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Lisa Lane
Number of games in database: 25
Years covered: 1961 to 1966
Overall record: +6 -13 =6 (36.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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C77		Ruy Lopez (2 games)
B35		Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (2 games)
B34		Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (2 games)

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LISA LANE (born Apr-25-1938) United States of America [what is this?] Lisa Lane was born in Philadelphia on April 25, 1938. She is a former U.S. women's champion (1959-62, 1966). In 1960 she appeared on "What's My Line" and was featured in "Look" magazine. In 1961, she was on the cover of "Sports Illustrated." In 1961, she took 12th-14th place at the Women’s Candidates Tournament in Vrnjacka Banja. She played four games in the Hastings Reserve tournament in 1961-62, then withdrew after one draw, two losses, and an adjourned game. She said she could not concentrate because she was "homesick and in love." In 1963 she opened up her own chess club, Queen’s Pawn Chess Emporium, in New York. In 1964, she took 12th place at the Women’s Candidates Tournament in Sukhumi. In 1966, she tied for 1st place with Gisela Kahn Gresser in the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. She married Neil Hickey, editor-at-large of the Columbia Journalism Review, who was a friend of Bobby Fischer and assisted Bobby Fischer in some chess articles. Lisa owns a natural food business, Amber Waves of Grain, in New York.

page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Lane vs N Gaprindashvili ½-½ 37 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 2. V Nedeljkovic vs L Lane   ½-½ 43 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 3. H Konarkowska vs L Lane ½-½ 63 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 4. L Lane vs C Chaude de Silans   1-0 41 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) C77 Ruy Lopez 5. K Zvorykina vs L Lane   1-0 41 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 6. G Gresser vs L Lane 1-0 28 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 7. S Handsuren vs L Lane   0-1 40 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 8. L Lane vs E Polihroniade   0-1 40 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) C47 Four Knights 9. M Lazarevic vs L Lane 1-0 101 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B23 Sicilian, Closed 10. L Lane vs E Ladanyike-Karakas   ½-½ 69 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) C77 Ruy Lopez 11. L Lane vs T Zatulovskaya   0-1 65 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 12. V Borisenko-Belova vs L Lane   1-0 41 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) A02 Bird's Opening 13. L Lane vs A Nicolau 1-0 31 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 14. L Lane vs E Rinder   0-1 35 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 15. L Lane vs F Heemskerk 1-0 40 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B19 Caro-Kann, Classical 16. L Volpert vs L Lane   1-0 40 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 17. A Mothersill vs L Lane   ½-½ 82 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) B22 Sicilian, Alapin 18. L Lane vs Keller-Hermann 0-1 45 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) A00 Uncommon Opening 19. O Stibaner vs L Lane   0-1 70 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) A15 English 20. L Lane vs R Timmer 0-1 46 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) B07 Pirc 21. J Bellin vs L Lane   ½-½ 53 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 22. L Lane vs K Blagojevic   0-1 53 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) B41 Sicilian, Kan 23. L Lane vs M Perevoznic   1-0 61 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 24. L Lane vs K Radzikowska   0-1 43 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) B02 Alekhine's Defense 25. T Zatulovskaya vs L Lane   1-0 29 1966 Oberhausen ol (Women) A47 Queen's Indian  page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Lane wins | Lane loses

Jul-11-04    Joshka: <Chessgames.com> Thanks for including these! I believe Lisa was USA's Women's champ for many years? Jul-11-04    SBC: . <I believe Lisa was USA's Women's champ for many years?> I'm glad you asked: http://batgirl.atspace.com/LisaLane... . Jul-11-04    Jim Bartle: I think Lisa Lane was the only chessplayer, male or female, ever on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Jul-11-04    iron maiden: I'm willing to bet Fischer made the cover at least once. Jul-11-04    SBC: . <I'm willing to bet Fischer made the cover at least once.> Fischer made it twice. . Jul-11-04    Sneaky: In fact, I'm fairly certain that Joshka's avatar is taken from a Sports Illustrated cover. "The Deadly Gamesman" was the heading. Jul-11-04    Dick Brain: <SBC> have to tried to do an interview of Lisa Lane? Jul-11-04    SBC: <Dick Brain> . <have to tried to do an interview of Lisa Lane?> I'd considered it, but it seems that she's given up chess for good and I fear that I may be seen as an intrusion. If it were as a job, such as a journalist, I might consider it regardless, but not just for fun. . Jul-12-04    Joshka: <sneaky> The avatar is from "Life" magazine taken I believe after Bobby wiped out Larsen and Taiminov in the finals matches. <sbc> So you have contact with her?? wow, thanks for that that site link...I'm almost ashamed as an American, that Im not familiar with her story...but then again I don't really remember all that much about Bobby from those years, chess really was put on the back burner in our media here in those days. Where is Lisa Lane residing now?? Jul-12-04    Benzol: Hey <Sneaky> what happened to the R Perlis thread? Jul-16-04    Dick Brain: <Joshka ... Where is Lisa Lane residing now??> Lisa Lane Hickey must be living somewhere very near to Carmel, NY according to SBC's info: http://batgirl.atspace.com/carmel.h... Mar-30-05    pazzed paun: anyone have a guess what lisa lane's rating would have been? Did she ever play in the u.s. open or a club or state championship where she won games against men? Mar-30-05    RookFile: L Lane vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961 If she got a draw in a game like this, she must have, at minimum, been expert strength. May-20-05    Caissanist: This game doesn't strike me as all that impressive--Lane is busted in the final position. I don't know why Gaprindashvili took the draw, the win looks quite straightforward. May-21-05    Caissanist: She was probably a rated expert, but she could not have been a master. Diane Savereide was the first American woman to make master, I believe in the early eighties. Apr-25-07    schnarre: <SBC> Her record's a good one at any rate! Apr-26-07    jackpawn: She retired to run a health food store, but several sources mentioned her chain smoking, at least back in her playing days. Anyone see a contradiction?! Apr-26-07    WannaBe: <jackpawn> No, maybe she quit smoking, and became a 'born again' health advocate... Apr-26-07    jackpawn: Maybe . . . Apr-26-07    NakoSonorense: Hey, isn't she Superman's girl? Apr-25-09    Raisin Death Ray: <NakoSonorense> No, that'd be Lana Lang! Apr-26-09    Red October: she looks a bit muscular

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