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Leonard B Meyer
Number of games in database: 7
Years covered: 1907 to 1912
Overall record: +4 -2 =1 (64.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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LEONARD B MEYER (born May-21-1881, died Apr-09-1967, 85 years old) United States of America [what is this?] In 1930, Leonard B. Meyer was president of the Manhattan Chess Club.

page 1 of 1; 7 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Rosenfeld vs L B Meyer 1-0 25 1907 Manhattan Chess Club-ch A00 Uncommon Opening 2. Capablanca vs L B Meyer 1-0 10 1908 Rapid-transit t C77 Ruy Lopez 3. L B Meyer vs J R Taber   1-0 45 1909 Rice CC-Brooklyn CC D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. D S Robinson vs L B Meyer   0-1 35 1909 Manhattan CC - Franklin CC m C30 King's Gambit Declined 5. R P Michell vs L B Meyer ½-½ 46 1910 12th Anglo-American Cable Match D53 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. L B Meyer vs H G Cole   1-0 62 1911 13th Anglo-American Cable Match C77 Ruy Lopez 7. L B Meyer vs W P Shipley   1-0 60 1912 Manhattan CC - Franklin CC m D00 Queen's Pawn Game

Dec-01-10    Antiochus: Anyone knows, Is he the VIP L B Meyer(1884.07.12-1957.10.1957), producer of Metro and resposible for the infamous casting couch and who has tried to finish the Billy Wilder's carrer? Dec-01-10    offramp: That was Mayer with an A. Dec-02-10    Antiochus: OK, that's right.Hum..this is a bad beginning. Anyway, could be him. Thanks. Dec-02-10    Calli: Two stalwarts of the Manhattan CC were the Meyer brothers, Arthur S. and Leonard B. who played the games on this page. Also see his defeat of the world champion: Alekhine vs Meyer LB/Samuels L, 1929 Dec-03-10    Antiochus: IMDB link to the MGM's Mayer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201291/ . Don't forget to read the Trivia

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