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AL HOROWITZ SIMUL ON 10 FEBRUARY 1958 | |
| The following is an article from the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph of Tuesday, 11 February 1958. |
Al Horowitz Wins 37 Games, Loses Two, Draws Four Chess Master Al Horowitz took on 43 challengers simultaneously during a chess exhibition Monday evening at the Broadmoor Hotel. The score for the visiting chess wizard - 37 wins, two losses and four draws. Winning games from Horowitz were Charles Klesi of the Colorado Springs Chess Club and Ralph Hunker of the Pueblo Chess Club. Playing to a stalemate with the chessmaster were Harold Wilcox and Juan Reid of the local club and Dr. George Pipiringos and Alfred Hulmes of the Denver YMCA Chess Club. Horowitz, editor of the national magazine "Chess Review," is on a transcontinental tour and stopped over in Colorado Springs en route to Omaha from San Francisco. His exhibition here was arranged by the local chess club and the Broadmoor. The exhibition was preceded by a lecture by Horowitz on chess tactics and strategy, using a tournament game played by him as an illustration. Horowitz has three times been U.S. Open chess champion and has been a member of the U.S. International Chess Team for many years. Most of the games Monday evening were decided in the chessmaster's favor within the first two hours. Several games extended more than three hours, however, and the longest game, that of Alfred Hulmes, wasn't over until 2:15 a.m. Horowitz opened on all boards with the pawn to king four move, and played the Ruy Lopez opening when the opportunity presented itself. His strategy was to establish a pawn phalanx in the center of the board and by gradual encroachment restrict his opponent to a minimum of space. |
| The following is a thank-you note from the CSCC to Al Horowitz, typed on club stationary. |
COLORADO SPRINGS CHESS CLUB March 14, 1958 Mr. Al
Horowitz Dear Mr. Horowitz: It was a pleasure to have you as our guest. Our thanks for a fine evening of exciting chess. We understand that this was to be your last transcontinental tour; however, should your path again come through Colorado Springs, for any reason, please feel welcome to visit us. For that purpose and in recognition of your efforts to promote chess, we are sending you a honorary membership card. You will find enclosed the clippings from the newspapers following your exhibition and also the publicity photographs which your office sent us. We extend our best wishes for your continued success. |
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| Sincerely yours, COLORADO SPRINGS CHESS CLUB A. T. Petrenas, Secretary |
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| c/o 1103 Mercury Drive Colorado Springs, Colo. |
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