WALTER BROWNE (born Jan-10-1949, died Jun-24-2015, 66 years old) Australia (federation/nationality United States of America) [what is this?] Walter Shawn Browne was born in Sydney, Australia to an Australian mother and an American father. In his youth, he lived in both countries at various times. He won the 1969 Australian Championship, was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1970, and played first board for Australia at the Siegen 1970 and Skopje 1972 Olympiads. He also played on four bronze medal U.S. Olympiad teams (1974, 1978, 1982, 1984), once each on boards 1-4 (http://www.olimpbase.org/players/tt...). Chessmetrics ranks him No. 27 in the world at his peak in December 1975 and January 1976. Browne was known as "Mr. Six Time" for his six U.S. Championship wins (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 (tied with Larry Evans and Larry Christiansen), 1981 (tied with Yasser Seirawan), and 1983 (tied with Roman Dzindzichashvili and Christiansen))*, behind only Robert James Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky. He also won many open tournaments, including two U.S. Opens, seven American Opens, eleven National Opens, and the 1991 Canadian Open. He was frustrated at Interzonals, scoring 8.5/19 at the Manila Interzonal (1976), 3/13 (last by 2.5 points) at the Las Palmas Interzonal (1982), and 6.5/15 at the Taxco Interzonal (1985). Browne's first international tournament was San Juan (1969), won by the new world champion Boris Spassky. Browne tied for second with Arthur Bisguier and Bruno Parma. His international successes include first-place finishes at Venice (1971), Hoogovens (1974), Winnipeg 1974 (Pan American Championship), Lone Pine (1974), Mannheim 1975, Reykjavik (1978), Hoogovens (1980) (tied with Seirawan), Chile 1981, the First Lady's Cup (1982) (shared with Ron Henley in a 26-player round-robin tournament), the 1983 New York Open, Gjovik (1983) (tied with John Nunn and Andras Adorjan), and the Nimzowitsch Memorial (1985) (with Bent Larsen and Rafael Vaganian). A top competitor at blitz chess, in 1988 he formed the World Blitz Association. Browne was inducted into the United States Chess Hall of Fame in 2003. Up until the time of his death, he still competed successfully in top-level American open tournaments. He died suddenly in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 24, 2015, having just tied for 9th-15th at the National Open. *United States Championship (1974), United States Championship (1975), United States Championship (1977), United States Championship (1980), United States Championship (1981), United States Championship (1983). Wikipedia article: Walter Browne http://chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/Play... Last updated: 2023-11-18 07:21:30

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page 1 of 73; games 1-25 of 1,810  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Wilson vs Browne ½-½ 51 1963 Marshall Chess Club Weekend Tournament, New City, C21 Center Game 2. Browne vs I Zalys 0-1 57 1963 Correspondence B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 3. Browne vs W Lukowiak 1-0 19 1964 USA Amateur ch B12 Caro-Kann Defense 4. C Steir vs Browne   0-1 25 1964 New York jr ch B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 5. Browne vs A Soltis 0-1 35 1964 New York jr ch C01 French, Exchange 6. A Soltis vs Browne 1-0 34 1964 Marshall CC Preliminaries C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 7. Browne vs J Sherwin   0-1 31 1965 Marshall CC ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 8. C Rehberg vs Browne   0-1 33 1966 Marshall CC ch D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted 9. F M Howard vs Browne   0-1 23 1966 67th US Open D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. Browne vs B Hochberg   1-0 47 1966 67th US Open D80 Grunfeld 11. L Jackson vs Browne 1-0 47 1966 67th US Open D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted 12. Browne vs J Wolfe   1-0 22 1966 67th US Open A56 Benoni Defense 13. Browne vs R M Bond   1-0 24 1966 67th US Open B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 14. Browne vs Juris Ozols   ½-½ 72 1966 67th US Open C00 French Defense 15. B Sperling vs Browne   0-1 29 1966 67th US Open D04 Queen's Pawn Game 16. Browne vs J B Kelly 1-0 32 1966 67th US Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 17. P O'Gorman vs Browne   0-1 48 1966 67th US Open A07 King's Indian Attack 18. J Hanken vs Browne   ½-½ 44 1966 67th US Open A05 Reti Opening 19. W Goichberg vs Browne   ½-½ 51 1966 67th US Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 20. S Matera vs Browne   0-1 40 1967 US Junior Ch A61 Benoni 21. B Sperling vs Browne 0-1 28 1967 68th US Open A48 King's Indian 22. Browne vs J Westbrock   1-0 48 1967 68th US Open C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 23. Browne vs J F Shaw 1-0 22 1967 68th US Open C00 French Defense 24. A Karklins vs Browne 1-0 52 1967 68th US Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 25. J Davies vs Browne 0-1 46 1967 68th US Open B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack  page 1 of 73; games 1-25 of 1,810

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 6 OF 16 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-28-11    Strongest Force: <twinlark> "The Yaz" could make many thousands in just a few hours. He would give odds to those he would play or any of the onlookers. He was a master at public relations and could control the. Crowds with a great smile and the right words. Sep-28-11    Caissanist: I'm not sure, but I think he didn't play in the 1972 zonals because he was having a fight with the Australian chess federation, which is why he didn't play in the zonal. He had played in the 1969 zonal as an Australian, and represented Australia in the 1970 and 1972 olympiads, but in 1973 he gave up his dual citizenship and from then on represented the USA. Sep-30-11    Joshka: <SimonWebbsTiger><Caissanist> Thanks for answering! Looking forward to Browne's bio, it should be very entertaining, hoping he relates many stories and chess lore from the good 'ole days. Another Mr. Chess extraordinaire, I'd relish a bio from is travellin' man Jude Acers! In fact, it's amazing that there're not more bio's from the halls of chess elitists....Larry Christiansen is another, IMHO....allright thanks again! Nov-05-11    Joshka: Just doing a little dreaming about maybe how to make chess a bit more exciting and intense.....If one had the funds, how much would it take to bring say Browne and Larry C. together for a match? Maybe first to win 4 games, and playing about a 16 game match. Classical time controls? The match would take about 5-6 weeks probably. 30k for the winner? Maybe 20 k for the loser? 50k Prize fund? I firmly believe the lack of head to head matches in this country from exciting personas and players alike, add to the disinterest from the public. Oh well, any thoughts? thanks in advance! Nov-24-11    wordfunph: Walter Browne's book now available.. Walter Browne's 100 Best Chess Games: My Life and Career http://www.amazon.com/Walter-Browne... Nov-25-11    Joshka: <Wordfunph> Hey thanks for updating!!! Nov-26-11    ketchuplover: Stop reading my minds!!!!!!!! :) Jan-10-12    talisman: happy birthday champ! Jul-24-12    ketchuplover: New-In-Chess has released "The Stress of Chess(and its infinite finesse)" Please visit www.newinchess.com for details Thank you Aug-04-12    selfmate: <ketchuplover> In the description of the book NIC quotes Browne saying <...‘By competing you are a winner, no matter the result’ is his motto...>. From the anecdotes I've heard regarding his temper when losing this must be the Stepford Walter Browne ;-) Aug-09-12    abcpokerboy: Walter has finished his autobiography, including analysis of his 101 best games, and I saw an advanced copy sent to him by the publisher (Walter's a friend of mine). It looks nice and has fairly comprehensive notes. I believe it will be available for purchase late this year. Aug-24-12    Conrad93: Is the guy still an expert in the Sicilian? Aug-24-12    SteinitzLives: He is still an expert at trying to make money or win at whatever and by whatever means. That being said, his chess style was exciting and his book is probably entertaining. Oct-04-12    Eggman: Just an hour ago I received Browne's autobiographical best games collection 'The Stress of Chess' in the mail. I've only browzed through it so far but it looks pretty cool. A nice thick book with a glossy cover, and plenty of pictures inside. Certainly much cooler looking than some of the books that have come out lately, including the latest edition of 60MG (with no picture of Fischer on the cover). I was pleasantly surprised, especially after getting Joel Benjamin's and Jan Timman's best games collections from Amazon.com. Those books (aesthetically) aren't nearly as nice as this. Oct-04-12    TheFocus: <Eggman> Does Browne annotate his draw against Fischer that he almost won? I plan to order this book soon. Oct-04-12    Eggman: Yes, he does, <Focus>. The collection looks to have that 'Memorable Games' criteria, as opposed to merely 'best wins'. The first game for example is a game played in 1963 when Browne was a 1900-player (soon to be master), in which he reached a rook ending which was adjudicated by none other than Bobby Fischer. Fischer ruled it a draw, but Browne analyzes it in depth to show that he could have won. Oct-04-12    TheFocus: <Eggman> Thank you. I am looking forward to this long-overdue book. Oct-04-12    Shams: <The first game for example is a game played in 1963 when Browne was a 1900-player (soon to be master), in which he reached a rook ending which was adjudicated by none other than Bobby Fischer.> Well, Fischer would be a great choice for an adjudicator if you had to have one. Have you heard of Fischer adjudicating any other games? Oct-04-12    TheFocus: I haven't heard of it before. Oct-04-12    Shams: <Eggman> Would you mind uploading the game Fischer adjudicated, at your convenience? Oct-05-12    Eggman: <Shams> Yes, I had heard about Fischer adjudicating games (plural) at a tournament (I think just one tournament), and about how seriously he took the duty and about how he refused to be rushed. I think it is mentioned in "Profile of a Prodigy" by Frank Brady, but I wouldn't swear to it. But I had had no idea that one of these games involved none other than Walter Browne! And sure, I'll upload the game soon. Good idea, actually. Oct-05-12    Eggman: It will take a while for the uploaded game to appear, so in the meantime: Fred Wilson vs Walter Browne New York City, 1963 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 d6 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Qb3 Qd7 9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qa6 Nf6 11.O-O Be7 12.e5 dxe5 13.Rd1 Bd6 14.Kh1 O-O 15.Qe2 h6 16.b3 Qf7 17.Ne4 Nd5 18.Be3 Rb4 19.Qd3 Qf5 20. Nfd2 Nd4 21.Nc4 Be7 22.Ng3 Qxd3 23.Rxd3 Bf6 24.Ne4 Nc2 25.Rad1 Ncxe3 26.fxe3 Nb6 27.Nxf6+ gxf6 28.Nxb6 Rxb6 29.Rd7 Rc6 30.Kg1 Rf7 31.Rd8+ Kg7 32.Ra8 Ra6 33.Rd2 f5 34.Kf2 Rd6 35.Rc2 Ra6 36.Rc8 Kf6 37.a4 Rb6 38.R8xc7 Rxb3 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7 40.Rc7+ Kf6 41.Rxa7 Rb2+ 42.Kg3 e4 43.a5 Re2 44.a6 Rxe3+ 45.Kf2 Ra3 46.Ra8 Ke5 47.a7 f4 48.Ke2 Ra2+ 49.Kf1 e3 50.Ke1 Ra1+ 51.Ke2 Ra2+ click for larger view And this is the final position, which Fischer adjudicated as a draw. I think I'll also upload Browne's analysis, along with the game. Not sure how Chessgames.com will present it, but it should be fun. Oct-05-12    Shams: <Eggman> Thanks! I look forward to seeing how Browne would have won that. Oct-05-12    HeMateMe: This is certainly interesting. Was there a time when BF was a sort of "referee" at a tournament, and he had to decide on a game that would not be played out? I like black here. He can advane the h pawn, where does white's king go? On the other hand, it is Fischer--hard to argue with his Bobness. Oct-05-12    TheFocus: I don't know what Fischer saw, but I would like to have Black in this position. Those Pawns are like a freight train. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 16) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 6 OF 16 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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