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🏆 Lone Pine (1973)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Tony Miles, Larry Christiansen, Lubomir Kavalek, Walter Browne, Laszlo Szabo, James Tarjan, Larry Evans, John Grefe, Arthur Bisguier, Bernard Zuckerman, Kim Commons, Tibor Weinberger, Edward Formanek, William Martz, Larry Remlinger, Peter Cleghorn, Roy Ervin, Walter Shipman, Eugene Martinovsky, Lawrence Gilden, Arthur Dake, Curt Brasket, Ervin R Middleton, Dennis Waterman, David A Berry, Craig Barnes, Ross Stoutenborough, Paul Brandts, Dennis Fritzinger, Allan George Savage, Jerome B Hanken, Ron Gross, Ariel Mengarini, Rex Wilcox, Martin Sullivan, C Bill Jones, Kenneth Fitzgerald

Lone Pine (1973) 3rd Louis D Statham Masters Tournament Lone Pine, California March 18-24, 1973 The tournament was open to all Masters and above, and Experts under age 21 (Juniors). The field expanded to 48 players, with international stars Laszlo Szabo and Anthony Miles joining the usual roster of top US masters and hopefuls. In the end, it was Arthur Bisguier hitting his form to finish on top, thanks in large part to a crucial round six win over Miles. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 01 Arthur Bisguier W32 W18 W25 D04 W13 W05 D02 6.0 02 Walter Shawn Browne W23 W16 D13 W08 D05 W12 D01 5.5 03 Laszlo Szabo D31 D14 W33 D23 W09 W17 W07 5.5 04 John A Grefe W38 D05 W29 D01 L07 W14 W12 5.0 05 Anthony Miles W06 D04 W15 W36 D02 L01 W13 5.0 06 Edward W Formanek L05 D07 W47 D38 W20 W16 W21 5.0 07 Larry Christiansen D45 D06 D27 W25 W04 W22 L03 4.5 08 William E Martz D14 W47 W31 L02 D23 W29 D11 4.5 09 Peter Cleghorn W26 L13 D35 W10 L03 W25 W27 4.5 10 C Bill Jones D17 L24 W32 L09 W39 W30 W31 4.5 11 Lubomir Kavalek D20 W42 D36 W16 L12 W28 D08 4.5 12 Larry Melvyn Evans W43 D29 W24 D13 W11 L02 L04 4.0 13 James Tarjan W19 W09 D02 D12 L01 W31 L05 4.0 14 Roy C Ervin D08 D03 W22 D17 D21 L04 W29 4.0 15 Kim S Commons W40 D27 L05 D31 D19 D35 W32 4.0 16 Curt Justin Brasket W34 L02 W48 L11 W46 L06 W35 4.0 17 Eugene Martinovsky D10 D30 W20 D14 W27 L03 D19 4.0 18 David J Strauss W35 L01 D30 D46 D25 D26 +37 4.0 19 Frank Thornally L13 W26 D28 D29 D15 W36 D17 4.0 20 Kenneth Fitzgerald D11 D37 L17 W48 L06 W34 W30 4.0 21 Walter Shipman L25 W40 W39 D27 D14 W23 L06 4.0 22 Arnold Denker L48 W41 L14 W45 W38 L07 D26 3.5 23 Dennis Waterman L02 W34 W37 D03 D08 L21 D28 3.5 24 Ross Stoutenborough D39 W10 L12 L30 L26 W38 W41 3.5 25 Ronald Joseph Gross W21 W28 L01 L07 D18 L09 W39 3.5 26 William Goichberg L09 L19 D41 W47 W24 D18 D22 3.5 27 Ariel Mengarini W46 D15 D07 D21 L17 W37 L09 3.5 28 Bernard Zuckerman W41 L25 D19 W35 D30 L11 D23 3.5 29 Andrew Karklins W44 D12 L04 D19 W34 L08 L14 3.0 30 David A Berry D33 D17 D18 W24 D28 L10 L20 3.0 31 Dennis Fritzinger D03 W48 L08 D15 W36 L13 L10 3.0 32 Tibor Weinberger L01 L35 L10 W40 W48 +46 L15 3.0 33 Larry Remlinger D30 D39 L03 L42 D45 W47 D36 3.0 34 Ziad Baroudi L16 L23 W40 W43 L29 L20 W46 3.0 35 Ervin Middleton L18 W32 D09 L28 W42 D15 L16 3.0 36 Arthur William Dake D47 W45 D11 L05 L31 L19 D33 2.5 37 Lawrence C Gilden D42 D20 L23 D39 W41 L27 -18 2.5 38 Paul Brandts L04 D46 W44 D06 L22 L24 D40 2.5 39 Allan George Savage D24 D33 L21 D37 L10 W42 L25 2.5 40 William Hook L15 L21 L34 L32 W44 W43 D38 2.5 41 Rex Wilcox L28 L22 D26 W44 L37 W45 L24 2.5 42 Craig Barnes D37 L11 L46 W33 L35 L39 D45 2.0 43 James McCormick L12 D44 D45 L34 L47 L40 W48 2.0 44 William Batchelder L29 D43 L38 L41 L40 D48 W47 2.0 45 Jerome B Hanken D07 L36 D43 L22 D33 L41 D42 2.0 46 Martin Sullivan L27 D38 W42 D18 L16 -32 L34 2.0 47 Clark R Harmon D36 L08 L06 L26 W43 L33 L44 1.5 48 David Reynolds W22 L31 L16 L20 L32 D44 L43 1.5 Note: Many games from this tournament are not available. PRIZES 1st - Bisguier: $2000 2nd-3rd - Browne, Szabo: $1000 4th-6th - Grefe, Miles, Formanek: $333 7th-11th - Christiansen, Martz, Cleghorn, Jones, Kavalek: $100 Total prize fund: $5500 PREVIOUS: Lone Pine (1972). NEXT: Lone Pine (1974). Original collection: Game Collection: Lone Pine 1973, by User: Phony Benoni.  page 2 of 2; games 26-50 of 50  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. R J Gross vs L Christiansen 0-1 12 1973 Lone Pine A53 Old Indian 27. Browne vs W Martz   1-0 34 1973 Lone Pine B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 28. A Bisguier vs J Tarjan 1-0 21 1973 Lone Pine B07 Pirc 29. C Barnes vs E Middleton   0-1 58 1973 Lone Pine B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 30. A Dake vs D Fritzinger   0-1 56 1973 Lone Pine E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O 31. Evans vs Kavalek   1-0 49 1973 Lone Pine A21 English 32. C B Jones vs A Savage   1-0 30 1973 Lone Pine B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation 33. A Mengarini vs E Martinovsky   0-1 35 1973 Lone Pine A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 34. Miles vs Browne   ½-½ 60 1973 Lone Pine B22 Sicilian, Alapin 35. L Gilden vs A Mengarini 0-1 45 1973 Lone Pine C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 36. R Wilcox vs J Hanken   1-0 29 1973 Lone Pine B06 Robatsch 37. A Savage vs C Barnes   1-0 59 1973 Lone Pine B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation 38. E Martinovsky vs Szabo   0-1 59 1973 Lone Pine A10 English 39. Kavalek vs B Zuckerman   1-0 69 1973 Lone Pine E60 King's Indian Defense 40. J Grefe vs R Ervin   1-0 46 1973 Lone Pine C12 French, McCutcheon 41. D Berry vs C B Jones   0-1 47 1973 Lone Pine D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 42. A Bisguier vs Miles 1-0 32 1973 Lone Pine B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 43. Browne vs Evans 1-0 24 1973 Lone Pine B08 Pirc, Classical 44. C Barnes vs J Hanken   ½-½ 33 1973 Lone Pine B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 45. Browne vs A Bisguier   ½-½ 35 1973 Lone Pine C78 Ruy Lopez 46. Evans vs J Grefe 0-1 35 1973 Lone Pine A10 English 47. C B Jones vs D Fritzinger   1-0 33 1973 Lone Pine B06 Robatsch 48. W Martz vs Kavalek   ½-½ 66 1973 Lone Pine A21 English 49. A Mengarini vs P Cleghorn   0-1 26 1973 Lone Pine B20 Sicilian 50. J Tarjan vs Miles 0-1 59 1973 Lone Pine B50 Sicilian  page 2 of 2; games 26-50 of 50    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jul-26-22    Retireborn: I'm somewhat surprised to see that Dennis Waterman played in this tournament. He could be so good for you, perhaps. Jul-26-22    perfidious: Dennis was certainly good company; thirty years on, we met for the first time at a table in a pot limit hold'em tournament in Tunica, Mississippi, with Poker HOFer TJ Cloutier sitting between us. After all three of us busted out, Dennis and I talked a while, inter alia, about his recent visit to the US championship. Pleasant, easygoing guy. Have not seen him in years. Jul-26-22    Retireborn: <perfidious> Well now, I'm not sure if you know that a British actor of that name sang the theme tune for "Minder". You've left me in a state of uncertainty (laughs) Jul-26-22    perfidious: <Retireborn>, I did not know that and am not at all familiar with the actor. See the kibitzing on Browne vs D Waterman, 1974 for a hilarious tale involving Dennis, which runs very much counter to the soubriquet 'Swami' by which Dennis is known on the poker circuit. Jul-27-22    Retireborn: Oh yes, the woo hoo guy, I remember you mentioning him before (laughs) The other Waterman was a fairly familiar face on British tv in the 70s and 80s. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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