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Walter Meiden

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Years covered: 1958 to 1962


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WALTER MEIDEN
(born Jul-12-1907, died Dec-28-1993, 86 years old) United States of America

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Walter Meiden and former world champion Max Euwe co-authored the books "The Road to Chess Mastery," "Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur," "Chess Master vs. Chess Master," and "Chess Master & Grandmaster."

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Last updated: 2022-02-21 08:18:03

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Heymann vs W Meiden 0-1221958corrD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
2. W Meiden vs J Demos 0-1191962Columbus, OHD06 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-01-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Walter Meiden was co-author of "Chess Master v Chess Amateur" with former world champion Max Euwe.

It is very unusual for an amateur player to co-author a book with a GM. How was Meiden chosen as Euwe's co-author?

Here is another Walter Meiden game:

[Event "?"]
[Site "Columbus, OH"]
[Date "1962.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meiden, Walter"]
[Black "Demos, John"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bc4 a6 9. Be3 b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. e5 bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. bxc3 c5 14. O-O Bb7 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Ng5+ Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qd5 19. Qb3 c4 0-1

Source: Bill Wall, “500 Queen’s Gambit Miniatures”, Chess Enterprises Inc, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, 1985

Jan-01-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: He was also co-author on "The Road To Chess Mastery" and "Chess Master And Grandmaster" IIRC.
Dec-09-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: <How was Meiden chosen as Euwe's co-author?>

Well, meiden (or meisjes) means girls in Dutch. There's your answer :)

Feb-23-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Stonehenge>, rofl.

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