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Richard William Verber

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RICHARD WILLIAM VERBER (born Jun-03-1944, died Dec-10-2001, 57 years old) United States of America [what is this?] Richard William Verber was born on June 3, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio. After moving to Chicago, he became a National Master in 1961, and a Senior Master in 1971. He won the 1962 Chicago Open and 1966 North Central Open, and tied for first at the 1970 Illinois Open. He represented the United States at the World Student Team Championships in 1967, 1969, and 1970. In the 1970 event in Haifa, Israel, his 5½-1½ score won the gold medal on fourth board, and helped the U.S. win the Championship. At 2490, he was one of the highest-rated players in the United States. In 1974 and 1975, he declined invitations to play in the U.S. Closed Championship. Verber was also a National Tournament Director, and organized many important events in Chicago, including multiple U.S. Opens, U.S. Championships, international title tournaments, and simultaneous exhibitions by the world's leading players. He was President of the Chicago Chess Club in the early 1970s. He died on December 10, 2001 from complications associated with diabetes. Last updated: 2024-04-15 07:57:30

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 35  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Verber vs M Sweig 1-0 31 1962 Chicago Open B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 2. R Verber vs P Tautvaisas   0-1 30 1963 Illinois op C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 3. E Buerger vs R Verber   0-1 21 1963 Illinois Open E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 4. R Verber vs J E Warren   1-0 24 1963 Illinois Open B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 5. R Verber vs J Foster   1-0 29 1963 64th US Open C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 6. R Verber vs J Kaltenecker   1-0 39 1966 67th US Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 7. R Verber vs R Herstein   1-0 42 1966 67th US Open C17 French, Winawer, Advance 8. S Sloan vs R Verber   ½-½ 23 1966 67th US Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. R Verber vs G A Clark   1-0 46 1966 67th US Open B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 10. R Verber vs L Jackson   ½-½ 53 1966 67th US Open B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. R Verber vs T Saidi   1-0 39 1966 67th US Open C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 12. A Spiller vs R Verber   0-1 30 1966 67th US Open D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 13. R Verber vs Lombardy 1-0 49 1966 67th US Open B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 14. R Verber vs R Byrne   0-1 26 1966 67th US Open B56 Sicilian 15. J Witeczek vs R Verber   1-0 46 1967 Buckeye Open B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. R Verber vs W Hartston   ½-½ 22 1967 World Student Team Championship Final-A B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. R Verber vs A S Segal   1-0 38 1967 World Student Team Championship Final-A B03 Alekhine's Defense 18. R Verber vs Tukmakov ½-½ 68 1967 World Student Team Championship Final-A B83 Sicilian 19. D Neukirch vs R Verber   ½-½ 22 1967 World Student Team Championship Final-A B23 Sicilian, Closed 20. A S Segal vs R Verber   ½-½ 25 1967 World Student Team Championship qual-5 A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line 21. R Verber vs Smejkal   0-1 40 1967 World Student Team Championship Final-A B32 Sicilian 22. R Verber vs J Boudy Bueno   1-0 41 1967 World Student Team Championship qual-5 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. D A Watt vs R Verber   0-1 24 1969 World Student Team Championship qual-3 B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 24. G Botterill vs R Verber   ½-½ 16 1969 World Student Team Championship qual-3 A56 Benoni Defense 25. R Verber vs G Pollak   ½-½ 22 1969 World Student Team Championship Final-A A12 English with b3  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 35

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Sep-16-10    GrahamClayton: Obituary notice and biography: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/... Apr-28-11    FSR: A touching tribute to Verber by former USCF President Tim Redman: http://www.colleyschessclub.com/PDF... Verber was an extremely strong player, who Redman says twice turned down invitations to the U.S. (Closed) Championship. It's sad that ChessGames has only three games of his. They have 12 of mine, and Verber was close to 300 points stronger than I am. Oct-07-12    wordfunph: pic of master Verber (extreme left) from chessbase.. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... RIP Master Verber. Oct-24-12    FSR: The three articles on Verber by Tim Redman are now at http://cornerchesscafe.com/PDFs/Red.... Well worth reading. Dec-30-16    zanzibar: Can some biographer change his cause of death to more accurately reflect the actuality: <complications from diabetes> The current cause is but one factor, and isn't really as informative as the more accurate statement given above. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/... (His Chicago Tribune obituary) Dec-30-16    zanzibar: Thank you. Dec-30-16    perfidious: <zed> De nada. Apr-14-24    FSR: Ben Finegold did a video about Verber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZe...

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