Isador (Isaac) Samuel Turover (Sochaczew,[1] 8 July[2] 1892 – 16 October 1978) was an American chess master.
Isador Samuel Turover | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 Poland |
| Died | 16 October 1978 (aged 85–86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Chess player Lumber mill owner |
| Known for | Director of the American Chess Foundation |
| Spouse | Bessie Levin |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
editBorn to a Jewish family in Poland,[3] he moved to Belgium and then to the United States. He was a champion of Baltimore from 1918 to 1921, won the Washington D.C. championship in 1918 ahead of F. B. Walker and took 2nd, behind Vladimir Sournin, in the D.C. championship in 1920,[4] tied for 8th at Atlantic City 1921 (the Eighth American Chess Congress; Dawid Janowski won), tied for 4th at Bradley Beach, New Jersey 1928 (Abraham Kupchik won),[5] tied for 3rd at Bradley Beach 1929 (Alexander Alekhine won),[6] took 8th at New York 1931 (José Raúl Capablanca won),[7] and took 10th at Ventnor City, New Jersey 1944 (Jacob Levin won).[8]
Turover settled in the Washington area and had a very successful lumber business. He married Bessie Levin and had three daughters: Sylvia, Naomi and Ruth. Turover became a director of the American Chess Foundation.[9] He is also known as a chess patron and philanthropist. He sponsored Bobby Fischer's attendance in the 1962 Stockholm Interzonal.[10] Throughout his life he offered cash prizes and other awards for brilliancies in chess games. For instance, in 1930, Turover gave a 500-lire brilliancy prize at the tournament in San Remo.[11] Many years later, in 1973, Turover awarded David Bronstein two magnum bottles of the finest French champagne for a brilliancy in a game against Ljubomir Ljubojević. In 1974 he established the annual World Brilliancy Prize; the first winner was Michael Stean, who received $1,000 for his win against Walter Browne at the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice.[12]
References
edit- ^ US registration card
- ^ The registration card says 22 July.
- ^ American Jewish Archives: "Turover, Isador S; b. Sochachov, Poland, July 8, 1892; d. Washington DC, Oct 16, 1978" retrieved 24 May 2016
- ^ "Captain Vladimir Sournin: A Russian Chess Player's Exploits in America" by Olimpiu G. Urcan Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 1 September 2004 - ^ bradley
- ^ "The Frank James Marshall Electronic Archive and Museum: Tournament and Match Record". Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ 1944 Archived 3 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Turover, Isador S." Chess.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ The Skittles Room
- ^ "Archived copy". www.geocities.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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