| Aug-08-06 | | SCapp123: He was a cultured and kindly
New York City school principal and generously ran citywide chess competitions for students c. the
early 1960s. |
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| Feb-03-09 | | YoungEd: I used to have his Chess Made Simple book; it wasn't bad. |
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| Sep-22-09 | | Marvy: He was co-principal of my junior high school JHS 52 in manhattan. A very nice guy. He brought Arthur Bisguier to the school for a simul. That is how I got hooked. RIP Mr. Hanauer |
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Sep-22-09
 | | HeMateMe: We had Bisguier at Baruch College too, in the 80s. |
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| May-02-10 | | soulpower74: One of my first chess tournaments I played in was run by Dr. Hanauer when the Manhattan CC was in the Henry Hudson Hotel. Liked a poster above Arthur Bisguier was the first GM I met . Played him in a simul with one of my Wade Chessmen (JHS 117 BX.)teammates Frank Hom.Turns out to be my first experience with the Ruy Lopez. Ernie Johnson |
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| Dec-09-10 | | wordfunph: In December 1974, a group of boys and girls from Milan, Italy arrived in New York and expressed a desire to play chess. As a well-known organizer of school chess events, Milton Hanauer arranged an 8-board match, pitting a group of New York students against the
Italians. What Mr. Hanauer did not realize until it was too late was that the Italian group had won a trip to the United States by winning the chess championship of Milan! The score was
7-1 for the Italians.
Source: Chess Life & Review 1975 |
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| Dec-09-10 | | Petrosianic: That's pretty amazing, that a mere City Championship would offer an overseas trip for 8 as the first prize. I wonder if CL&R didn't get it wrong, and it was something bigger than that. |
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Aug-30-11
 | | technical draw: His "Chess Made Simple" was one of my first books. |
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| May-08-13 | | Bengambit: The book Chess Made Simple is the best book by far for any beginner to learn the game. I love that book. |
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Aug-05-14
 | | Penguincw: R.I.P. Milton Loeb Hanauer. |
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Aug-05-14
 | | HFlew: neat. chess made simple was my first chess book! |
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May-25-15
 | | Gottschalk: Arnold's compass
Hanauer vs Schoenberg, 1938 |
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May-26-15
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Chess Made Simple is a great book for new players and deserves a place among the classics. |
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| Nov-14-15 | | zanzibar: He's also notable for winning one of the shortest games on record: W C Arnold vs M L Hanauer, 1936
I also have <New York Herald Tribune (1926-1962); Mar 29, 1936; pC5> listing him playing in group D for the US Ch, playing taking place at <Queen's Chess Club, Steuben House, 58-11 39th Ave, Woodside> |
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| Aug-05-16 | | TheFocus: Happy birthday, Milton Hanauer. |
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| Apr-04-20 | | stevn1: Dr. Hanauer was our JHS 52 Principal. He was an erudite and kind gentleman who introduced many Inwood neighborhood students to chess. I played in a tournament sponsored by Dr. Hanauer at the Marshall Chess Club downtown and managed to win $100 in the JHS tournament--this was a small fortune for a kid in those days! I have fond memories of Dr. Hanauer and his positive influence in our lives. |
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| Apr-04-20 | | Granny O Doul: In NYC at least, the school principal is often a kindly sort. It's the assistant principals that you have to watch out for. |
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Feb-10-23
 | | Bishoprick: I taught at JHS52 for several years in the early '60s, and assisted Dr. Hanauer running a couple of high school chess tournaments, at least one of them at John Fischer's NY Chess and Checker Club, on 42 St., the club often derided as "the Flea House" . It was a fun place, where you could find a chess game day or night at 15 cents an hour. It also had some very strong players, including a Mr. Richman, who gave rook odds to all comers at 25 cents a game, and won most of them. Grany O Doul made a remark about the assistant principal. In this case it was Dr. Milton Finkelstein, who would give demonstrations of a Knight's tour blindfolded. We (Hanauer, Finkelstein and I ) shared some wonderful lunch hours, in which I was by far the weakest player, until we disagreed on the Vietnam War (they for, I against) and stopped playing or talking to one another. Incidentally, Dr. Hanauer gave up chess to become an avid Bridge player, a game at which you could find him any afternoon on the second floor of the Marshall Chess Club, which was home to several Bridge players. I assumed that Hanauer was dead, but didn't know it happened in 2009. RIP Dr. Hanauer. |
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