History of the
Green Shutter Hotel,
Like most small
o Dick Abbot
o Jack Gonzales
o Donald H. Hiatt
o S. J. Hines
o Paul Lynch
o Joseph Nedham
o Dan Neilson
o Jim Willows
·
April 25,
1948: Most small town clubs don’t
officially become part of the chess community.
They’re simply a group of friends who meet at each others’ homes or the
local café. But,
· September 1948: Three HMCC members played in the first California Open, which drew 36 players:
o
Joseph Nedham,
o
Dan Neilson,
o
Paul Lynch,
· February 1949: Jim Willows wrote (California Chess News Volume 2, Number 2), “Although not a very old club, we have gotten off to a good start. Our main accomplishments being the completion of our club championship tournament, won by Joseph Nedham, and entering the “B” division of the newly formed S.F. Bay Area Chess League (September 1948).” Paul Lynch was President and 1st board for the HMCC team.
·
May 1950:
Chess Digest wrote that the HMCC sent two representatives, Nedham (lost to
Almgren, bd. 11) & Neilson (beat Geller, bd. 22), to the May 28th
North South match at
But, high school was over and life responsibilities were beckoning; by mid-1950, the club had dissolved. Due to the usual delay in ratings, the Northern California (NC) Chess Ratings, as of December 1, 1950, were:
·
First
o Paul Lynch, NC Expert, USCF 1893.
o Joe Nedham, NC Master, USCF 2036.
o Dan Neilson, NC Expert, USCF 1964.
o Dan Nieder, NC A player.
o Jim Willows, NC B player.
·
Late
1950: According to NM Ray Schutt, Hermann Ernst, Lou Osternig and Wilhelm
Schutt, were the three founding members of the Hayward CC (HCC). It was started in the restaurant of the Green
Shutter Hotel. His father, Wilhelm, who
was a Merchant Marine Captain and a good player, often brought both him and his
older brother to the club. When Wilhelm
went to sea, their teacher, Hermann Ernst, picked them up and took them to the
club. The club met in the last frontage
room (far right) on the ground floor of the Green Shutter Hotel facing
The Hermann Ernst
years: Hermann Ernst was the 1st
through 8th grade school teacher at the one room school house
attached to
- May 31, 1953: Wade Hendricks, a
·
August
16, 1953: The HCC team had the highest score and came in
· January 18, 1954: It was George Koltanowski Night at the HCC, located at the Green Shutter Hotel. Events of the evening included a lecture, a simultaneous exhibition on 24 boards and a blindfold game with Edward R. MacGregor. Kolty won 23 and drew with Harry Hitchcock, also winning the blindfold game. Raymond Ausmus, who was there, was given a door prize of "Botvinnik the Invincible" by Fred Reinfeld.
·
May 31,
1954:
· June 1954: The HCC joined with the San Leandro CC to form a team and enter the Chess Friends of Northern California (CFNC) East Bay Summer League. They didn’t win.
·
August
15, 1954: HCC member Mrs. Marguerite Bartholomew tied for the women’s championship
of the
·
September
1954: According to ‘Chess in Action’, CFNC’s official magazine, the HCC
team called itself the “Lopez Marshall” group and met at the Hayward High
School on Mondays at 8 pm; Edward R. MacGregor was their group director or team
captain. In the same issue, Valdemars
Zemitis said, “In the East Bay,
· October 1954: The HCC entered a team in the CFNC East Bay League.
The Ray Ausmus years: Ray, a history teacher at
· June 19, 1955: The first Hayward Chess Festival was held at the Airport Park, 21707 Hesperian boulevard. It was directed by Ernest Bartholomew. IM George Koltanowski gave a simultaneous exhibition a 2:00 pm.
· September 30, 1956: CFNC East-West Match: HCC player results on boards...
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BOARD |
NAME |
RESULT |
NAME |
CITY |
RESULT |
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3 |
L. E. Perry |
1 |
Jack Mathison |
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0 |
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8 |
Mrs. M. Bartholomew |
1 |
Don Nance |
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0 |
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9 |
Gary Peterson |
1 |
Carl Spitz |
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0 |
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13 |
Ray Ausmus |
1 |
Leighton Allen |
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0 |
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28 |
Ernest Bartholomew |
0 |
John Carson |
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1 |
- October-November-December 1956: Chess in Action listed post East-West match CFNC ratings:
o Ray Ausmus 1740
o Ernest Bartholomew 1678
o Mrs. M. Bartholomew 1524
o William Castellano 1598
o L. E. Perry 1628
o Gary Peterson 1542
- February 9-10, 1957: L. E. Perry, Ernest Bartholomew and
Raymond Ausmus came in 18th, 19th and 30th respectively in the CFNC Northern
California Open B Section. Gary
Peterson and Mrs. M. Bartholomew came in
8th and 15th respectively in the C Section.
- February 9-10, 1957: CFNC Ratings lists the following HCC
players:
o
Ray Ausmus
1682
o
Ernest Bartholomew 1692
o
M. Bartholomew 1544
o
Mervyn Frandy
1542
o
Robert Lund
1674
o
Louis Osternig 1604
o
L. E. Perry
1658
o
Gary Peterson
1610
- March 23-24, 1957: Ernest Bartholomew played in the B group
of the CFNC Spring Open at the Red Cross cafeteria in
- May 18, 1957: CFNC Ratings lists the following HCC players:
o Raymond Ausmus 1638
o Ernest. Bartholomew 1654
o Mrs. M. Bartholomew 1544
o William Castellano 1662
o M. Frandy 1542
o W. Koenig 1344
o R. Lund 1674
o Louis Osternig 1724
o L. E. Perry 1628
o
Gary Peterson
1624
o Eric Salo 1628
- July-August 1957: “Chess in Action” listed the HCC as coming in at 4th place (out of 5 places) in the CFNC Eastbay Sequoia Winter League.
- September 21-22, 1957: Ernest Bartholomew tied for 2nd B in the Sheraton-Palace Tournament. M. Bartholomew came in 9th in the C Section.
- February 1958: The HCC was meeting at the
- April 1958: HCC players, L. E. Perry, R. Lund, E.
Bartholomew, M. Frandy & Eric Salo, competed in the B Division of the
CFNC Northern California Open Championship in
- April 19-20, 1958: Ernest Bartholomew came in 3rd in the B Section of the CFNC Open Spring Chess Festival; he received a book prize. Mrs. M. Bartholomew came in 6th in the C Section. For the Winter 1957-1958 Eastbay Sequoia team league, the Hayward CC was in 2nd place (out of 4.)
- May 24, 1958: CFNC Ratings lists the following HCC players:
o Ernest Bartholomew 1774
o Mrs. M. Bartholomew 1562
o William Castellano 1634
o M. Frandy 1542
o Robert Lund 1568
o L. Osternig 1524
o L. E. Perry 1608
o G. Peterson 1718
o Eric Salo 1654
o R. Shorman 1574 FINISHED MAY-JUNE 58
- July 27, 1958: Mrs. M Bartholomew won the women’s
trophy at the Valley of the Moon Festival in
- October 26, 1958: The annual
- January 1959: Robert A Karch (
o Ernest Bartholomew 1822
o Mrs.M. Bartholomew 1632
o Kitty Cossell 1289
- February 2, 1959: HCC held its quarterly 5-minute (with chess clock) speed tournament. The event was free to club members and an engraved trophy was awarded to the winner:
- 1st Robert Trenberth 6-0
- 2nd John Demos 5-1
- 3rd Ernest Bartholomew 3-3
- 3rd Mrs. M. Bartholomew 3-3
- 3rd Bill Castellano 3-3
- 3rd Bill Hall 3-3
- 3rd Ken Richards 3-3
- 3rd Bob Karch 3-3
- February 28-March 1, 1959: HCC member Ray Schutt placed 6th
in the CFNC C Division Annual Open with 4-1. Other
- 17th Roger McCluney 2.5-2.5
- 29th Douglas Robinett 1-4
- 32nd Michael Singleton 0-5
- April 1959: West Coast Ratings of Hayward
players. Richard Shorman, a
long-time
- Ernest M. Bartholomew 1721
- Mrs. M. Bartholomew 1581
- Steve Hoffman 1604
- Roger McCluney 1523
- Douglas Robinett 1355
- Ray Schutt 1685
- Richard R. Shorman 1555
- Michael Singleton 1295
- May 1959: Ernest Bartholomew beat J. Ramirez on
board 23 and Mrs. M. Bartholomew beat G. Lydeard on board 26 of the annual
- July 1959: West Coast Ratings of Hayward players:
o Ernest M. Bartholomew 1662
o Steve Hoffman 1513
o Roger McCluney 1520
- October 25, 1959: The
- September-October 1960: Some CFNC HCC member ratings:
o Raymond Ausmus 1648
o Ernest Bartholomew 1718
o Mrs. M. Bartholomew 1664
o L.E. Perry 1700
o Gary Peterson 1872
o Ray Schutt 1780
o Richard Shorman 1674
·
February
25, 1961: HCC member, J. Stevenson,
won
· March 1, 1961: CFNC Ratings lists the following HCC players:
o Raymond Ausmus 1648
o Ernest Bartholomew 1716
o Mrs. M. Bartholomew 1664
o William Castellano 1628
o Jerry Friedman 1586
o W. Koenig 1586
o L.E. Perry 1700
o Eric Salo 1586
o Ray Schutt 1890
o Richard Shorman 1674
- April-May 1961: The California State Chess Federation
Ratings list the following
- Carl Ekoos 1740 (provisional)
- Val Zemitis 2159
- Richard Shorman 1757 (provisional)
- February-March 1962: Some CFNC HCC member ratings:
o Mrs. M. Bartholomew 1664
o L.E. Perry 1664
o Ray Schutt 1890
o Richard Shorman 1674
·
November, 1962: At the instigation of HCC member Richard
Shorman, the proprietors Harold and Ilene James, opened the Cherryland Café’s
doors to the local chess community (i.e., members of the HCC)…from 6 p.m. till
6 a.m.: 12 hours a day, 6 days a week (it was closed on Mondays). It was located at
· September 1, 1963: Ray Ausmus organized and directed the First Annual Hayward Chess Festival. It featured CFNC quads, simultaneous exhibitions and lectures by local experts, a problem solving tournament, a speed chess tournament, displays of chess collections, food and drink (non-alcoholic) and entertainment for chess widows.
· Winter 1964: HCC Team came in 1st in the CFNC East Bay League with a 4-2 score for the 1963-1964 season.
· April 1965: Ray Schutt was the first HCC member to achieve a Master rating of 2285* USCF (* based on 10 to 24 rated games). It wasn’t until December of 1967 that he achieved an established rating of 2225 USCF.
·
Spring
1966:
The Richard Shorman
years: Richard developed an intense
love of the game early on. He acquired
thousands of chess books and read them all very carefully. Despite his extreme intelligence and gift for
languages (especially Russian), he found chess improvement very difficult. In the late 1950’s he became a protégé of
George Koltanowski’s, and even ghosted a number of Kolty’s daily chess
columns. Richard developed his writing
skill during this period and enjoyed himself so much that he was loath to turn
the column back to George, which eventually led George to one day exclaim in exasperation,
“Why don’t you start your own column.”
While he was associating with George, Richard noticed how Kolty mowed
down his simultaneous exhibition opponents tactically. This led Richard to start playing gambits…his
rating jumped to expert after only two or three tournaments. A monastic life style and expertise at
several forms of martial arts, eventually led Richard to embrace the spiritual
side of the art as well. Being a very
gifted chess teacher with a high degree of charisma, students, young and old
started flocking to him. He taught chess
with a dose of spirituality. By mid-1966,
when the club met on
June,
1966:
The Hayward Chess Festival was held on Sunday, June 19th.
July, 1966: Loren Taylor, 1st
Board for the HS chess team, received the 1st $100 scholarship award
from the HCC for outstanding achievement as a chess player and a student at
Joseph Roberts won the HCC Ladder Prize for
the most EBCA (East Bay Chess Association) points for the month. William
Castellano won the HCC Ladder Prize for playing the most games during the
month.
- September, 1966:
o
A. P. Shepperson,
President
o
David Ortega,
Vice-President
o
William Castellano,
Secretary
o
Jerry Friedman,
Treasurer
Current results for the ongoing Round
Robin tournament were:
o
A. P. Shepperson 5.0
o
o
David Ortega 2.0
o
Joseph Roberts 3-1
o
William Castellano 5-3
o
Jerry Friedman 2.5-1.5
David Drinkwater won the HCC Ladder
Prize for the most EBCA (
Chess Association) points for the
month; 65. John Wheeler and David Drinkwater
tied, to win the HCC Ladder Prize
for playing the most games during the month;
7.
The address and meeting times for
the Hayward CC were:
o
o
Hayward CC members with East Bay Chess
Association ratings:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1626
o
William
Castellano 1593
o
W. Donehue 1525
o
David Drinkwater 1626
o
Carl Ehmann 1640
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1600
o
o
David Ortega 1645
o
Louis Osternig 1645
o
Joseph Roberts 1753
o
Eric Salo 1656
o
A. P. Shepperson 1819
o
o
John Wheeler 1578
o
L. Wiedenmeyer 1680
- October, 1966: Eric Salo won the HCC Ladder Prize
for the most EBCA (East Bay Chess Association) points for the month; 86.
John Wheeler won the HCC Ladder Prize for playing the most games during
the month; 10.
Current
results for the ongoing Round Robin tournament were:
o
A. P. Shepperson 8.0
o
o
Joseph Roberts 3.5-2.5
o
William Castellano 6-3
o
Louis Osternig 2-1
o
Eric Salo 6-4
o
David Ortega 4-3
Hayward CC members with East Bay Chess
Association ratings:
o
W. S. Andrews 1467
o
Raymond Ausmus 1618
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1650
o
F. Bengstrussen 1531
o
William
Castellano 1570
o
W. Donehue 1482
o
David Drinkwater 1699
o
Carl Ehmann 1672
o
Roy Fouch 1625
o
Jerry Friedman 1609
o
o
David Ortega 1634
o
Louis Osternig 1643
o
Joseph Roberts 1762
o
Eric Salo 1711
o
A. P. Shepperson 1860
o
o
John Wheeler 1514
o
L. Wiedenmeyer 1680
- Fall, 1966: HCC
members Everett McNally and Bob Hansen tried to start a chess club at
Chabot Junior College of Hayward.
It didn’t last.
- November, 1966: David
Drinkwater won the HCC Ladder Prize for the most EBCA (East Bay Chess
Association) points for the month; 32. Carl Ehmann won the HCC Ladder
Prize for playing the most games during the month; 7.
The
current (early November) results of the HCC Round Robin Tournament:
o
A. P. Shepperson
10.5-1.5
o
William Castellano 9-3
o
David Drinkwater 6-3
o
Louis Osternig 4-2
o
o
Ernest Bartholomew 3-2
o
Raymond Ausmus 4.5-3.5
The
final results of the HCC Round Robin Tournament, concluded November 30 were:
o
A.
o
o
Hayward CC members with East Bay Chess
Association ratings:
o
W. S. Andrews 1467
o
Raymond Ausmus 1664
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1650
o
F. Bengstrussen 1522
o
William
Castellano 1630
o
W. Donohue 1482
o
David Drinkwater 1764
o
Carl Ehmann 1681
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1568
o
o
David Ortega 1634
o
Louis Osternig 1669
o
Joseph Roberts 1742
o
Eric Salo 1686
o
A. P. Shepperson 1857
o
o
John Wheeler 1577
o
Leonard
Wiedenmeyer 1681
On December 13th, a new Club
Novelty Round Robin Tournament will start, in
which White, before each game,
will draw a card from an envelope to determine
the opening and defense each
player must use for the first three or four moves.
- December, 1966:
Hayward CC members with East Bay Chess Association ratings:
o
W. S. Andrews 1469
o
Raymond Ausmus 1647
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1651
o
William
Castellano 1615
o
David Drinkwater 1722
o
Carl Ehmann 1671
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1577
o
David Ortega 1604
o
Louis Osternig 1691
o
R. Phillips 1600
o
Joseph Roberts 1742
o
Eric Salo 1670
o
A. P. Shepperson 1867
o
o
John Wheeler 1509
- January, 1967:
William Castellano won the HCC Ladder Prize for the most EBCA (East Bay
Chess Association) points for the month; 60. David Drinkwater won the HCC Ladder Prize for playing the
most games during the month; 6.
- February, 1967:
o
W. S. Andrews 1469
o
Raymond Ausmus 1661
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1670
o
William Castellano 1673
o
David Drinkwater 1680
o
Carl Ehmann 1708
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1567
o
David Ortega 1615
o
Louis Osternig 1673
o
R. Phillips 1600
o
Eric Salo 1644
o
A. P. Shepperson 1825
o
o
John Wheeler 1509
John Wheeler won the HCC Ladder Prize for
the most EBCA (East Bay Chess
Association) points for the month; 22.
William Castellano won the HCC Ladder Prize
for playing the most games during the
month; 5.
Ernest Bartholemew recently
acquired an antique chess set that was used by the great Alekhine. A special
feature of this set is the fact that the rooks are of different sizes, so as to
distinguish between the King’s rook and the Queen’s rook, thus making it easier
to record the game. (Supplied by Jerry Friedman, of the
- February 17, 1967:
Ernest Bartholomew played a simultaneous exhibition at the SF Presidio CC.
He played 19 opponents, winning over half his games.
- February 18-19, 1967:
HCC members participated in the Concord CFNC Rated Expert/A Division
Tournament:
o
1st Richard Shorman
(2002) 4.5-.5
o
11th Ernest
Bartholomew (1737) 2-3
- March, 1967:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1661
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1652
o
William
Castellano 1668
o
David Drinkwater 1660
o
Carl Ehmann 1686
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1568
o
David Ortega 1621
o
Louis Osternig 1673
o
R. Phillips 1600
o
Eric Salo 1657
o
A. P. Shepperson 1825
o
o
John Wheeler 1537
- March, 1967: The
Hayward CC moved to
- March 11-12, 1967: Van
Fong, of
- April, 1967:
o
P. Armstein 1408
o
Raymond Ausmus 1661
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1652
o
William
Castellano 1653
o
David Drinkwater 1630
o
Carl Ehmann 1688
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1575
o
David Ortega 1685
o
Louis Osternig 1673
o
Eric Salo 1653
o
A. P. Shepperson 1825
o
o
L. Vadnais 1716
o
John Wheeler 1503
- April, 1967: L. Vadnais,
a former member who recently rejoined, won the HCC Ladder Prize for the
most EBCA (East Bay Chess Association) points for the month; 66. L.
Vadnais also won the HCC Ladder Prize for playing the most games during
the month; 7.
Director, Raymond Ausmus, set the
5th Hayward Chess Festival for Sunday, June
25. The program for the festival is
similar to that of years past, with four-player
Sections divided into A, B, and C
classes, as well as sections for women and
juniors.
- May, 1967: On
Sunday, June 25, the Hayward CC, in conjunction with the Hayward Area
Recreation and Park District and the Hayward Chamber of Commerce, will
sponsor the Hayward Chess Club Fifth Annual Chess Festival. The tournament
will be held this year at the
- May, 1967:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1667
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1652
o
William
Castellano 1653
o
David Drinkwater 1630
o
Carl Ehmann 1700
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1573
o
David Ortega 1625
o
Louis Osternig 1673
o
Eric Salo 1637
o
A. P. Shepperson 1835
o
o
Louis Vadnais 1716
o
John Wheeler 1503
- May, 1967: Results
for the Hayward CC’s Novelty Tournament, in which the opening of the game
was determined by lot.
o
Ernest Bartholemew 1st
o
Raymond Ausmus 2nd
o
Eric Salo & A.P.
Shepperson 3rd
The club’s next activity is an
alternating partnership Round Robin. Partners will
be selected by lot; then they will
play alternate moves in the game. A trophy will
be awarded the top team.
- May, 1967: David
Ortega won the HCC Ladder Prize for the most EBCA (East Bay Chess
Association) points for the month; from 1619 to 1668. He also won the HCC
Ladder Prize for playing the most games during the month; 8.
The club entered a team in the 1966-67 CFNC League (East Bay
Division) and only scored 3-5 for
- June, 1967:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1649
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1652
o
William
Castellano 1653
o
David Drinkwater 1649
o
Carl Ehmann 1662
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1623
o
David Ortega 1668
o
Louis Osternig 1665
o
Eric Salo 1637
o
A. P. Shepperson 1835
o
Louis Vadnais 1716
o
John Wheeler 1519
- June, 1967: Carl
Ehmann won the HCC Ladder Prize for the most EBCA (East Bay Chess
Association) points for the month; 16. David Ortega & Jerry Friedman
tied for the HCC Ladder Prize for playing the most games during the month;
3.
- July, 1967:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1657
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1652
o
William
Castellano 1653
o
David Drinkwater 1649
o
Carl Ehmann 1678
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1600
o
David Ortega 1656
o
Louis Osternig 1655
o
Eric Salo 1637
o
A. P. Shepperson 1837
o
Louis Vadnais 1716
o
John Wheeler 1519
- August 6, 1967: HCC
member Richard Shorman’s Sunday chess column started in the Hayward Daily
Review. Around this time, Richard
started showing up at local
- September, 1967:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1647
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1638
o
William
Castellano 1650
o
David Drinkwater 1640
o
Carl Ehmann 1648
o
R. English 1599
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1600
o
David Ortega 1685
o
Louis Osternig 1658
o
Eric Salo 1676
o
O. Sehrt 1599
o
A. P. Shepperson 1701
o
Richard Shorman 1991
o
Louis Vadnais 1695
o
John Wheeler 1498
·
Monday, September 18th, 1967: Ray Ausmus started
holding Rapid Transit Tournaments (10 seconds a move) once a month. He had a reel-to-reel tape that buzzed on 8
seconds and gonged on 10 seconds. (He
gave the tape to me in 1970; and I give it to Richard Shorman in 1973.) Richard Shorman’s column (September 17, 1967)
said, “Monthly winner receives a certificate.
Player with the most certificates at the end of the year wins a large
trophy and title of Hayward Chess Club Rapid Transit Champion. Entry fee was only 35c a tournament.”
- October, 1967:
Carl Ehmann & O. L. Sehrt were co-winners of the HCC Ladder Prize for
playing the most EBCA (East Bay Chess Association) games during the month;
7.
- October, 1967:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1647
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1638
o
William
Castellano 1650
o
David Drinkwater 1649
o
D. Edman 1583
o
Carl Ehmann 1745
o
R. English 1599
o
Roy Fouch 1525
o
Jerry Friedman 1596
o
Lupe Lopez 1661
o
David Ortega 1601
o
Louis Osternig 1695
o
Eric Salo 1662
o
Ralph Segura 1640
o
O. L. Sehrt 1599
o
A. P. Shepperson 1791
o
Richard Shorman 1991
o
Louis Vadnais 1695
o
John Wheeler 1498
- October, 1967: Jerry
Friedman, Treasurer of the Hayward CC said, “The members of the CFNC
(Chess Friends of Northern California) ought to have a say in electing
their representatives. As it is now, they appoint each other. This is not
right.” (The East Bay Chess Association, led by Martin Morrison, was
trying to become the dominate chess group in
·
October, 1967: The HCC started a Round Robin tournament for
the club championship. Prizes were a trophy, a certificate, and free club dues.
·
Monday, October 30, 1967: The 2nd HCC Rapid
Transit Tournament was held; John Boles won.
·
Monday, November 27, 1967: The 3rd
rapid transit tournament was held.
The 1967 HCC Championship started
in early December; Mike Tritch lost to Louis Osternig.
·
Monday, December 11, 1967: The 4th
rapid transit was held and started at its usual 8pm time.
The HCC entered a team into the
CFNC East Bay League for the 1967/68 season. Richard Shorman was the Team
Captain.
·
November 4, 1967: The HCC team drew a match with the San Quentin
Team:
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Square Morphys |
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Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Jack Ransen |
1686 |
0 |
Richard Shorman |
1991 |
1 |
|
2 |
Bill Chamberlin |
1732 |
1 |
Robert Boles |
1836 |
0 |
|
3 |
Richard Hall |
1728 |
1 |
Forfeit |
|
0 |
|
4 |
Dave Heinz |
1667 |
1 |
Lupe Lopez |
1661 |
0 |
|
5 |
Ed Albrecht |
1571 |
0 |
Jerry Friedman |
1663 |
1 |
|
6 |
W. S. Allen |
1521 |
0 |
Fred Crosby |
1641 |
1 |
·
November-December, 1967: Hayward CC members with East Bay Chess Association ratings:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1680
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1638
o
William
Castellano 1650
o
David Drinkwater 1649
o
D. Edman 1583
o
Carl Ehmann 1776
o
R. English 1599
o
Roy Fouch 1523
o
Jerry Friedman 1582
o
Lupe Lopez 1629
o
David Ortega 1601
o
Louis Osternig 1695
o
Eric Salo 1632
o
Ralph Segura 1640
o
O. L. Sehrt 1507
o
A. P. Shepperson 1814
o
Richard Shorman 1991
o
Louis Vadnais 1688
o
John Wheeler 1497
·
December 1, 1967: HCC team beat:
|
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|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Gary Weber |
2001 |
0 |
Robert Boles |
1816 |
1 |
|
2 |
Mike Weber |
1854 |
0.5 |
Carl Ehmann |
1692 |
0.5 |
|
3 |
Martin Morrison |
1481 |
0 |
Louis Osternig |
1658 |
1 |
|
4 |
Edward Britton |
1538 |
0 |
Lupe Lopez |
1645 |
1 |
|
5 |
Margaret Sloane |
1527 |
1 |
Jerry Friedman |
1647 |
0 |
|
6 |
John Gerrand |
1638 |
0 |
Harry Shorman |
1550 |
1 |
·
December 2-3, 1967:
Chess Friends of Northern California Junior Chess Championship Tournament, held
at the Berkeley YMCA.
o
1, Van Fong, 17, 5.5,
Trophy
o
3, Fred Crosby, 17,
4.5,
o
4, Lance Thomson, 17,
4,
o
6, William Rose, 17, 4
o
9, Robert Martinez,
16, 4
o
11, Thomas Lojo, 14,
3.5
o
19, Gary Key, 15, 2.5
o
23, Daniel Ross, 14, 2
·
December 18, 1967: HCC team beat:
|
|
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|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Van Fong |
1875 |
1 |
Dan Klinkenberg |
1884 |
0 |
|
2 |
Ernest Bartholomew |
1726 |
1 |
Darrell Freeman |
1663 |
0 |
|
3 |
Carl Ehmann |
1698 |
1 |
Jim Belcher |
1634 |
0 |
|
4 |
Lupe Lopez |
1657 |
1 |
Jerry Gerhardt |
1618 |
0 |
|
5 |
Jerry Friedman |
1626 |
1 |
Albert Hall |
1650 |
0 |
|
6 |
Fred Crosby |
1652 |
1 |
Ray Love |
1550 |
0 |
·
January, 1968 : John
Wheeler won the HCC Ladder Prize for the most EBCA (East Bay Chess Association)
points for the month; 31. Eric Salo won the HCC Ladder Prize for playing the
most games during the month; 4.
·
January, 1968 :
o
Ernest Bartholomew,
President
o
William Castellano,
Secretary
o
Jerry Friedman,
Treasurer
·
January, 1968:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1694
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1638
o
William
Castellano 1650
o
David Drinkwater 1649
o
D. Edman 1583
o
Carl Ehmann 1798
o
R. English 1599
o
Roy Fouch 1523
o
Jerry Friedman 1582
o
Lupe Lopez 1629
o
D. Nelson 1574
o
David Ortega 1601
o
Louis Osternig 1695
o
R. Phillips 1599
o
Eric Salo 1605
o
Ralph Segura 1641
o
O. L. Sehrt 1507
o
A. P. Shepperson 1819
o
Richard Shorman 1991
o
Louis Vadnais 1688
o
John Wheeler 1528
·
January 10, 1968: HCC team drew:
|
|
|
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|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Jim Ulrich |
2184 |
0.5 |
Richard Shorman |
1995 |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Bill Sprague |
1911 |
1 |
Forfeit |
|
0 |
|
3 |
Chuck McGinley |
1765 |
0 |
Ernest Bartholomew |
1739 |
1 |
|
4 |
Anatole Eiche |
1559 |
0.5 |
Carl Ehmann |
1711 |
0.5 |
|
5 |
Gil Roy |
1770 |
1 |
Lupe Lopez |
1671 |
0 |
|
6 |
Larry Cook |
1519 |
0 |
Ralph Segura |
1513 |
1 |
·
January 22, 1968: HCC team drew:
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Robert Boles |
1839 |
1 |
Forfeit |
|
0 |
|
2 |
Ernest Bartholomew |
1726 |
1 |
|
1764 |
0 |
|
3 |
Carl Ehmann |
1705 |
0 |
P. M. Brown, Jr. |
1656 |
1 |
|
4 |
Forfeit |
|
0 |
Leonard Trottier |
1526 |
1 |
|
5 |
Lupe Lopez |
1659 |
0 |
Eddy Jackson |
1557 |
1 |
|
6 |
Ralph Segura |
1529 |
1 |
Paul Arnstein |
1481 |
0 |
·
February 5, 1968: HCC team lost to:
|
|
|
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|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Van Fong |
1891 |
0.5 |
David Forthoffer |
2022 |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Robert Boles |
1839 |
0 |
Randall Hough |
1954 |
1 |
|
3 |
Ernest Bartholomew |
1756 |
0 |
David Rapaport |
1748 |
1 |
|
4 |
Carl Ehmann |
1687 |
0 |
David Glanville |
1763 |
1 |
|
5 |
Lupe Lopez |
1639 |
1 |
Richard Lee |
1707 |
0 |
|
6 |
Harry Shorman |
1570 |
0 |
Jack Dennis |
1646 |
1 |
·
February 23, 1968: HCC team beat:
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Bob Trenberth |
1836 |
0 |
Richard Shorman |
2003 |
1 |
|
2 |
Richard Hansen |
1844 |
0 |
Robert Boles |
1828 |
1 |
|
3 |
William Parker |
1648 |
1 |
|
1580 |
0 |
|
4 |
Fred Hibbler |
1695 |
1 |
Lupe Lopez |
1658 |
0 |
|
5 |
Jonathan Hale |
1623 |
0 |
Jerry Friedman |
1643 |
1 |
|
6 |
Jim Dorfman |
1516 |
0 |
Fred Crosby |
1664 |
1 |
The HCC team came in tied for
third & fourth in the 1967/1968 CFNC League.
·
January 15, 1968: The 1st rapid transit tournament
of the year started on Monday at 8 pm.
·
February, 1968:
o
Raymond Ausmus 1741
o
Ernest
Bartholemew 1638
o
William
Castellano 1688
o
David Drinkwater 1649
o
D. Edman 1583
o
Carl Ehmann 1796
o
R. English 1599
o
Roy Fouch 1523
o
Jerry Friedman 1623
o
Lupe Lopez 1611
o
D. Nelson 1574
o
David Ortega 1601
o
Louis Osternig 1663
o
Eric Salo 1598
o
Ralph Segura 1641
o
O. L. Sehrt 1507
o
A. P. Shepperson 1826
o
Richard Shorman 1991
o
Louis Vadnais 1671
o
John Wheeler 1465
·
February 26, 1968: The 2nd rapid transit tournament of
the year.
·
April 1, 1968: The 3rd rapid transit tournament of
the year.
·
April 15, 1968: The 4th rapid transit tournament of
the year.
·
May 6, 1968: The 5th rapid transit tournament of
the year; Lupe Lopez was winning most of them.
Lupe, first board on the
·
June 30, 1968: The HCC held its 6th Annual Chess
Festival on a Sunday at the
The Scaccic Voice Editor was
Martin Morrison. His regional Central
California Chess Association (CCCA) was trying to become the dominant organization
in the SF Bay Area. Thus, he refused to
recognize the CFNC’s ratings; referring to them as “club” ratings.
·
June 1968: Scaccic Voice Volume 1, Number 2.
·
Location:
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:00 pm.
·
Members:
o Raymond Ausmus, club 1747
o Ernest Bartholomew, club 1638, USCF 1586*
o W. Castellano, club 1626
o D. Drinkwater, club 1649
o D. Edman, club 1583
o Carl Ehmann, club 1659
o R. English, club 1599
o R. Fouch, club 1523
o M. Frandy, club 1631
o Jerry Friedman, club 1617
o Lupe Lopez, club 1735
o D. Nelson, club 1574
o D. Ortega, club 1620
o Louis Osternig, club 1722
o Eric Salo, club 1605
o R. Segura, club 1626
o Al Shepperson, club 1839
o Richard Shorman, club 1991
o L. Vadnais, club 1644
o John Wheeler, club 1568
- July 5, 1968: Van Fong received a $100 scholarship award
from the HCC for outstanding achievement as a chess player and a student
at
- July 8, 1968: Rapid Transit Tournament (10 seconds a
move) on Monday, at 8pm. Entry fee
only 35 cents. Monthly winner
received a certificate.
- July 12, 1968: HCC members (Carl Ehmann, Jerry
Friedman, Lupe Lopez, Everett McNally & Richard Shorman) attended a
CCCA League meeting to determine pairings the 1968-9 season. The
- August 1968: When HCC member Everett McNally became
the official CCCA Rating Administrator, he started using CFNC ratings as
well as club ratings.
- August 1968: Scaccic Voice Volume 1, Number 4.
·
President: Ernest
Bartholomew
·
Team Captain: Carl
Ehmann
·
Location:
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00 pm to 11:00pm.
·
Members:
o Raymond Ausmus, club 1747
o R. Bentson, USCF 1613#
o E. Canfield
o Carl Ehmann, CFNC 1674
o M. Frandy, club 1631
o Jerry Friedman, CFNC 1658
o Jim Hutchinson
o Kerry Lawless
o
o Louis Osternig, CFNC 1667
o Eric Salo, club 1605
o Richard Shorman, CFNC 2012
o Lance Thompson, CFNC 1689
o L. Vadnais, club 1644
o John Wheeler, club 1568
o R. Williams
·
August 12, 1968: Rapid Transit Tournament (10 seconds a move)
on Monday, at 8pm. Entry fee only 35
cents. Monthly winner received a
certificate.
·
August 14, 1968: Lupe
Lopez vs. Larry Kohl match started; Lupe won the match...
·
September 6, 1968:
o
Richard Shorman,
President
o
Eric Salo, Secretary
o
Jerry Friedman,
Treasurer
o
Raymond Ausmus,
Tournament Director
o
Carl Ehmann, Team
Captain
·
September 16, 1968: A Team Captain’s meeting for the 1968/1969
CFNC League season was held at the HCC,
·
September 30, 1968: HCC member Richard Shorman’s chess column
started in the Fremont/Newark Argus.
·
October 1968: Scacchic Voice Volume 1, Number 5-6.
·
President: Richard
Shorman
·
Members:
o Raymond Ausmus, club 1747
o Ernest Bartholomew, USCF 1586*
o E. Canfield
o W. Castellano, CFNC 1626
o G. E. Cohen
o Carl Ehmann, CFNC 1674
o Van Fong
o R. Fouch
o M. Frandy, club 1631
o Jerry Friedman, CFNC 1658
o Jim Hutchinson
o Kerry Lawless
o
o G. Myers
o Louis Osternig, CFNC 1667
o Eric Salo, club 1605
o Richard Shorman, CFNC 2012
o B. Thach
o Lance Thompson, CFNC 1689
o L. Vadnais, club 1644
o John Wheeler, club 1568
o R. Williams
·
October 21, 1968: HCC drew the Alameda CC (at the
·
November 1968: HCC member, Kerry Lawless, started another
chess club at Chabot Junior College of Hayward called the Chabot Chess Club.
In the first round of the
1968/1969 CFNC League season,
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Richard Shorman |
2012 |
0 |
David Forthoffer |
2057 |
1 |
|
2 |
Robert Martinez |
1691 |
1 |
Randall Hough |
1944 |
0 |
|
3 |
Carl Ehmann |
1674 |
1 |
Forfeit |
|
0 |
|
4 |
Jerry Friedman |
1665 |
0 |
David Glanville |
1775 |
1 |
|
5 |
Lupe Lopez |
1732 |
0 |
Charles Maddigan |
1600 |
1 |
|
6 |
G. E. Cohen |
1550 |
0 |
Douglas Turney |
1471 |
1 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Richard Shorman |
1998 |
0 |
Gary Weber |
1973 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
1628 |
1 |
David Rappaport |
1874 |
0 |
|
3 |
Carl Ehmann |
1674 |
0.5 |
Craig Tabler |
1797 |
0.5 |
|
4 |
Lupe Lopez |
1711 |
1 |
Jack Dennis |
1655 |
0 |
|
5 |
Mike Albertson |
1535 |
0 |
Ted Anderson |
1581 |
1 |
|
6 |
Jerry Crimmins |
1550 |
1 |
John Gerrand |
1542 |
0 |
Fourth round,
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Richard Shorman |
1981 |
1 |
Forfeit |
|
0 |
|
2 |
Carl Ehmann |
1679 |
1 |
Dan Klinkenberg |
1720 |
0 |
|
3 |
Lupe Lopez |
1725 |
1 |
Al Hall |
1639 |
0 |
|
4 |
David Ortega |
1650 |
0 |
Darrell Freeman |
1653 |
1 |
|
5 |
Jerry Friedman |
1653 |
0 |
Gay Orr |
1644 |
1 |
|
6 |
G. E. Cohen |
1530 |
0 |
Leonard Petty |
1508 |
1 |
Fifth round (February 3, 1969),
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Robert Martinez |
1691 |
0.5 |
Richard Shorman |
1981 |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Kerry Lawless |
1714 |
0 |
|
1654 |
1 |
|
3 |
Jim Hutchinson |
1667 |
0.5 |
Carl Ehmann |
1697 |
0.5 |
|
4 |
Lance Thompson |
1689 |
0 |
Lupe Lopez |
1738 |
1 |
|
5 |
Bill Rose |
1728 |
1 |
David Ortega |
1634 |
0 |
|
6 |
Jim Rosenheim |
1550 |
0 |
G. E. Cohen |
1513 |
1 |
Sixth round,
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
David Forthoffer |
2084 |
0.5 |
Richard Shorman |
1969 |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Raymond Ng |
1833 |
1 |
|
1672 |
0 |
|
3 |
Charles Maddigan |
1660 |
0.5 |
Carl Ehmann |
1645 |
0.5 |
|
4 |
Sandor Tresz |
1716 |
0 |
Lupe Lopez |
1803 |
1 |
|
5 |
David Glanville |
1794 |
1 |
Louis Osternig |
1632 |
0 |
|
6 |
Douglas Turney |
1515 |
0.5 |
Mike Albertson |
1521 |
0.5 |
Seventh round,
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Richard Shorman |
1974 |
0 |
Mike Weber |
1883 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
1662 |
1 |
Maurice Crossland |
1653 |
0 |
|
3 |
Jerry Friedman |
1637 |
0.5 |
Ted Anderson |
1604 |
0.5 |
|
4 |
Carl Ehmann |
1646 |
1 |
Albert Ramirez |
1583 |
0 |
|
5 |
David Ortega |
1622 |
1 |
Gary Rosen |
1532 |
0 |
|
6 |
G. E. Cohen |
1530 |
1 |
Jim Harner |
1247 |
0 |
Eighth round,
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Richard Shorman |
1954 |
0.5 |
Steve Nelson |
1772 |
0.5 |
|
2 |
|
1678 |
1 |
Darrell Freeman |
1673 |
0 |
|
3 |
Carl Ehmann |
1659 |
0.5 |
Oscar Sobel |
1705 |
0.5 |
|
4 |
Lupe Lopez |
1816 |
1 |
Jerry Gerhardt |
1597 |
0 |
|
5 |
Jerry Friedman |
1592 |
1 |
Gay Orr |
1660 |
0 |
|
6 |
G. E. Cohen |
1535 |
0 |
Leonard Petty |
1544 |
1 |
Tenth round,
|
|
|
|||||
|
Board # |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
Name |
Rating |
Result |
|
1 |
Richard Shorman |
1947 |
0 |
Robert Martinez |
1685 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
1694 |
1 |
Forfeit |
|
0 |
|
3 |
Lupe Lopez |
1823 |
0.5 |
Jim Hutchinson |
1601 |
0.5 |
|
4 |
Carl Ehmann |
1661 |
0.5 |
Kerry Lawless |
1700 |
0.5 |
|
5 |
Louis Osternig |
1622 |
1 |
Bill Rose |
1751 |
0 |
|
6 |
Jerry Crimmins |
1411 |
0 |
Bill Butler |
1516 |
1 |
The HCC team came in
second in the 1968/1969 CFNC League.
·
November 18, 1968: HCC drew the Newark CC in the CCCA League at
·
November 29, 1968-January 31, 1969: The CFNC rated,
five-game match between HCC junior members, Lupe Lopez and Mike Albertson was
won by Lupe Lopez with a score of 3.5-1.5.
The $10 purse was held by Richard Shorman who also acted as director and
adjudicator.
·
December 2, 1968: Rapid Transit Tournament (10 seconds a move)
on Monday, at 8pm. Entry fee only 35
cents. Monthly winner received a
certificate.
·
December 6, 1968: HCC beat the Oakland CC “Stingers” in the CCCA
League at
·
January 13, 1969: HCC beat the Oakland CC “Oaks” in the CCCA
League at
·
December 1968-January 1969: Scacchic Voice Volume
1, Number 7-8.
·
Members:
o
Raymond Ausmus, club
1773
o
Ernest Bartholomew,
USCF 1586*
o
E. Canfield
o
William Castellano,
USCF 1737
o
G. E. Cohen, USCF 1543
o
Carl Ehmann, CFNC 1674
o
Van Fong
o
R. Fouch, CFNC 1550
o
M. Frandy, club 1631
o
Jerry Friedman, CFNC
1658
o
Jim Hutchinson
o
Kerry Lawless
o
o
G. Myers
o
Eric Salo, club 1578
o
Richard Shorman, CFNC
2012
o
B. Thach, USCF 1594
o
Lance Thompson, CFNC
1689
o
L. Vadnais, USCF 1624
o
John Wheeler, CFNC
1599
o
R. Williams
·
January 26, 1969: Rapid Transit Tournament on Monday.
·
February-March 1969: Scacchic Voice Volume 1, Number 9-10.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00 pm to 12:00pm.
·
Members:
o B. Allen, CFNC 1814
o Raymond Ausmus, club 1773
o Ernest Bartholomew, USCF 1586*
o
o E. Canfield
o W. Castellano, USCF 1737
o G. E. Cohen, USCF 1543
o Jerry Crimmins, CFNC 1399
o Fred Crosby, CFNC 1674
o Tom Dorsch, USCF 1877
o Carl Ehmann, CFNC 1660
o Van Fong, CFNC 1896
o R. Fouch, CFNC 1550
o M. Frandy, club 1631
o Jerry Friedman, CFNC 1664
o Rendon Holloway
o Larry Kohl, CFNC 1568
o D. Landfried
o Kerry Lawless
o L. Lee
o Lupe Lopez, CCCA 1722
o S. Magness
o Robert Martinez, CFNC 1691
o Paul. Masgalajian
o
o G. Myers
o D. Ortega
o Louis Osternig, CFNC 1632
o S. Perkins
o Eric Salo, club 1578
o Al Shepperson, CCCA 1800
o
o Richard Shorman, CFNC 2009
o B. Thach, USCF 1594
o Lance Thompson, CFNC 1689
o Mike Tritch
o L. Vadnais, club 1624
o H. Weissenborn, CCCA 1550
o John Wheeler, club 1599
·
February 14, 1969: HCC beat the Richmond CC in the CCCA League at
·
March 8, 1969: HCC beat the San Quentin CC in the CCCA League
at San Quentin.
·
March 16, 1969: Rapid Transit Tournament on Monday.
·
April 21, 1969: HCC member Richard Shorman’s Monday chess
column began in the Dublin/Livermore/Pleasanton Herald & News.
·
April 28, 1969: Jude Acers gave a lecture and conducted a
Simultaneous Exhibition on 18 boards at the HCC. The following players were on the signup
sheet; unfortunately, the results aren’t known.
(Kerry Lawless drew.)
1)
Carl Ehmann
2)
Larry Kohl
3)
Lupe Lopez
4)
Robert Martinez
5)
Ed Fegan
6)
Harry Brown
7)
Al Hall
8)
Darrell Freeman
9)
Paul Mascalajian
10) Leonard Petty
11) Gay Orr
12) Jerry Gerhardt
13) Rendon Holloway
14)
15) Kerry Lawless
16) Steve Nelson
17) Steve Townsend
18) Richard Shorman
·
April-May 1969: Scacchic Voice Volume 1, Number 11-12.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00 pm to 12:00pm.
·
Members:
o Mike Albertson
o Raymond Ausmus, club 1773
o Ernest Bartholomew, USCF 1586*
o E. Canfield, club 1657
o William Castellano, club 1737
o G. E. Cohen, CCCA 1563
o Jerry Crimmins, CFNC 1399
o Carl Ehmann, CCCA 1660
o M. Frandy, CCCA 1631
o Jerry Friedman, CCCA 1664
o Rendon Holloway
o Leon Hopkins
o D. Landfried
o Kerry Lawless
o Lupe Lopez, CCCA 1722
o
o S. Magness, club 1599
o Robert Martinez
o Paul. Masgalajian, club 1591
o E. Nixon
o D. Ortega, club 1661
o Louis Osternig, CFNC 1632
o Eric Salo, club 1578
o F. Scarano
o D. Sehrt
o Al Shepperson, CCCA 1800
o Richard Shorman, CCCA 2009
o
o L. Vadnais, club 1624
o Robert Weinberg
o John Wheeler, club 1599
·
June 22, 1969: 7th Annual Hayward Scholarship Chess
Festival – held at the
·
June-July 1969: Scacchic Voice Volume 2, Number 2-3.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00 pm to 12:00pm.
·
Members:
o Mike Albertson
o Raymond Ausmus, 1773
o E. Canfield, 1657
o William Castellano, 1787
o G. E. Cohen, CCCA 1563
o Jerry Crimmins, 1399
o Carl Ehmann, 1660
o M. Frandy, 1631
o Jerry Friedman, 1664
o Rendon Holloway
o Leon Hopkins
o P. Landfried
o Kerry Lawless
o S. Magness, 1599
o Robert Martinez
o Paul. Masgalajian, 1591
o E. Nixon
o D. Ortega, 1661
o Louis Osternig, 1632
o Eric Salo, 1578
o F. Scarano
o D. Sehrt
o Al Shepperson, 1800
o Richard Shorman, 2009
o
o L. Vadnais, 1624
o Robert Weinberg
o John Wheeler, 1599
- July 14, 1969: Hayward CC team played the Bechtel
Corporation CC team. I lost, as
white, on board 4 against T. Kayhill.
·
August 4, 1969: On Monday, the HCC had its annual
post-Festival business meeting. The
meeting was chaired by Raymond Wheeler while reports by Club Secretary Eric
Salo, Club Treasurer Jerome Friedman, and Festival Director Raymond Ausmus were
read. Richard Shorman was elected Club President.
·
August-September 1969: Scacchic Voice Volume 2, Number 4-5.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00 pm to 12:00pm.
·
Members:
o Raymond Ausmus, 1773
o E. Canfield, 1657
o Jerry Crimmins, 1399
o Carl Ehmann, 1660
o M. Frandy, 1631
o Jerry Friedman, 1664
o Ed Fegan
o Rendon Holloway
o Leon Hopkins
o Kerry Lawless
o Louis Osternig, 1632
o A. Pasch
o Eric Salo, 1578
o Richard Shorman, 2009
o L. Vadnais, 1624
o R. Weikum
o John Wheeler, 1599
·
September 12, 1969: Jerome Friedman and Richard Shorman attended a
business meeting of the Central California Chess Association at the
·
October 1, 1969: The club issued a Hayward Chess Club
bulletin:
·
President: Richard
Shorman
·
Secretary: Eric Salo
·
Treasurer: Jerry
Friedman
·
Location:
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30 pm to midnight.
·
Equipment Locker
Combination: get from John Wheeler, Carl Ehmann, or Jerry Friedman.
·
Yearly Dues: Adults -
$8, Students - $4
·
Monthly Knock-Out
Tournament: directed by Jerry Friedman on the first Monday of every month. The monthly winner will receive a prize and
be eligible to win the annual Knock-Out Championship Trophy.
·
Monthly Rapid Transit
Tournament: directed by Raymond Ausmus.
Entry fee $.35. The monthly winner
receives a certificate and is eligible to win the annual rapid transit
championship trophy.
·
Perpetual Ladder
Tournament: directed by Jerry Friedman every month. Any member who plays a minimum of 5 Ladder
games during the month and gains the most Ladder points (at least 10) wins the
monthly Ladder Prize and is eligible for the Annual Ladder Championship Trophy.
·
Annual
·
League Matches:
Members are entitled to play in the Club Teams which are entered in the various
leagues.
·
October-November 1969: Scacchic Voice Volume 2, Number 6-7.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00 pm to 12:00pm.
·
Members:
o Raymond Ausmus, 1773
o E. Canfield, 1657
o Jerry Crimmins, 1393
o Carl Ehmann, 1644
o Ed Fegan
o M. Frandy, 1631
o Jerry Friedman, 1664
o Rendon Holloway 1402
o Leon Hopkins 1394
o Kerry Lawless 1680
o Louis Osternig, 1632
o A. Pasch
o Eric Salo, 1578
o Richard Shorman, 1989
o L. Vadnais, 1624
o R. Weikum
o John Wheeler, 1599
- November 23, 1969: HCC co-founder, Hermann Ernst, passed
away.
- November 24, 1969:
USCF Master Kenneth Fitzgerald gave
a simultaneous exhibition at the Hayward CC.
- December 22, 1969: HCC Team Captain and 1st
board Richard Shorman gave the four man team a lift to Deuel Vocational
Institute (prison near
- December 29, 1969:
Club president Richard Shorman,
introduced new GM Walter Browne who gave a 75 minute lecture, followed by
a simultaneous exhibition (12-1-0).
Only club secretary, Eric Salo, managed to win.
- December 1969-January
1970: Scacchic Voice Volume 2,
Number 8-9.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30 pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Mike Albertson 1505#
o Ernest Bartholomew 1617
o W. Goss 1742#
o Lupe Lopez 1800*
o
o Robert Martinez 1739#
o M. Miller 1178#
- January 19, 1970: The HCC Championships began. Richard Shorman’s column for the Herald
and News (Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton), January 12, 1970, wrote, “The
Hayward Club and City Chess
Championships will begin Monday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m., at the Hayward Chess
Club…Trophies will be awarded to the highest scoring players in each
category (M, E, A, B, C, D, and unrated).
Other prizes according to number of entries. Open to all
- February 21, 1970: Once again, HCC Team Captain and 1st
board Richard Shorman gave the four man team a lift to Deuel Vocational
Institute for a CCCA Team USCF Match.
I won my game as black against Terry Maris on 3rd board
and we won the match.
- March 27, 1970: USCF Expert Gary Pickler gave a
simultaneous exhibition; scoring 13-2-0.
Winners were D. J. Fitzpatrick & Rendon Holloway.
- April 1970: Kerry Lawless won the HCC Rapid Transit
Match for the month; Lupe didn’t show up!
The ornate certificate was signed by Club President, Richard
Shorman, and Club Tournament Director, Raymond Ausmus.
- June 21, 1970: 8th Annual Hayward
Scholarship Chess Festival was held at the
- June 25, 1970: HCC Champion, Everett McNally, gave a 15
game simultaneous exhibition at the Fremont CC. He lost to Terry Hengel (
- June-July 1970: Chess Voice Number 15.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30 pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Mike Albertson 1478#
o Ernest Bartholomew 1613
o Robert Boles 1673
o Jerome Friedman 1718
o W. Goss 1666#
o Rendon Holloway 1488#
o Larry Kohl 1559#
o Lupe Lopez 1800*
o
o M. Miller 1508#
o
·
July 20, 1970: Richard Shorman’s Chess Column in the
Dublin/Livermore/Pleasanton Herald & News, had a request from the HCC for
chess books and magazines suitable for donating to the prison chess teams in
the area.
·
July 23, 1970: HCC
beat the Fremont CC in a CCCA team match.
·
August 25, 1970: HCC
lost to the Everyman CC in a CCCA team match.
·
August-September
1970: Chess Voice Number 16.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30 pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Mike Albertson 1478#
o Ernest Bartholomew 1613
o W. Goss 1666#
o Rendon Holloway 1488#
o Kerry Lawless 1722*
o Lupe Lopez 1800*
o
o M. Miller 1508#
·
September 11, 1970: Paul Masgalajian and Richard Shorman were the
two representatives of the HCC to the business meeting of the CCCA at the
Berkeley Central YMCA.
·
October 24-25, 1970: The HCC Team came in tied for
·
October 29-30, 1970: HCC
Champion, Everett McNally, directed the 1970 East Bay High School Championship
at
·
October-November 1970: Chess Voice Number 17.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30 pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Mike Albertson 1478#
o Ernest Bartholomew 1613
o Rendon Holloway 1488#
o Kerry Lawless 1722*
o Lupe Lopez 1800*
o
·
November 13, 1970: The Hayward Team Captain for the CCCA USCF
Division was Edward Silva.
·
November 30, 1970: On Monday, the HCC moved to the
The Jerry Rogers Years: HCC membership dropped sharply after the
move, because the location was not very accessible. A student of Richard Shorman’s, Jerry saw the
need and encouraged by Richard, took control of the club. Jerry was personable and hard working, but he
wasn’t very knowledgeable concerning chess or chess clubs. Being a married man with two kids and having
a 9 to 5 job, he was frequently late when opening the club. Luckily he had an assistant, Jay Blodgett,
who was always there to open the club.
·
December 12, 1970: Bobby Fischer won the Palma de Majorca
Interzonal tournament with a unprecedented score of 18.5-4.5; 3 points ahead of
second place! National interest in chess
began to pick up; even
·
December 1970-January 1971: Chess Voice Number
18.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Mike Albertson 1478#
o Ernest Bartholomew 1613
o Rendon Holloway 1535*
o Kerry Lawless 1753
o Lupe Lopez 1800*
o
·
February-March 1971:
Chess Voice Number 19.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Mike Albertson 1478#
o Ernest Bartholomew 1613
o Rendon Holloway 1664*
o Leon Hopkins 1387#
o Kerry Lawless 1774
o
·
February/March 1971: In
the Chess Voice, HCC member Ernest M. Bartholomew wrote, “The Hayward CC is now
meeting in new quarters, the HARD (Hayward Area Recreation & Park District)
Building in
Chess Columnist Richard Shorman
gave impromptu lessons whenever asked, but didn’t play. Jerry Rogers was the club director.
CCCA 1971 Championship Tournament:
HCC’s Jerry Rogers lost to Chabot College CC’s Jim Hutchinson.
·
April-May 1971: Chess Voice Number 20.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Ernest Bartholomew 1613
o Leon Hopkins 1387#
o Larry Kohl 1646*
o Kerry Lawless 1774
o Lupe Lopez 1800*
o
o Edward Silva 1662
·
June 2, 1971: Bobby Fischer
beat Mark Taimanov in the first Candidates match with a score of 6-0! In
- June 26-27 , 1971: The Hayward Summer Fest was held at San
Felipe Park in
- June-July 1971: Chess Voice Number 21.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 7:30pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Ernest Bartholomew 1613
o Leon Hopkins 1329#
o
- July 20, 1971: Bobby Fischer beat Bent Larsen in the
second Candidates match with a score of 6-0! Former chess players started returning
to the game.
Drawings for the first round of
the CCCA Championship Tournament were held at the Hayward CC. The representative for the HCC was Jerry
Rogers. About this time, Frisco Del
Rosario started coming to the HCC. He
became a student of Richard Shorman’s and started attending a RRS class/lecture
at Weekes Library, every Saturday.
Frisco recalls walking several miles with Jay Blodgett to the club every
Monday and Friday. He and I met and
became friends during this time, as well.
·
August-September 1971: Chess Voice Number 22.
·
Meeting Times: Monday
& Friday, 8:00 pm to 12:00pm.
·
USCF Members:
o Ernest Bartholomew, 1613
o Leon Hopkins, 1329#
o
- October 3, 1971: The 9th Annual Hayward
Scholarship Chess Festival was held at
- October 26, 1971: Bobby Fischer beat Tigran Petrosian
6.5-2.5. Chess popularity continued
to escalate.
- December 1971-January
1972: Chess Voice Number 24.
·
USCF Members:
o Ernest Bartholomew, 1613
o Leon Hopkins, 1329#
o Kerry Lawless, 1808
o
o Jerry Rogers, 1622*
- April-May 1972: Chess Voice Number 26.
·
USCF Members:
o Ernest Bartholomew, 1613
o G. Jones, 1422
o Kerry Lawless, 1808
o
o Jerry Rogers, 1622*
- May 7, 1972: HCC co-founder, Wilhelm Schutt, passed
away in
CCCA 1972 Championship Tournament:
HCC’s Jerry Rogers lost to San Leandro CC’s Martin Sullivan.
- June 1972: Chabot CC disbanded permanently and
didn’t finish their CCCA League schedule (they lost the three matches that
they’d played).
- July 27, 1972: Hayward Review Columnist and HCC member,
Richard Shorman, start giving lectures on the Fischer-Spassky Match at Cal
State Hayward (Thursdays) in room 2038 of Mieklejohn Hall. He also translated Russian language
newspapers for KQED’s Friday and Saturday programs on the match.
- August 5-6: The HCC didn’t instigate all the chess
played in
- August 31, 1972: Robert Fischer beat Boris Spassky by the
score of 12.5-8.5 and became the 11th World Chess Champion. Chess fever hit the
- December 1972:
- Spring 1973: The old
Chabot CC I had started in the fall of 1968 had faded away. President of the new Chabot CC,
- June 9-10, 1973: The ‘All Comers Community Chess
Tournament’ was held at
·
Adult Division (over
21 years old):
o 1st, Jerry Rogers,
o 2nd, Dick Cooley,
o 3rd, Dave Mahoney,
·
Young Adult Division
(to 21 years old):
o 1st, Marty Reardon,
o 2nd, Steve Bell,
o 3rd, Martin Currie,
·
Youth Division (to 15
years old):
o 1st, Ernest Curto, Fremont, 4.5-.5.
o 2nd, Alfred Adams,
o 3rd, Neil Harvey,
o Best Girl Award, Lisa Middleton,
·
Children’s Division
(to 10 years old):
o 1st, David Temple,
o 2nd, Brandon Wong,
o 3rd, Bill Olds, Fremont, 4-1.
o Honorary Award, Sean Tayco,
o Honorary Award, Kenny Fong,
o Highest Scoring Girl Award, Anne Emerson,
o Highest Scoring Girl Award, Cheri Ho,
- Fall, 1973:
- January–March, 1974: Chabot CC members filled out the
appropriate paperwork, so that HCC member and Hayward Daily Review
columnist, Richard Shorman, could teach an Intermediate Chess class at
- February 16-18:
The Chabot CC sponsored the 1st California People’s Chess
Festival at
- February 25, 1974: The
HCC Championship began. It was
directed by Jerry Rogers. During
this period, Steve Joplin dominated the HCC and won every HCC Championship
he played in. He was a solidly
built guy who stood somewhat over 6’ 4”; Jerry began calling him,
Godzilla! He had a peculiar habit
of winning the championship and refusing to play in the regional events as
the champion of the club. Jerry
always had to send someone else to play in those events. In 1957, Steve played in the United
States Junior in
- March 23-24, 1974: The
- June 29-30, 1974: the
2nd Annual ‘All Comers Community Chess Tournament’ was held at
·
Adult Division:
o 1st, Steve Joplin,
o 2nd, Hiawatha Bradley,
o 3rd, Jerry Rogers,
·
Young Adult Division:
o 1st, Ernest Curto, Fremont, 4.5-.5.
o 2nd, Marty Reardon,
o 3rd, Michael Peakes,
·
Youth Division:
o 1st, Sean Morrisroe,
o 2nd, Al Adams,
o 3rd, Frisco Del Rosario,
·
Children’s Division:
o 1st, Just
o 2nd, Cheri Ho,
o 3rd, Anne Emerson,
- September 8, 1974: HCC member Richard Shorman’s Monday
chess column ended in the Dublin/Livermore/Pleasanton Tri-Valley News
(formerly the Herald & News).
- September 16-December
14, 1974: Richard Shorman
taught an Advanced Chess Instruction class (Recreation 983 71) Wednesday
7-9.50pm, Room 317 at
o
David Andrakin
o
Kip Brockman
o
Leo Connelly
o
Michael Dyslin
o
Carl Ekoos
o
Manuel Galindez
o
Bruce Jarvis
o
Kerry Lawless
o
Lupe Lopez
o
Robert Martinez
o
Robert McAllister
o
Kang Mei
o
Frank Mora
o
Michael Padovani
o
Robert Pellerin
o
William Robinson
o
Jerry Rogers
o
Gary Smith
o
David Stambuck
o
Elizabeth Traina
o
Lemoyne Vance
o
Paul Vayssie
o
Robert Wilson
(Note: Carl Ekoos, one of Richard’s students above,
was the teacher who sponsored the 1931-1946 Hayward Union High School Black
Bishop chess team which produce the 1948 Hayward Mates Chess Club…small
world!)
- November 10, 1974: HCC member Richard Shorman’s chess
column ended in the Fremont/Newark Argus.
- October 28-November
15, 1974: The HCC ‘Trick or
Treat’ Tournament was held and directed by Jerry Rogers at the
- January 13-April 25,
1975: The HCC Championship, ‘Jack Frost Tournament’, directed by Jerry
Rogers, attracted eight players, and was held at the
o Steve Joplin (1771) 7-0, 1st Place $35
o Jerry Rogers (1691) 6-1, 2nd Place $20
o Leo Connolly (1461) 3.5, 3rd Place $10
- April 3, 1975:
Bobby Fischer forfeited his World Championship title. Players decided that maybe chess wasn’t
so glamorous. The number of chess
players slowly started declining in the country and in
- April-June 1975:
Richard Shorman taught an Intermediate and Advanced Chess class at
- June 1975: Club president,
- July 11, 1975: Dog
Days Tournament. (Entry Fee $6
member, $9 non-members.) (Not listed
or rated by the USCF.)
CCCA 1975 Championship Tournament:
HCC’s Jerry Rogers lost to
- September 6-7, 1975: The HCC sponsored the Annual Hayward
Chess Festival; 76 players attended.
The 4-round Open Swiss was held at ‘The White Hall’ (
·
Open Division:
o
1st, Steven
Spencer (2259),
o
2nd-3rd,
Martin Sullivan (2098),
·
Class A:
o
1st,
Reynauldo Johnson (1953),
o
2nd, Roy
Blackmer (1843),
o
3rd-5th,
Greg Payne (1924), Palo Alto, Eric Burris (1850), San Rafael, James Buff
(1830), San Francisco, 2-2, $7 each.
·
Class B:
o
1st, Randy
Fong (1669),
o
2nd-5th,
Richard Phillips (1743), San Carlos, Fred Crosby (1657), Hayward, Louis Argyres
(1646), San Leandro, and Steven Jacobi (1619), San Luis Obispo, 3-1, $15 each.
·
Class C:
o
1st,
Nicholas Tripolski (1591), Burlingame, Iraj Rahbar (1587), Campbell, Greg
Pinelli (1525), San Francisco, Craig Loop (1509), Walnut Creek, Robert Berkey
(1501), East Palo Alto, and Norman Dibble (1497), Oakland, 3-1, $30 each.
o
College Grant, Rick
Kiger (1544), (
·
Class D:
o
1st, Gene
Crocker (1359),
o
2nd, Robert
Berg (1243),
o
3rd, Claus
Schilling (1258),
·
Class E:
o
1st, Alex
Ondi (1096),
o
2nd, Alan
Rollerson (1144),
·
Unrated Division:
o
1st, Robert
Black,
- October 17 – November
7, 1975: The HCC inter-club “Trick ‘R Treat” Tournament was held. ($6 members, $10 non-members; 5:30-10pm)
TD Jerry Rogers:
o Leo Connolly (1484) 2.5 points,
o Steve Joplin (1825) 2 points,
·
November 14 – December 12, 1975: The HCC inter-club
“Hayward Turkey Shoot” Tournament was held.
($6 members, $10 non-members; 5:30-10pm) TD Jerry Rogers
·
November 16, 1975 & December 14, 1975: Two of Richard
Shorman’s Daily Review Chess Columns said, “Anyone who becomes a member of the
Hayward Chess Club may now compete for the newly created office of Club
Champion, which entitles the best player in the club to a $50 prize, one year’s
paid-up membership in the USCF, plus free entry fee into a major USCF
tournament. In addition to his
privileges as an officer of the Hayward Chess Club the Club Champion will
captain
·
December 19, 1975: The preliminary 6-round Swiss for the HCC
Championship, was followed by a Round-Robin among the four top finishers.
Around the end of December 1975, an
incomplete list of members included:
o Jim Babb
o Ernest M. Bartholomew
o Jay Blodgett
o Frisco Del Rosario
o Ed Helvik
o Steve Joplin
o Lupe Lopez
o Robert Love
o Chris Mavraedis
o Louis Osternig
o Jerry Rogers
o Eric Salo
o Romeo Samo
o Al Shepperson
o Richard Shorman
o David Stambuck
o Larry Vadnais
o Sheldon Watson
o Steve Wegman
o John Wheeler
QuadraChess was invented by
Hermina Saubermann in 1976. She gave an
evaluation copy of it to Richard Shorman who brought it to the HCC. Frisco Del Rosario and Jon Wooley formed at
team to take on all comers…they generally won.
For years, there was usually a game going on during the chess club
meeting.
Saturday night chess parties at
Marty and Renate Sullivan’s
- Jan-Apr, 1976: Steve Joplin (1825) won the HCC
championship with 8.5 out of 9 games.
Steve Bell (1674) took 2nd place with tie-breaks over
Lupe Lopez (1800*). Both had 5
points. Then came Jerry Rogers
(1700), Sheldon Watson (1308), Romeo Samo (1768), Jim Babb (1345), Chris
Mavraedis (1714), Robert Love (1436), and Frisco Del Rosario (1416), in
that order.
- April 10-11, 1976: HCC’s Steve Bell (1654) was eliminated in
the preliminary Swiss for the CCCA Closed Tournament of Club Champions.
- May 22, 1976: On Chabot College Community Day, Jerry
Rogers and Steve Joplin took on all comers while giving out HCC flyers.
- June 26-27, 1976: Hayward Summerfest was sponsored by the
HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers.
87 Players attended.
- July 22, 1976: Jerry Rogers (1700) and 8-year-old Kenny
Fong (1279) had a 3 game training match; undoubtedly instigated by Kenny’s
coach, Richard Shorman. Kenny won two
games to one.
- September 11-12, 1976: Hayward Chess Festival was sponsored by
the HCC and directed TD Jerry Rogers, assisted by Mike Donald. 76 Players attended the event held in
·
Open Section:
o
1st, Ulf
Wostner (Unrated),
o
2nd-3rd,
Philip Smith (2012),
·
Class A:
o
1st-2nd,
Steven Cross (1992), Berkeley, and Gabriel Sanchez (1939), Santa Clara, 4-1,
$55 each.
·
Class B:
o
1st,
Richard Phillips (1742),
o
2nd-4th,
Roger Hofmann (1601),
·
Class C:
o
1st-2nd,
Peter Garneau (1536), Berkeley, and Rick Kiger (1574),
·
Class D:
o
1st-2nd,
Kristan Lawson (1395), Berkeley, and Paul Slack (1377),
·
Class E:
o
1st,
Francis Hinkley (1198),
o
2nd, Karlis
Veidins (1194),
·
Unrated Division:
o
1st, Lance
Thompson,
o
2nd, Stan
Weiss.
·
Non-Rated Beginners:
o
1st, Ronald
Ginsburg,
o
2nd, Jay
Blodgett,
- October 1, 1976: The
Northern California Chess Association or CalChess (for short) was
formed. Chess organizers from all
over
- January 22-23, 1977: The HCC in conjunction with the
·
Open Section:
o
1st, Martin
Sullivan (2085),
o
2nd, Randy
Fong (1907),
·
B Section:
o
1st, Ernest
Curto (1753),
·
C Section:
o
1st, Hans
Poschmann (1567), Fremont, and Gary Smith (1542),
·
D Section:
o
1st, Charles
Brunton (1325),
·
Unrated Section:
o
1st, Greg
Kurrell,
·
Spring 1977: After winning a preliminary 11 game
round-robin in early spring, Kerry Lawless (1808) became the 1977 Hayward Club
Champion by defeating Steve Joplin (1901) in a 12 game match.
·
March 17, 1977:
Cherryland Café closed its doors to the chess playing community for the last
time. Harold and Illene James cited
economic hard times as the ultimate cause of Cherryland’s gradual demise.
- June 25-26, 1977: The Hayward Summerfest held at the
Southland Mall, was sponsored by the HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers. (Not listed or rated by the USCF.)
- July 16, 1977: The Hayward Quads was sponsored by the
HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers; gift certificates were given as prizes. (Not listed or rated by the USCF.)
- July 29, 1977: The Hayward Freebie Festival was
sponsored by the HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers. (Not listed or rated by the USCF.)
- August 27-28, 1977: The Hayward Chess Festival was held at
the
·
Open/A Division:
o 1st:
Thomas Dorsch (2129),
o 2nd-3rd: Robert Phillips (1920),
o 4th-6th: Max Burkett (2125),
·
Classes B-C:
o 1st:
Anthony Berrocoso (1481),
o 2nd:
Thomas Pastusak (1799), San Jose, 3.5-.5, $60.
o 3rd-5th: Igor Buljan (1602), San Ramon, Kenny Fong
(1622),
·
D-E-Unrated
Division:
o 1st: George
Barber (1371), San Jose, 4-0, $80.
o 2nd-3rd: Michael Root (1324), Lagunitas, and Jon Wooley
(1118),
o 4th-7th: Ursula Foster (1278),
- October 10, 1977: The Hayward CC team beat the Fremont CC
team:
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|
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|
Board # |
Name |
Result |
Name |
Result |
|
1 |
Kerry Lawless |
1 |
Kenny Fong |
0 |
|
2 |
Steve Joplin |
1 |
Ernest Curto |
0 |
|
3 |
Jon Wooley |
1 |
Randy Blount |
0 |
|
4 |
Jerry Rogers |
0 |
Robert Phillips |
1 |
|
5 |
Frisco Del Rosario |
0 |
Hans Poschmann |
1 |
- October 29-30, 1977: The
- October, 1977: The Black Bishop chess coach, Carl Ekoos,
passed away.
- November 5-6, 1977: The Hayward Gobbler’s Open, held at
Centennial Hall, was sponsored by the HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers. (Not listed or rated by the USCF.)
- January 7-8, 1978: The Hayward Jack Frost Tourney, held a
Hayward Centennial Hall, was sponsored by the HCC and directed by Jerry
Rogers. The four round Swiss, in
three sections, attracted 30 players.
·
Open/A Division:
o 1st Overall:
Eleaterio Alsasua (2007), San Jose, 3.5-.5, $40.
o 1st A: Raymond
Musselman (1914),
o 1st B: Charlie
Motz (1785),
o 2nd B: Kenny
Fong (1628),
·
Classes C-D:
o 1st C: Lee
Starr (1508),
o 2nd-3rd C: Myron Johnson (1502),
o 1st D: Jon
Wooley (1350),
·
Beginner Section:
o 1st: Anthony
Dronkers,
- February 11, 1978: The Hayward Freebie Fest, held at the
- March 5, 1978: The Hayward Speed-Freak Fest, sponsored
by the HCC, was scheduled to be held at San Felipe Community Center,
- April 1, 1978: The Hayward April Fool Tourney was
sponsored by the HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers. (Not listed or rated by the USCF.)
- May 6-7, 1978: The Hayward Springfest, sponsored by the
HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers, drew 14 players.
- June 6, 1978: Proposition 13 was approved by
- July 8-9, 1978: The Hayward July Tourney was sponsored
by the HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers.
. (Not listed or rated by
the USCF.)
- August 12-13, 1978: The Hayward Dog Days Tourney was
sponsored by the HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers. (Not listed or rated by the USCF.)
- September 9-10, 1978: The Hayward Chess Festival was sponsored
by the HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers.
(Not listed or rated by the USCF.)
- Dec-Jan 1978-79: Chess Voice, Volume 11 Number 6, shows
Captain Anchovy’s Pizza Parlor (
- March 24, 1979: The Hayward Quads were sponsored by the
HCC and directed by Jerry Rogers. (Not
listed or rated by the USCF.)
- April 25, 1979: HCC member, Greg Humphrey, who also
happened to intern at the Hayward Student Activities Office at Cal State
Hayward, organized a match in the student cafeteria between the traveling
34-member team from National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico and a hastily
assembled Bay Area team. The
Mexican team, which had no masters, lost the one-sided match. The Bay Area team had several, including
senior master Leonid Stolyarov on 1st board. Bi-lingual former World Junior Champion,
Julio Kaplan, was the master of ceremonies, Mike Goodall was the match
director, Richard Shorman was the photographer, and Frisco Del Rosario was
the calligrapher who produced the name plates for all the
contestants.
- August 18-19, 1979:
The Hayward Chess Festival was sponsored by the HCC and directed by Jerry
Rogers. (Not listed or rated by the
USCF.)
In 1979-80, while the HCC was in
o Marty Sullivan
o Tom Dorsch
o Kerry Lawless
o Bob Phillips
- November 4, 1979: We ran a 5 player round-robin tournament,
the Klamath Classic Invitational, which was won by Frank Thornally (he was
paid $50 to play).
We formed a team, the Klamath
Kings, which didn’t do very well in the annual East Bay Team Tournament. The club was disbanded in late 1980 when I
moved back to
- March 5, 1981: The “El Continental” Mediterranean Espresso
Cafe at
- March 29, 1981: HCC member Richard Shorman’s Sunday
chess column ended in the Hayward Daily Review.
- April 25-26, 1981:
The ‘Hayward Opposition’ team won
the Reserve section of the CalChess Team Championships held in
The Kerry Lawless Years: I had experience in organizing and running
chess clubs (Chabot CC, USS Enterprise CC, San Leandro CC, Captain Anchovy’s
CC, & Klamath Court CC) and enjoyed doing so. Also, Mike Sweeney was a great help. By the summer of 1981, the
- July 9-16, 1981: The 1st El Continental Café
Open and HCC Championship was held.
The result isn’t known.
- May 27, 1982: HCC beat the Palo Alto CC in the
Peninsula Chess League. (C. Bill
Jones – Kerry Lawless drew on 1st board.)
- June 4, 1982: HCC
beat the
In 1982, the HCC team won the
Peninsula Chess League Championship ahead of the San Jose CC and received a
handsome custom wood trophy created by master cabinet maker Hans Poschmann.
In early 1983 after the
Mediterranean Café went out of business, Richard Shorman suggested we move to
the downtown Hayward Public Library; where an annual children’s chess
tournament had already been running for several years. For personal reasons, I asked Mike Sweeney to
secure the upstairs room and become the director in my place. He very graciously accepted.
HCC member, Mike Padovani, donated
24 sets and 6 clocks to the newly re-formed HCC in the summer of 1983. I stenciled HCC on every board and clock; but,
there wasn’t anything I could do to effectively mark the sets.
·
September 26, 1983: The HCC Inaugural Tournament drew 10 players
and was directed by Mike Sweeney.
·
October 24, 1983: The HCC Lucena Tribute Tournament drew 7
players. It was directed by Mike
Sweeney.
·
October-November 1983: Chess Voice Volume 16, Number 3, lists the HCC
as meeting in the Hayward Public Library,
·
August, 1984: The HCC became USCF Affiliate number
A6007014.
·
August 13, 1984: The Hayward RR and Playoff for the Club
Championship drew 8 players and was won by Steve Joplin (2103). It was directed by Mike Sweeney.
·
November 19, 1984: The 2nd Annual Hayward Free for
All Tournament, held at the downtown Hayward Main Public Library, drew 18
players. It was directed by Mike
Sweeney.
·
April-May 1985: Chess Voice Volume 18, Number 1, lists Kerry
Lawless as the HCC director.
Richard
Shorman gave a chess lecture every Monday night; sometimes outside the library
main doors after the library closed – several of the HCC members dubbed them the
“Garden Court Lectures”. Besides the
yearly championships, the club ran USCF rated tournaments, speed tournaments
and simultaneous exhibitions; generally given by some of the club masters - Ray
Schutt (2333), Marty Sullivan (2331), or Kerry Lawless (2246).
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May 20, 1985: Kerry Lawless gave a simultaneous exhibition.
·
Fall 1985: Alan Kobernat (2163) won the 1985 HCC
Championship.
·
November 25, 1985: The HCC Scwifflers Tournament drew 9 players. It was directed by Mike Sweeney.
·
December 16, 1985: The first (and last) issue of the HAYWARD
CHESS CLUB NEWSLETTER came out; Ray Schutt was the editor. In the newsletter he thanked Steve Joplin
(who’d just received his NM certificate) for the several interesting lectures
he’d recently given at the club. Around
this time I interviewed Ray Schutt about HCC history. After the interview, Ray looked across the
room, pointed Mr. Osternig out, and told me to interview him if I wanted to
know about the history of
·
February, 1986: Kerry Lawless moved to
·
August, 1986: HCC co-founder, Louis Osternig, passed away;
he was 80 years old. I remember him as a
very cheerful old gentleman…he was always smiling. A professional painter and a constant smoker,
he produced a very fine painting of chess pieces and a smoking cigarette. He gave photos of it to his friends at the
club and a reproduction of it resides in the
·
Fall 1986: Steve Joplin (2159) won the 1986 HCC
Championship. It was directed by Kerry
Lawless.
- August 22, 1987: The Northern California Chess
Association Directors meeting was held at the HCC. Mike Sweeney became a board member of
the NCCA.
- September 1987: Kerry Lawless started working for the
Games of Berkeley store and was able to purchase chess supplies for the
HCC at a 20% discount.
- Fall 1987: Robert Martinez (1861) won the 1987 HCC
Championship. It was directed by
Kerry Lawless.
- January 1988: Bob Hansen, with the help of Kerry
Lawless, rebooted the Chabot CC on Mondays from 5pm to 10pm.
- May 16, 1988: Sponsored by the HCC, Craig Mar gave a
16-game simultaneous exhibition at the Chabot CC; giving up only two
draws.
- Fall 1988: Rahim Gran (2121) won the 1988 HCC
Championship. It was directed by
Kerry Lawless.
In 1988, the Hayward Chess Group
was founded by Bob Hatch…his first member was ‘Chuck’ Johnson. The club met for casual play in the
- October 20, 1988: HCC
member Mike Sweeney became a USCF Local TD.
- February 1989: Club President, Bob Hansen changed the meeting
times for the Chabot CC to Thursdays between 5pm to 10pm; so the Kerry
Lawless could be more involved with helping to direct club activities.
- Fall 1989: Rahim Gran (2054) won the 1989 HCC
Championship. It was directed by
Kerry Lawless.
- July 1990: Bob Hansen moved the Chabot CC from the
campus, to a more informal setting across the street at the
- Fall 1990: Enayatullah Arjmand and Kerry Lawless
(2274) tied for the 1990 HCC Championship.
It was directed by Kerry Lawless
- September-October
1991: Rahim Gran won the 1991
HCC Championship; he was master strength at 15-30 minute sudden death time
controls. He was given permanent
possession of the custom wood trophy created by master cabinet maker Hans
Poschmann. It was directed by Kerry
Lawless.
o
Rahim Gran (2093) 6-1,
o
John Romo (2109) 5-2,
2nd-4th Place ribbon.
o
Neil Regan (2057) 5-2,
2nd-4th Place ribbon.
o
Daniel Mandrackon
(1892) 5-2, 2nd-4th Place ribbon.
o
Julie Regan (1679)
4.5-2.5,
o
Dan Westfall 4-3, 2nd-4th
Place Under 1800 ribbon.
o
Don Nelson (1451) 4-3,
2nd-4th Place Under 1800 ribbon.
o
Besmella Ebrahimi 4-3,
2nd-4th Place Under 1800 ribbon.
- Spring 1992: Kerry Lawless and Richard Shorman
started the CalGames database (later renamed CalBase by John Donaldson); a
chess game database originally devoted to HCC games, but very soon after
to all
- Fall 1992: Faruk Obaid won the 1992 HCC
Championship. It was directed by
Kerry Lawless.
- Fall 1993: Rahim Gran (2144) won the 1993 HCC
Championship. It was directed by
Kerry Lawless.
- November 7, 14, &
21, 1994: Francisco Anchondo, Enayatullah
Arjmand (1858), & Rahim Gran (2105) tied for the HCC Championship held
on in the 2nd floor conference room of the downtown Hayward
Public Library. The round robin was
30 minute sudden death. Entry fee
was $2. Kerry Lawless directed the
tournament.
- March 27-April 24,
1995: The HCC Spring 30-minute
Sudden Death Tournament was modeled on the Berkeley CC tournaments where
if you wanted to play a round you were paired, and if you didn’t want to
play, you weren’t paired. It was an
experiment that didn’t work out; most of the stronger players only played
one game. First, Second and
o
Dave Stambuch
4,
o
Harold Mendenhall 3,
o
Jay Blodgett
2, Tied for
o
Chip Bultman
2, Tied for
o Francisco Anchondo 1
o Giovanni Bolotaolo 1
o Bill Brown 1
o Ray Green 1
o Johnson 1
o Kerry Lawless 1
o
o Mauricio Melendez 1
o
D.
o Don Nelson 1
o John Newberry 1
o Amir Samini 1
o Ray Schutt 1
o John Wang 1
o Enrique Zapata 1
o Rodolfo Zapata 1
o Bryan Bolotaolo 0
o Tim Helms 0
o Kurt Jacobs 0
o Sundstion 0
o K. Wang 0
o White 0
o Zhang 0
- July 24, 1995: Ray Schutt gave a simultaneous exhibition and scored 19 wins, no draws and no losses!
- September 25-November
16, 1995: Ismael Martinez won
the HCC Championship and received
|
1995 |
||||||||||||
|
# |
Player |
Rating |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
|||||
|
Pair |
Score |
Pair |
Score |
Pair |
Score |
Pair |
Score |
Pair |
Score |
|||
|
1 |
|
2219 |
W11 |
1 |
B3 |
1 |
W8 |
2 |
B4 |
3 |
W6 |
4 |
|
2 |
Newberry, John |
2158 |
Bye |
0 |
W9 |
1 |
B11 |
1.5 |
B10 |
2.5 |
W3 |
3.5 |
|
3 |
Gran, Rahim |
2018 |
B15 |
1 |
W1 |
2 |
B4 |
2.5 |
W5 |
3.5 |
B2 |
3.5 |
|
4 |
Del Rosario, Frisco |
2000 |
B14 |
1 |
W13 |
2 |
W3 |
2.5 |
W1 |
2.5 |
B7 |
3.5 |
|
5 |
Jackson, Greg |
1454 |
Bye |
0 |
B16 |
1 |
|
2 (F) |
B3 |
2 |
W10 |
3 |
|
6 |
Carr, Roger |
Unrated |
Bye |
0 |
B12 |
0.5 |
|
1.5 (F) |
|
2.5 (F) |
B1 |
2.5 |
|
7 |
Anchondo, Francisco |
2057 |
W12 |
1 |
B8 |
1 |
|
1 (F) |
B14 |
2 |
B4 |
2 |
|
8 |
Arjmand, Enayatullah |
1782 |
Bye |
0 |
W7 |
1 |
B1 |
1 |
Bye |
1 |
W12 |
2 |
|
9 |
Yusufi, Abdul |
1343 |
Bye |
0 |
W2 |
0 |
W15 |
1 |
B12 |
1 |
W14 |
2 |
|
10 |
Mendenhall, Harold |
930 |
B13 |
0 |
W14 |
1 |
|
2 (F) |
W2 |
2 |
B5 |
2 |
|
11 |
Amparo, Gilbert |
1782 |
B1 |
0 |
W15 |
1 |
W2 |
1.5 |
|
1.5 (F) |
|
1.5 (F) |
|
12 |
Lewis, Ed |
1547 |
B7 |
0 |
W6 |
0.5 |
B14 |
0.5 |
W9 |
1.5 |
B8 |
1.5 |
|
13 |
Brock, R. |
1870 |
W10 |
1 |
B4 |
1 |
|
1 (F) |
W/D |
1 |
W/D |
1 |
|
14 |
Melendez, Mauricio |
1490 |
W4 |
0 |
B10 |
0 |
W12 |
1 |
W7 |
1 |
B9 |
1 |
|
15 |
Green, Ray |
1297 |
W3 |
0 |
B11 |
0 |
B9 |
0 |
W/D |
0 |
W/D |
0 |
|
16 |
Savoy, Frank |
Unrated |
Bye |
0 |
W5 |
0 |
|
0 (F) |
|
0 (F) |
|
0 (F) |
- Fall 1996: Francisco Anchondo (2072), Ismael
Martinez (2219) tied for the 1996 HCC Championship. Harold Mendenhall directed the 5-round
tournament which started November 18 and finished December 16. Ray Schutt produced the tournament
bulletins.
A number of the HCC regulars had
been going to the
By the end of 1996, I moved the
club from the Hayward Public Library to the Lyon’s Restaurant on 25550
Hesperian Boulevard opposite
When
In 2004, we moved to Harry’s
Hofbrau (
o Chris Mavraedis
o Richard Shorman
o Robert Martinez
o Walter Wood
o Ray Schutt
o Kerry Lawless
o
Highlights of the club included;
sparkling games shown by Richard Shorman and masterly analysis by Ray
Schutt. After Ray passed away in January,
2007, the club lost its energy and was suspended shortly after.
Born and raised in
UThe top HCC players by their highest established ratings over 2100 were:
- Raymond Schutt 2359 (May 1987)
- Martin Sullivan 2331 (November 1984)
- Tom Dorsch 2295 (November 1983)
- Kerry Lawless 2288 (September 1987)
- Kenny Fong 2244 (April 1983)
- Alan Kobernat 2242 (November 1987)
- Steve Joplin 2236 (March 1989)
- Rodolfo Zapata 2230 (October 1995)
- Ismael Martinez 2219 (October 1995)
- John Newberry 2169 (June 1996)
- Frisco Del Rosario 2144 (June 1993)
- Rahim Gran 2144 (June 1993)
- Mike Padovani 2123 (December 1982)
- Romeo Samo 2120 (January 1990)
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January 2, 2007:
Former HCC President and Director, Raymond Ausmus, passed away.
·
Spring 2010: The Hayward Chess Group ladder:
o
Bradley Yuen
o
Loren Taylor
o
David Villalobos
o
‘Chuck’ Johnson
o
Nat Kleinstein
o
Larry Yale
o
‘Skip’ Mellon
o
Yos Vanderwilk
o
Lonn Hendren
o
Mario Suarez
·
December 2011: Former
HCC Director, Mike Sweeney (1891), passed away.
Whenever the HCC held a rated tournament, Mike ran it like clockwork and
sent the rating results to the USCF in a timely manner. In 1990, he agreed to enter Richard Shorman’s
chess columns into ChessBase format. So Robert
Kichinski, Robert Martinez, Chris Mavraedis, Ray Schutt, Walter Wood, and I all
chipped in to buy him a new computer. He
entered a number of columns before Lupe Lopez took over. Mike was a good friend and we hung out
together a lot. I still miss him.
·
May 2012: The Hayward Chess Group is still meeting at