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Saul Wachs

Number of games in database: 17
Years covered: 1949 to 1957
Overall record: +7 -7 =3 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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SAUL WACHS
(born Dec-24-1931, 93 years old) United States of America

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In 1951, Saul Philip Wachs won the US Junior Championship, held in Philadelphia.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. W Adams vs S Wachs  1-0251949Log Cabin CC v Mercantile Library CCC18 French, Winawer
2. J Curdo vs S Wachs  1-0401949Interstate Team MatchC18 French, Winawer
3. S Wachs vs Walter Mann  1-0171951Tri-State championshipC00 French Defense
4. S Wachs vs L Evans 0-1421954United States ChampionshipE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
5. J Sherwin vs S Wachs  ½-½261954United States ChampionshipE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
6. S Wachs vs M Pavey  ½-½381954United States ChampionshipD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
7. H Seidman vs S Wachs  1-0511954United States ChampionshipC01 French, Exchange
8. S Wachs vs A Bisguier  ½-½551954United States ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. S Wachs vs S Bernstein  1-0281954United States ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
10. P Brandts vs S Wachs  0-1431954United States ChampionshipE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
11. S Wachs vs H Berliner  0-1491954United States ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
12. A Mengarini vs S Wachs  0-1331954United States ChampionshipE61 King's Indian
13. S Wachs vs Rossolimo  1-0491954United States ChampionshipE60 King's Indian Defense
14. K Burger vs S Wachs 0-1221954United States ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
15. S Wachs vs C Pilnick  0-1561954United States ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. E Hearst vs S Wachs 1-0281954United States ChampionshipE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
17. S Wachs vs N Halper  1-0241957Marshall CC-ch 1956/57D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Feb-06-11  myschkin: . . .

The Ruth Opening

".. It is interesting that what later became known as the Trompowsky opening is named by Wachs as an opening system 'associated with William Allen Ruth '. .."

http://jewishchesshistory.blogspot....

(by Avital Pilpel)

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May-15-12  wordfunph: Saul Wachs - 1966 Ohio Champion
Jul-27-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: For many years Wachs has been a professor of education and liturgy at Gratz College in Philadelphia:

http://www.gratz.edu/faculty/entry/...

Mar-16-16
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  perfidious: Bit surprising to see Wachs' even score in his only appearance in a US Championship, finishing just behind Rossolimo and Bernstein on +1.

Without Reshevsky in the mix and Fine retired, Rossolimo, Evans and Bisguier were apparently the favourites for the title.

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Apr-24-19
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  GrahamClayton: The crucial moment in Wachs' victory in the 1951 US Junior Championship tournament was his 8th round win over Ross Siemms, where the following unusual position of N, R + P versus 5 P was ajudicated as a win for Wachs.


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