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Martin Harrow

Number of games in database: 54
Years covered: 1953 to 1964
Overall record: +19 -13 =22 (55.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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E46 Nimzo-Indian (4 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (3 games)
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B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (2 games)
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (2 games)
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (2 games)
D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (2 games)
A56 Benoni Defense (2 games)
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (2 games)
B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (2 games)

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MARTIN HARROW
(born Aug-22-1933, died Feb-21-2023, 89 years old) United States of America

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He and John Penquite tied for 2nd-3rd place with 7 out of 10 points at the 1953 US Junior Championship at Kansas City(1). In 1967 he tied for 1st place in the New England Open in Boston. He was a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

References / Sources

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Last updated: 2025-04-06 08:16:27

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Harrow vs L Frankenstein 1-0221953US Jr-chD98 Grunfeld, Russian
2. M Harrow vs I A Horowitz 0-146195354th US OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
3. S Baron vs M Harrow  1-024195354th US OpenD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
4. G K Fielding vs M Harrow  0-15919542nd Pan-American Chess CongressD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
5. J Moskowitz vs M Harrow  ½-½3219542nd Pan-American Chess CongressD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
6. Lombardy vs M Harrow  ½-½60195455th US OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
7. M Harrow vs J Sherwin  0-122195455th US OpenA60 Benoni Defense
8. M Harrow vs A Krumins  1-028195455th US OpenD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. R H Steinmeyer vs M Harrow  ½-½25195455th US OpenD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
10. G Krauss vs M Harrow  0-147195455th US OpenB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
11. M Harrow vs Santasiere  ½-½48195455th US OpenD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
12. A Kevitz vs M Harrow  ½-½411955Manhattan CC-ch 5556D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. M Harrow vs M Siegel  ½-½261955Manhattan CC-ch 5556E46 Nimzo-Indian
14. R Klugman vs M Harrow  ½-½261955Manhattan CC-ch 5556B40 Sicilian
15. M Harrow vs A Turner  1-0401955Manhattan CC-ch 5556D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
16. Lombardy vs M Harrow  ½-½241955Manhattan CC-ch 5556A06 Reti Opening
17. M Harrow vs R Benedicto  1-0681955Manhattan CC-ch 5556D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
18. B Owens vs M Harrow  1-0341955Manhattan CC-ch 5556D50 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. M Harrow vs S Bernstein  ½-½261955Manhattan CC-ch 5556D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
20. M Pavey vs M Harrow  1-0321955Manhattan CC-ch 5556B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
21. M Harrow vs A Bisguier  ½-½611955Manhattan CC-ch 5556D06 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. A Pinkus vs M Harrow  ½-½261955Manhattan CC-ch 5556D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. M Harrow vs Denker  0-1411955Manhattan CC-ch 5556E91 King's Indian
24. A Reiter vs M Harrow  ½-½451955Manhattan CC-ch 5556A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
25. M Harrow vs A Feuerstein  1-0411955Manhattan CC-ch 5556B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-17-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Harrow was the 1967 New England champion, and was Director of Psychology at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Mar-27-19  Granny O Doul: Daughters Jean especially but also the younger Wendy played chess for a while.
Sep-13-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Apparently at age 88 he's still active and publishing papers. Impressive! https://www.researchgate.net/profil...

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