The Dearly Departed W C (Bill) Haines was a truly great chess player.
So great in fact that he once beat Sam Sloan a game of chess.
[Event "Chess Friends Money Tournament"]
[Site "Oakland (USA)"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[White "Haines, William"]
[Black "Sloan, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. g4 Bc8 7. a4
a6 8. g5 Nh5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. d3 Qd6 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. Be3 Nb6 13. Nd4 g6
14. a5 Qe5 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Qe2 Nxc4 17. dxc4 f4 18. Bc5 Qxg5 19.
O-O-O O-O-O 20. Rhg1 Qh4 21. Rg4 Qh3 22. Bd4 f6 23. c5 c6 24. Qe6+ Kc7
25. d6+ exd6 26. cxd6+ Kb8 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Qxf6 Bh6 29. Rh4 Bg7 30.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxh3 1-0
In addition to this amazing accomplishment, William Haines did other
things almost as good, but unfortunately nobody can remember them at
the moment.
Oh DARN!! I was so hoping that W C's obit would have one or MY games with
him!!
Ken
I forgot to add:
May the Lord have mercy on his tormented soul.