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Louis Spinner

Number of games in database: 3
Years covered: 1953 to 1965


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LOUIS SPINNER
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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Burger vs L Spinner  1-0131953North-South California MatchC15 French, Winawer
2. L Spinner vs H Steiner  0-12519542nd Pan-American Chess CongressA10 English
3. R Heilbut vs L Spinner  1-0351965Las Vegas National openC02 French, Advance
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-25-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: This is our fork in the road
Love's last episode
There's nowhere to go, oh no
You made your choice
Now it's up to me
To bow out gracefully
Though you hold the key but baby

Chorus:

Whenever you call me I'll be there
Whenever you want me I'll be there
Whenever you need me I'll be there
I'll be around

I knew just what to say
Now I found out today
All the words had slipped away but I know
There's always a chance
A tiny spark will remain
And sparks turn into flames
And love can burn once again

Chorus

Dec-25-06  DutchDunce: LOL!!! I was thinking the same thing when I saw this name!
Feb-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Then Came You

Ever since I met ya, seems I can't forget ya.
The thought of you keeps running through the back of my mind.

Everytime I'm near ya.
I get that urge to feel ya.
Just touching you and loving you, makes everything right.

(tell me how you feel baby)

I've never knew love before, then came you, then came you. I've never knew love before, then came you, then came you. You!

Now that I have found ya. How did I live without you? (I don't know baby)

It's plain to see, you're all I need, to satisfy me.
I'm so darn proud of you. I want to sing about ya.
(sing it, sing it, sing it baby)

You're all I know, You made love grow, by touching my hand.

I've never knew love before, then came you, then came you. I've never knew love before, then came you, then came you. Hey, then came you.

Oh-Oh I've never knew love before, then came you, then came you. I've never knew love before, then came you, you. then came you.

(with your loving touch).

You know that I never knew love before, then came you, then came you. I've never knew love before, then came you, then came you.

(I've got to hand it to you baby, you got the power of love, got the power of love Baby)

I've never knew love before, then came you, then came you.

Feb-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  alexmagnus: Lol was für ein Spinner!
Feb-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Hier gehen Sie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sp...

Feb-04-07  acirce: "[Der Arbeiter] hat gesponnen, und das Produkt ist ein Gespinst." - Karl Marx. Get the wordplay?
Feb-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: My German is limited to the sort of 3 word sentences I used above. Per Marx, The worker has spun, and the result/product is _________ (some wordplay I don't get)
Feb-06-07  sucaba: Nice kibitzed quotes on this page - hopefully the chessplayer L Spinner does not mind.

When we see a Gespenst (spectre, ghost), in reality it is a Gespinst (spun yarn, textile fabric) - Although Marx did not believe in ghosts, his gives still interviews: http://ing.bio.miami.edu/marxsghost....

Feb-07-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: I just read that one of the original Spinners died last week:

<Billy Henderson passed away due to complications from diabetes on February 2, 2007 at the age of 67.>

Feb-07-07  arifattar: Did he have a googly in his repertoire?
Sep-11-10  myschkin: . . .

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵Ʒ bomby©idae Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵Ʒ

btw. good threat (ge† the worldplay)

yours L Spinner

Dec-08-14  zanzibar: This is probably <Louis Spinner>, who is listed as playing four games (actually three games + forfeit) in <2nd PanAm Open, Hollywood (1954)>.

The CA <Chess Reporter> with xtab lists him as living in LA at the time.

I guess he wasn't a slouch

<In 1952-53, Arthur Spiller and Louis Spinner tied for 1st in the Los Angeles County Championship, held in Los Angeles. Irving Rivise took 3rd place, followed by Sven Almgren.

In 1954, Sven Almgren won the Los Angeles County Championship on tiebreak over Harry Borochow. 3rd-4th place went to Louis Spinner and R.W. Banner.>

<Spinner> was the only one to beat <Larry Evans> during a "rapid transit tournament" held during an off night during the <2nd PanAm Open (1954)>.

<The tournament had an 'off' night, during which a rapid transit tournament was held. Evans won this event 19-2, losing only to Louis Spinner, who was second 18.5-2.5. Spinner lost only to Sherwin, who placed third with 18-3. Tied with 16.5-4.5 were Bisguier, Kenneth Grover (a checker champion), Charles Kalme, and Olaf Ulvestad.>

http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/...

This record is a likely (but not definitive) match:

http://www.mocavo.com/Louis-Spinner...

(dob: 1910-12-08 dod: 1995-02-09 // La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, California)

Dec-08-14  zanzibar: Here is a game from June 1953 <Chess Reporter (V2N10)>, supposedly interesting since it follows Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1931 for the first eight moves:

[Event "North-South California Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.05.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Burger, Robert"]
[Black "Spinner, Louis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15q"]
[EventDate "1953.05.31"]

<Game No. 178 from CA Chess Reports V2N10 (June, 1953).

Notes are from Alekhine's game vs Nimzovitch at Bled, 1931 (till move 8).

Seems Bob Burger was thoroughly familar with it, but Louis Spinner was not.>

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2

<This move, which is quite satisfactory in the MacCutcheon Variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.Ne2), is perfectly harmless at this moment. I selected it, however, in the the present game, because I knew that already on one occason (against Sir. G. Thomas in Marienbad, 1925) Nimzovitch had shown an exaggerated voracity (6...f5) without having been duly punished for it.>

4...dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+

<Also 5...Be7 is good enough for equality.>

6.Nxc3 f5

<Played against all the principles of a sound opening strategy, as the dark-colored squares of Black's position will become very weak, especially because of the exchange of his KB. The correct reply which secures Black at least an even game is 6...Nc6! and if 7.Bb5 then 7...Ne7 followed by O-O, etc. >

7.f3

<The sacrifice of the second pawn is tempting, most probably correct, and yet unnecessary, as White could obtain an excellent game without taking any chances by playing first 7.Bf4, and if 7...Nf6 then 8.f3 exf3 9.Qxf3, after which 9...Qxd4 would be refuted by 10.Nb5>

7...exf3 8.Qxf3


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(Black to move)

<Note by the [CR] editor: In this position, see diagram, Nimzovitch played 8...Qxd4. Alekhine's note to the move reads: Contrary to the opinion of the theorists, this move is as good - or as bad - as 8...Qh4+ 9.g3 Qxd4; in that case White would play 10.Nb5, and Black would not have had, as in the actual game, the defense ...Qh4+; g3, Qe7; etc.>

8...Qh4+ 9.g3 Qxd4 10.Nb5 Qe5+ 11.Be3 a6 12.O-O-O Kf7 13.Bd4 1-0

Dec-08-14  zanzibar: The above game was played in San Luis Obispo.
May-30-22  Petrosianic: Louis Spinner appeared on You Bet Your Life on 10/29/1952. He said he was born in Hungary.

He knew that the Latin expression for "solid earth" was "terra firma", that "privately, secretly, or in confidence" was "sub rosa", that "endless or without limit" was "ad infinitum", and that "one out of many" was "e pluribus unum".

He made it to the final round, but didn't know that Cain flew to the land of Nod after slaying Abel, so he and his partner ended up with $319.86. (I knew it, but only because, by total coincidence, I had read it shortly before hearing the episode).

Chess is never mentioned in the program, yet for some reason the .mp3 file I listened to listed him and his partner as "Chess Player & French Bride".

May-30-22  spingo: Louis Spinner took his family to see his Star unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Louis told his missus that he had a star for his appearance on <You Bet Your Life>.

But when he got there the Detroit Spinners were already there. Louis was fuming. Eventually the committee unveiled a composite Star that mentioned the <You Bet Your Life> appearance and the song by the Detroit Spinners, <"My Liverpool Home">.

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