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George Sturgis

Number of games in database: 8
Years covered: 1940 to 1943
Overall record: +2 -6 =0 (25.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.


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GEORGE STURGIS
(born May-31-1891, died Dec-20-1944, 53 years old) United States of America

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George Sturgis was the first president of the United States Chess Federation.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Koltanowski vs G Sturgis  0-1291940Blindfold simulD05 Queen's Pawn Game
2. G Sturgis vs L W Stephens 0-146194142nd US Open (Championship Final)D06 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. G Sturgis vs H Steiner 0-123194142nd US Open (Championship Final)B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
4. G Sturgis vs Fine  0-134194142nd US Open (Championship Final)D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
5. Yanofsky vs G Sturgis  1-0481942US OpenC17 French, Winawer, Advance
6. G Sturgis vs B Rozsa  1-0581942US OpenD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. G Sturgis vs B Altman  0-133194344th US OpenD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
8. W P M Mitchell vs G Sturgis  1-040194344th US OpenB40 Sicilian
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  perfidious: First president of USCF and the namesake of the Sturgis Memorial, long an event held by the Boylston Chess Club.

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