Robert E. Byrne (born April 20, 1928) is a leading American chess player who won the U.S. Championship in 1972. He was the chess columnist from 1972-2006 for the New York Times, which ran his final column (a recounting of his 1952 victory over David Bronstein) on November 12, 2006. [1] April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ... Winner list: 2005 Hikaru Nakamura 2004 Alexander Shabalov 2003 Alexander Shabalov 2002 Larry Christiansen 2000 Joel Benjamin / Alexander Shabalov / Yasser Seirawan 1999 Boris Gulko 1998 Nick de Firmian 1997 Joel Benjamin 1996 Alex Yermolinsky 1995 Nick de Firmian / Patrick Wolff / Alexander Ivanov 1994 Boris Gulko 1993 Alexander Shabalov / Alex Yermolinsky... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein (Дави́д Ио́нович Бронште́йн) (February 19, 1924, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine – December 5, 2006, Minsk, Belarus) was renowned as a leading chess grandmaster and writer. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 49 days remaining. ...

Byrne and his younger brother Donald grew up in New York City and were among the "Collins Kids," promising young players who benefited from the instruction and encouragement of John W. Collins. Both ultimately became college professors and among the leading chess players in the country. Donald Byrne (June 12, 1930–May 6, 1976) was one of the USAs strongest chess players during the 1950s and 1960s. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... John W. Collins (September 23, 1912 - December 2, 2001) was one of the most influential chess teachers in U.S. history. ...

Byrne became an International Master based on his results at the 1952 Chess Olympiad at Helsinki (silver medal on third board). In that same year he graduated from Yale University. He went on to become a professor of philosophy at Indiana University, and his academic career left him little time for chess. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. The title is open to both men and women. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place in even years. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ...

In 1960, Byrne returned to serious play, winning the U.S. Open and taking a gold medal on third board at the Olympiad in Leipzig. In 1964, his third-place finish at the Buenos Aires tournament (behind Tigran Petrosian and Paul Keres) made him an International Grandmaster. By the late 1960s, he was playing chess professionally. He went on to other tournament successes, notably a third place at the Leningrad Interzonal in 1973, which made him only the third American (after Bobby Fischer and Pál Benkő) to qualify for the Candidates tournament (part of the world chess championship process). 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...   [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state of Saxony in Germany with a population of over 504,000. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Tigran Petrosian. ... Paul Keres Paul Keres (born January 7, 1916, in Narva, Estonia; died June 5, 1975, in Helsinki, Finland) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and one of the strongest chess players of all time, apart from the World chess champions. ... The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Robert James Bobby Fischer (born March 9, 1943) is a United States-born chess Grandmaster and in 1972 became the only US-born chessplayer to become the official World Chess Champion. ... Pál BenkÅ‘ (born July 15, 1928 in Amiens) is a chess grandmaster, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. ... Current World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik. ...

When he became the columnist for the Times in 1972, he became less active as a player. He did, nevertheless, win tournaments at Torremolinos (1976-77), Harare (1983), and Lagos (1993). He has also been a frequent contributor to Chess Life magazine, the publication of the United States Chess Federation. He has chaired USCF's committee on masters' affairs and been one of its vice presidents. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership doubled to...

He was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 1994. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Books

• Beginning Chess (1972)
• Both Sides of the Chessboard (1974) (with Iivo Nei)
• New York Times Book of Great Chess Victories & Defeats (1990) (collection of Times columns)

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External links

• FIDE rating card for Robert Byrne
• Robert Byrne at ChessGames.com
• Statistics at ChessWorld.net