March 1940 George Koltanowski plays in California Championship (Chess - British magazine) February 24, 1947 Poster for Kolty's Santa Rosa Blindfold Chess Exhibition October 1, 1948 Santa Rosa Press Democrat Chess Chats column starts Play Koltanowski by Mail November 9, 1949 Strengthen Your Chess Game, SF Chronicle November 18, 1949 Stamina in Chess, SF Chronicle
November 20, 1949 SF Chronicle Chess Column (Chess Record Play-As Rough as a Channel Swim - Leisure Chess Problem 81) November 25, 1949 Chronicle Chess Festival, SF Chronicle November 28, 1949, San Francisco Chronicle, Chess Players November 29, 1949 San Francisco Chronicle, Chess History November 30, 1949 San Francisco Chronicle, Meet The Master December 4, 1949 Ticket for Kolty's SF Chronicle Chess Festival December 4, 1949 Flyer for Kolty's SF Chronicle Chess Festival December 6, 1949 Chess Expert Tells How He Did It , SF Chronicle December 6, 1949 SF Chronicle Inter-Department Memo about Kolty's SF 271 Player Simultaneous Exhibition December 9, 1949 SF Chronicle Special Services letter to Houston Chronicle about Kolty's SF 271 Player Simultaneous Exhibition December 9, 1949 Dave Ohman letter to Jim Grady (Radio Station KCBS) about Kolty's SF 271 Player Simultaneous Exhibition December 9, 1949 Dave Ohman letter to Major General Evans O. Ames about Kolty's SF 271 Player Simultaneous Exhibition 1949 Chess Chats Column reprints from the Sunday edition of Santa Rosa Press Democrat January 6, 1950, Jane Alter (American National Red Cross) letter to SF Chronicle Chess-By Mail Editor about Kolty's SF 271 Player Simultaneous Exhibition October 1950 Chess in California (Chess - British magazine)
May 28, 1951 FORTNIGHT Newspaper
June 19, 1951 Letter from Thelma Arney thanking George Koltanowski for instructing the boys on chess at the SF Chapter of the American National Red Cross June 19, 1951 Anecdote concerning the letter from Thelma Arney to George Koltanowski February 24, 1952 Letter from Kolty to Harry Shaw, San Jose CC February 1953 Golden Gate CC vs Belgium (Chess - British magazine)
January 31, 1954 Exhibition Wednesday, Top U.S. Player, Reshevsky, To Play Here, SF Chronicle May 22, 1955 Ticket for Kolty's 110 Board Simultaneous Exhibition in Los Angeles
December 30, 1956 Chess Notes (Exhibition Set Jan. 18), SF Chronicle
January 6, 1957 Chess Notes (Solutions To No. 13), SF Chronicle
January 17, 1957 Chess Notes (Four Events This Week), SF Chronicle
January 20, 1957 Junior Title Chess Play Set Here, SF Chronicle
January 27, 1957 Chess Notes (Entries In CFNC Open), SF Chronicle
March 1957 Kolty's Notes - Number 1 July 8-July 14, 1957, TD Kolty's personal U.S. Junior Championship Chronicle Program
July 14, 1957 The Chess Column (U.S. Junior Championship Tournament), SF Chronicle
April 19, 1959 Santa Rosa Press Democrat Chess Chats Column, Gossip from Holland (Problem 176) August 9, 1959, Flyer for Kolty's San Francisco Chronicle Chess Column Special Solving Competition advertising the upcoming IX Annual Sonoma Chess Festival July 30, 1961 Art Rosenbaum, Sharpening the Mind - A Master's Secret, SF Chronicle May 2, 1962 Lina Grumette letter to George Koltanowski May 18, 1962 Jerry Spann letter to Mikhail Botvinnik June 18, 1962 USSR Chess Federation letter to Jerry Spann concerning the purposed Koltanowski-Botvinnik and Fischer-Botvinnik Matches February 5, 1963 Lina Grumette letter to George Koltanowski February 7, 1963 George Koltanowski form letter to chess players informing them of his upcoming match with Paul Keres. March 23, 1963 Mr. K vs. Mr. K, SF Chronicle April 25, 1963 Paul Keres letter to George Koltanowski May 31, 1963 George Koltanowski letter about the Keres-Koltanowski Match June 6, 1963 Paul Keres letter to George Koltanowski June 15, 1963 Paul Keres letter to George Koltanowski May 5, 1964 George Koltanowski letter to a winner of the Kolty Column Paul Masson chess tournament
July 18, 1964 - Vallejo Times-Herald, Saturday, Chats on Chess Column, (Valley of the Moon Chess Festival)
August 16, 1964 - San Francisco Chronicle Chess Column, (A Series of TV Lectures) June 29, 1967 Paul Keres letter to George Koltanowski April 19, 1968 Unused custom scoresheet for the William J. Cuddigan Chess Party with George Koltanowski July 31, 1968 Weibel Vineyards Koltanowski Chess Challenge Poster September 3, 1968 Flyer for Newsmen's Koltanowski Chess Double Challenge July 4, 1969 Flyer for the 3rd Annual San Bruno Chess Festival September 22-23 1969 Flyer for George Koltanowski's 20-Day Chess Cruise (California to Hawaii) February 21, 1971 Flyer advertising Kolty Chess Exhibition at Ghirardelli Square March 5, 1972 Taking On The World, Sacramento Union August 4, 1972 SF Chronicle, It's Your Move At Macy's, Koltanowski Simultaneous
September 2, 1972 - Newhall Signall Chess Column, Koltanowski Is Coming in Two Weeks (Problem 47)
September 6, 1972 - Newhall Signal Chess Column, The New World's Champion (Problem 48) September 6, 1972 Koltanowski Simultaneous, Newhall Signal September 13, 1972 Koltanowski To Meet Local Players, Newhall Signal
September 13, 1972 - Newhall Signall Chess Column, Koltanowski Is Coming On Friday! (Problem 50)
September 15, 1972 - Newhall Signal Chess Column, Koltanowski Appears Tonight! (Problem 51) September 15, 1972 Koltanowski Simultaneous, Newhall Signal September 18, 1972 Koltanowski Simultaneous, Newhall Signal July 11, 1973 Letter from USCF Executive Director Ed Edmondson to George Koltanowski July 11, 1973, Flyer advertising "An Evening with Koltanowski" at the Stockton Chess Club May 19, 1974 Chess on the Offensive - Two Big Bay Area Tourneys, SF Sunday Chronicle and Examiner August, 1974 Flyer advertising Intermediate and Advanced Chess Classes taught by George Koltanowski at UC Berkeley November 17, 1974 Flyer advertising "George Koltanowski on Chess" at the Concord Library League November 20, 1976 Flyer for George Koltanowski Giant Chess Board Exhibit at Morro Bay's 17th Annual Rock-O-Rama. 1976 Note from Max Euwe to Leah and George Koltanowski July 17, 1977 In the Vineyards With Wine, Cheese, and Chess, SF Datebook July 23-24, 1977 Fifth Annual Paul Masson American Class Championships with George Koltanowski August 1, 1977 Chess Nuts, SF New West June 12, 1978 Max Euwe letter to George Koltanowski July 11, 1978 USCF Executive Director Martin Morrison letter to USCF President George Koltanowski July 17, 1978 Mrs. Piatigorsky letter to Alfred Hansen August 9, 1978 Guthrie McClain letter to Alfred Hansen August 15, 1978 Arthur Dake letter to Alfred Hansen September 5, 1978 San Francisco Mayor, George Moscone letter to Alfred Hansen September 13, 1978 Max Euwe & FIDE telegram to George Koltanowski, c/o Alfred Hansen September 15, 1978 California Governor, Edmund G. Brown telegram to George Koltanowski, c/o Alfred Hansen September 16, 1978 Berkeley Chess Club Birthday card to George Koltanowski May 21, 1982, Dr. Terrel Bell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, letter to George Koltanowski August 4, 1983 Los Angeles Times, Soviets Won't Budge-Boycott of Pasadena Chess Tourney Seems Certain August 7, 1983 Kolty Directs Korchnoi-Kasparov Match, Pasadena Star-News August 8, 1983 San Francisco Chronicle, A Very One-Sided Chess Match August 19, 1983 Pasadena Star-News, Checkmate! August 28, 1983 The Dean's Gambit By Will Chapin, SF Chronicle May 17, 1984 Arthur & Helen Dake letter to George & Leah Koltanowski June 19, 1984 Leonid Shamkovich letter to George Koltanowski October 12, 1984 The George Koltanowski Endowment Fund, The Northern California Jewish Bulletin April 10, 1986 1986 Kolty Open tournament flyer August 21, 1986 Letter from State Senator Milton Marks to George Koltanowski April 28, 1987 Alfred Hansen letter to Mr. Kirkbride. December 13, 1988 USCF Vince McCambridge letter to George Koltanowski about his forthcoming GM Certificate & Pin 1988 George Koltanowski's FIDE Honorary Grandmaster Diploma January 14, 1989 Donald Lieberman letter to George Koltanowski about his overdue Grandmaster title June 4, 1989, Karin Busch-Strangl (Mephisto Chess Computers) letter to George Koltanowski February 2-10, 1999 Mechanics' Institute Koltanowski International Chess Tournament Poster 2004 email from Laura Sherman about George Koltanowski |