Arthur Feuerstein

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Arthur William Feuerstein (born December 20, 1935) is a highly recognized American chess player and winner of the first U.S. Armed Forces Chess Championship.[1]


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[edit] Championships

[edit] 1956 U.S. Speed Chess Championships

At age 21, Arthur won the U.S. Speed (or blitz) Chess Championship, leaving newcomer Bobby Fischer in a close second place. [2].

[edit] World Student Chess Olympics

[edit] Reykjavik 1957

In 1957, Feuerstein was selected alongside other American chess greats (such as Anthony Saidy and William Lombardy) to play in the 4th World Student Team Chess Championship,where the United States team took 5th place. [3].

[edit] Varna 1958

The following year, the team was chosen to represent the U.S. again in Varna, where the team took 6th place.[4]

[edit] References

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The chess games of Arthur Feuerstein
  2. ^ Biography of Bobby Fischer - Chess.com
  3. ^ OlimpBase :: 4th World Student Team Chess Championship, Reykjavik 1957, United States
  4. ^ OlimpBase :: 5th World Student Team Chess Championship, Varna 1958, team results


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