Sep-26-23
 | | beatgiant: Is this player a duplicate of David Levy? Argument in favor: This player has only one game, it's from round 11 of the 1971 US Open, and the other Levy also has games from the same event but is missing round 11. It would be a big coincidence to have two David Levys there, both of whom were getting paired against notable opponents, while this one was never heard from before or since. Argument against: The full name of the other Levy is David Neil Laurence Levy, which doesn't match the 'A' given as this one's middle initial. Based on only the information above, I personally find the argument for duplicate stronger, but I will leave it open a while for other kibitzers to post any further information before merging the records. |
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Sep-26-23
 | | Stonehenge: According to https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C... p. 615, <David A Levy> is correct. He finished in 171st place. |
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Sep-26-23
| | beatgiant: <Stonehenge> Thanks for that great source. It is conclusive, and this player is no duplicate. But that's not the end of the story. We still might need to clean up some of our records. The source does not list the other David Levy as playing in the 1971 US Open, and it lists a pairing from round 1 that matches a game we currently attribute to the other David Levy (D Levy vs Reshevsky, 1971). Also, the other David Levy games we list in the 1971 US Open (see 72nd US Open (1971)/David Levy) are with players who the source doesn't list as playing in this event. Maybe those are from a different US Open, for example the 1964 one in which we have another David Levy game? |
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Sep-26-23
| | beatgiant: <Stonehenge> Oh, I was wrong about the last bit (for example Roy Ervin did play in the 1971 US Open). I will check more carefully now, but it's clear we will have to change some records. |
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Sep-26-23
| | beatgiant: For completeness, here's your citation: _Chess Life & Review_, vol. XXVI, no. 11, Nov. 1971. After checking it carefully, I concluded we need to reattribute all the 72nd US Open (1971)/David Levy games from the other David Levy to this one. For ease of double-checking, I spell out the details below. CL&R: David A. Levy col. 2 L3 (loss to Reshevsky in rd. 2). This is our D Levy vs Reshevsky, 1971. CL&R: David A. Levy col. 5 L37 (loss to Roy Ervin in rd. 5). This is our R Ervin vs D Levy, 1971. CL&R: David A. Levy col. 7 W94 (win over Bruce Haisfield in rd. 7). This is our B Haisfield vs D Levy, 1971. CL&R: David A. Levy col. 10 L59 (loss to James Bolton in rd. 10). This is our D Levy vs J Bolton, 1971. |
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Sep-26-23
| | Stonehenge: D Levy vs A Mengarini, 1964 may be correct. Game Collection: US Open 1964, Boston has <Levy, David Neil Lawrence>. The rating list here https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C... p. 253 has Levy, D (England). |
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Sep-26-23
 | | Sally Simpson: Also here the book of the tournament with games. http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/... (page 127 list D.A.Levy games) I've gone though the book the five games here are correctly attributed to D.A. Levy (apparently he is from California and when he played Reshevsky it was on board 5.) |
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Sep-26-23
| | beatgiant: <Sally Simpson> Yes, we previously had those listed under the wrong Levy, but I'm guessing <Stonehenge> did a fast job double-checking and fixing it for us. US Chess has a record for a David A. Levy here: https://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlM... and it shows he had a Master's ranking and often used to play in the Burlingame Chess Club, Burlingame being a California town a little south of San Francisco Airport. I'm guessing this is he. (If not, bring on the third man/triple Levy/whatever jokes.) |
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