -A. Ludwig
46 -{No title} 1924 -H. Ohman 46 -D. Saxton
47 -{No title} 1932 -H. Ohman 47 -L. Magee
48 -{No title} 1933 -H. Ohman 48 -A. Ludwig
49 -{No title} G. Halsey 49 -A. Ludwig
50 -{No title} 1936 -H. Ohman 50 -H. Ohman
51 -A.Liepnieks 1938 -H. Ohman 51 -A. Ludwig
1939 - Burke 52 -A.Liepnieks 1939 -D. Saxton 52 -A. Ludwig
Lincoln Omaha
1953 -A. Liepnieks 58 -A.Liepnieks 1953 -L. Magee 58 -R. McLellan
1954 -A. Liepnieks 59 -A.Liepnieks 1954 -R. McLellan 59 -D. Ackerman
1955 -A. Liepnieks 60 -A.Liepnieks 1955 -L. Magee 60 -D. Ackerman
1956 -A. Liepnieks 61 -A.Liepnieks 1956 -L. Magee 61 -R. McLellan
1957 -A. Liepnieks 62 -A.Liepnieks 1957 -D. Osmond 62 -D. Ackerman
Lincoln Omaha
1963 -A. Liepnieks 82 -D. Greenwalt 1963 -L. Fatheree 82 -
G. Marks
1964 -A. Sildmets 83 -A. Sildmets 1964 -H. Ohman 83 -
1965 -A. Liepnieks 84 -A. Sildmets 1965 -R. Anderson 84 -
1966 -R. Moore 85 -K. Nelson 1966 -R. Vincent 85 -
1967 -M. Masoom 86 -J. Ballard 1967 -R. Vincent 86 -
1968 -A. Liepnieks 87 -K. Fleming 1968 - 87 -
1969 -A. Liepnieks 88 -K. Fleming 1969 - 88 -
1970 -A. Sildmets 89 -K. Nelson 1970 -D. Ackerman 89 -
1971 -T. Brakke 90 -Z. Kilibarda 1971 -J. Tomas 90 -
1972 -R. Moore 91 -P. Eggers 1972 -J. Tomas 91 -M. Blankenau
1973 -T. Brakke 92 -T. O'Connor 1973 -M. Blankenau 92 -R. Holling
1974 -R. Narveson 93 -L. Schmidt 1974 -R. Grande 93 -R. Holling
-Z. Kilibarda -C. Campbell
1975 -L. Schmidt 1975 -R. Grande 94 -B. Draney
1976 -M. Blankenau 94 -K. Nelson 1976 -D. Reynolds 95 -B. Draney
1977 -L. Schmidt 95 -K. Nelson 1977 - 96 -B. Draney
1978 -L. Schmidt 96 -K. Nelson 1978 - 97 -M. Blankenau
1979 -A. Lawrence 97 -J. Otte 1979 -R. Chess 98 -
1980 -M. Mathews 98 -R. Simond 1980 - 99 -L. Kappas
1981 -D. Greenwalt 99 -S. Capps 1981 - B. Draney
2000 -T. O'Connor 2000 -W. Colligan
2001 -K. Kiewra 2001 -J. Mueller
K. Nelson T. Herfordt
2002 -K. Nelson T. Herfordt
B. Fabrikant 2002 -D. Balash
2003 -K. Roberts
Lincoln Omaha
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** Nebraska Correspondence Champions **
1909 - W.F. Kollmann
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** Nebraska Rapid Transit Champions ** [Provided by G. Colvin]
1957 - Howard Ohman Omaha 1969 - John Tomas Omaha
1958 - Richard McLellan Omaha 1970 - Jack Spence Omaha
1959 - Jack Spence Omaha 1971 - Anton Sildmets Lincoln
1960 - Richard McLellan Omaha 1972 - John Watson Omaha
1961 - David Ackerman Omaha 1973 - John Tomas Omaha
1962 - David Ackerman Omaha - Loren Schmidt Lincoln
1963 - Richard Vincent Omaha 1974 - Mike Blankenau Omaha
1964 - Richard McLellan Omaha 1975 - Rich Chess Omaha
1965 - Richard Moore Lincoln 1976 - [not held]
1966 - Richard McLellan Omaha 1977 - Robert Grande Omaha
1967 - John Watson Omaha 1978 - [not held]
1968 - [not held] 1979 - Rich Chess Omaha
1980 - Gary Colvin Lincoln
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** Nebraska State Chess association Presidents **
1898-99 - Nelson Hald (American Chess Magazine; Vol 1; April-May 1898; pg635)
1902 - J.M. Curtis (Nebraska Chess Bulletin; Apr 48, pg 31)
1908-09 - J.H. Mockett (Sunday State Journal; Lincoln; Jan 3, 1909; pg 3C)
1947-54 - R.E. Weare
1976-77 - L. Schmidt
1980 - M. Mathews
1981-88 - G. Marks
1989 - G. Colvin
1990 - K. Fleming
1991-92 - M. Nolan
1993-99 - B. Draney
1999-2002 - K. Fleming
2002 - N. Reeves
2002- - J. Walla
** Nebraska Tournament Directors (incomplete list) **
H.E. Ohman
Jack Spence
Alfred Ludwig
Doug Greenwalt
Anton Sildmets
Daa VanDerslice
Richard Olson
Matt Mahowald
Mike Mathews
Gary Colvin
Gary Marks
Wayne Pressnall
Kevin Nyberg
Mike Nolan
Bruce Draney
Hal Cleminson
Kevin Fleming
Tom O'Connor
Allen George
Kent Nelson
Tony Dutiel
Bob Dierks
** Nebraska Tournament Sponsors and Promoters (incomplete list) **
Bart Lewis - 1975 US Open
Mike Nolan - 1986- Cornhusker State Games Chess Events
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** Nebraska National and International Chess Title Holders **
1938 - Delmar Saxton - Grand National Correspondence Champion
1946 - Alfred Ludwig - Grand National Correspondence Champion
1964 - Anton Sildmets - 17th Golden Knights Champion
1968 - A. Liepnieks - USCF Vice President
1969 - John Watson - National High School Champion
1982 - John Watson - FIDE IM title
1975 - Loren Schmidt - Pan-Am Team Champions - Univ of Nebraska
1976 - Mike Mathews - National Class B Champion (tied) - Chicago
1976 - Bruce Draney - National Class B Champion (tied) - Chicago
1982-96 - Al Lawrence - Executive Director USCF
1989 - Alexey Root - International Woman Master
1983 - Loren Schmidt - US Collegiate All-Time All-American Team
1988 - Loren Schmidt - Chess Olympiad - Thessaloniki
1990 - Loren Schmidt - Chess Olympiad - Novi Sad - (for Japan)
1990 - Loren Schmidt - FIDE FM (FIDE Master)
1994 - Robert Holling - Armed Forces Champion
1994- - Mike Nolan - USCF Parliamentarian
1996 - John Stepp - National Deaf Chess Champion
1996-99 - Tom Dorsch - Treasurer USCF
1996 - Richard McLellan - International Correspondence Chess Master
1997 - Mike Blankenau - FIDE FM (FIDE Master)
1998 - Keaton Kiewra - Co-national USCF 6th Grade Champ; Oak Brook, IL
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** Nebraska Chess Authors or Editors **
George Swartz - "Omaha Daily Republican" - Chess Columnist - 1886
- "Omaha Daily World" - Chess Columnist - 1887
C.O. DeFrance - "Nebraska Independent" - Chess Columnist - 1900-04
J.M. Curtis - "Nebraska State Journal " - Chess Columnist - 1902-04
B.F. Moser - "Nebraska State Journal " - Chess Columnist - 1904-10
Edward Sharp - "Nebraska State Journal " - Chess Columnist - 1910-27
E.M. Aikin - "Omaha Sunday Bee" - Chess Columnist - 1913-14
Howard Ohman - "Omaha World Herald" - Chess Columnist - 1917-25
R. Spaulding - "Omaha World Herald" - Chess Columnist - 1924-25
Aleks Liepnieks - "Tal" - 1950s
Jack Spence - "The Nebraska Chess Bulletin" - 1947-57
"The H.E. Ohman Memorial Chess Club Newsletter" - 1969-78
"The Chess Career of Rudolf Spielmann" ...
Bud Narveson - "The Gambit" - 1964-73
Tom Brakke - "The Gambit" - 1973-76
Loren Schmidt - "The Gambit" - 1976-78
Jim McCrory - "The Gambit" - 1978-80
Kevin Clinefelter- "The Gambit" - 1981
Mike Mathews - "The Gambit" - 1981
Kevin Nyberg - "The Gambit" - 1982
Wes Schmidt - "The Gambit" - 1982
Kevin Fleming - "The Gambit" - 1983;91-92
Gary Colvin - "The Gambit" - 1984
Michael Nolan - "The Gambit" - 1985-87
Daa VanDerslice - "The Gambit" - 1988-89
Kent Smotherman - "The Gambit" - 1989
Kevin Smotherman - "The Gambit" - 1989
Justin Ballard - "The Gambit" - 1990
William Colligan - "The Gambit" - 1991-92
David Remer - "The Gambit" - 1993-95
Kent Nelson - "The Gambit" - 1995-98
Stephen Moore - "The Gambit" - 1999
Tony Dutiel - "The Gambit" - 1999-
John Tomas - US Open Bulletins, Editor - 1979
- World Youth Team Champ. Bulletins, Ed. - 1983
- Contrib. Ed. for Chess Life - 1983-87
- CJA Awards:
Best Book Review, "Chess is My Life" by Karpov & Rohsal
in "Illinois Chess Bulletin" - 1981
Best Tournament Report (Chicago, 1982; with Bass, Sprenkle)
in "Illinois Chess Bulletin" - 1982
Best Continuing Column, "World View"
in "Illinois Chess Bulletin" - 1982
Best Tournament Report (Linares, 1994)
in "APCT News Bulletin" - 1995
Best Book Review, "The Unorthodox King's Indian" by Watson
in "Illinois Chess Bulletin" - 1998
Best Endgame Analysis(& Steve Spiesjak) - 1999
John Watson - "English 1... P-QB4"
"English 1... N-KB3 Systems" ...
"Play the French"
"Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy, Advances since Nimzo."
"The Unorthodox King's Indian"
Chess Book Critic - TWIC
Doug Greenwalt - "Chess Maniacs" newsletter
John MacArthur - "Chess Chow"
Bruce Draney - "Omaha Chess Archives"
Al Lawrence - "Playing Computer Chess" (Co-Author with Lev Alburt)
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Date: 09/25/1998
Black: ICC jjirous
White: ICC nuclearspin
Comment: Black to move & win [a solution]
