Adrian L McAuley vs Edmar J Mednis (1954)

Adrian L McAuley vs Edmar J Mednis
55th US Open (1954) · French Defense: Advance Variation. Main Line (C02) · 1-0

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Mar-22-13		howlwolf: I think this is the Adrian McAuley who for so long dominated Louisiana chess. Here he gets a gm scalp. It is a shame he only has four games in the data base. I think we can rule out the game from the 1860s as being his, perhaps his grandfather's. I was just starting my brief tournament chess career as he was ending his. I think he was just rated in the 2100s at that point but that was when a strong expert was probably equal to a 2300 player today. I would like to see more of his games on the site. This win over Mednis is impressive.

Mar-22-13		perfidious: <howlwolf> Mednis had no title at the time this game was played, and only made GM in 1980.

Mar-22-13		howlwolf: Perfidious, Point taken. But Mednis was clearly already pretty strong as his draws with Portisch and Tringov and a win over Donald Byrne that occurred not long after this Open would attest. Never knew that New Orleans hosted a U.S. Open. I am a little bit surprised since our reputation is more for partying than intellectual activities.

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