En Passant

En Passant Vol. 1, No. 11, July 1965 pdf png (Oakland Central YMCA Chess Club Tournament Booklet to be published under the auspices of En Passant.)

En Passant Vol. 1, No. 12, August 1965 pdf png (E. Gaylor and J. Salna tied for 1st in the Oakland Central YMCA Chess Club's Championship. E. Gaylor won the recent Rapid Transit Tournament held at the Oakland Central YMCA Chess Club.)

En Passant Vol. 2, No. 1, September 1965 pdf png (Club members R. Hough, E. Meyers, R. Ng, D. Rapoport, G. Rosen and G. Weber won their respective round-robin's at the Valley of the Moon Chess Festival with scores of 3-0.)

En Passant Vol. 2, No. 3, November 1965 pdf png (Book review of Vladimir Nabokov's The Defense.)

En Passant Vol. 2, No. 4, December 1965 pdf png (GM Pal Benko gave a simul at the Oakland Chess Club and scored 24 wins and 1 draw.)

En Passant Vol. 2, No. 5, January 1966 pdf png (The Oakland Tribune newspaper offered to let the Oakland Chess Club write a Sunday Chess Column.)

En Passant Vol. 2, No. 8, April 1966 pdf png (Raymond Ng resigned as Treasurer and Tournament Director.)

En Passant Vol. 2, No. 9_10, May_June 1966 pdf png (Richard Lee won the Oakland Chess Club's Crazy, Lucky Fool Tournament with a 5-0 score.)

En Passant Vol. 2, No. 11, July 1966 pdf png ( Dr. A. J. Saidy gave a simul at LERA and won 28, drew 1, and lost 1, and also gave a lecture entitled, "How to Almost Beat Bobby Fischer and Still Lose.")

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 1, September 1966 pdf png (New East Bay Chess Association formed. Janus Salna won the 3rd Annual Oakland Chess Club Summer Tournament. Joseph Roberts won the Hayward Chess Club Ladder Prize for July. The Valley of the Moon Chess Festival drew 243 players. The 1966 Hayward Chess Festival Scholarship Fund of $100 was awarded to Loren Taylor of Sunset High School. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 2, October 1966 pdf png (The LERA A Tournament was won by Leonard Schwartz. Mr. Salo won the Hayward Chess Club Ladder Prize. Book Reviews: Morphy and Mars by Martin Morrison. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 3, November 1966 pdf png (Carl Freeman, of Sunnyvale, won the 1966 Northern California Class Championship Tournament. Editorial: Imps and Thieves. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 4, December 1966 pdf png (World Chess Olympics by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers - Robert J. Fischer is playing from the Unites States, while the Olympiad is being held in Havana, Cuba. Raymond Schutt won the Central Valley Qualifying Tournament with a 5-0 score. Robert Trenberth won the CFNC October Open A Class with a 4-1 score. Hayward Ladder Prizes to Thompson and Wheeler by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 5, January 1967 (Misprint: 1966 instead of 1967) pdf png (Photo Feature: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Morphy's Watch by D. E. Keeler, San Francisco. Fritzinger Captures Bay Area Championship by Martin Morrison. A. P. Shepperson won the Hayward Chess Club Round Robin Tournament. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 6, February 1967 pdf png (Around the World With K. Syde Attack: II by Elwin Meyers. Hayward Ladder Prizes to Castellano and Drinkwater by Jerry Friedman. Weaver Wins Northern California Championship by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. UC Berkeley Ties for First in College Championship by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Out of the Mouths of Chess Players by En Passant Editors. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 7, March 1967 pdf png (Hayward Ladder Battles Continues Anew by Jerry Friedman. Oakland 30-30 Speeds On by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Hayward Chess Club Moves to New Location by Jerry Friedman. Concord Open Won by Shorman by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Bartholomew Scores at Simultaneous by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 8, April 1967 pdf png (LERA "B" Clinches Peninsula League by David Lynn. Livermore Chess Club Joins East Bay Chess Association by Elwin Meyers and Martin Morrison. The Ironies of Chess by an anonymous minister and Desmond Mac Carthy. An Account of an Early American Chess Match by D. E. Keeler. Vadnais Wins Two Prizes by Jerry Friedman. Adkins Wins LERA Annual "C" Tourney by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Fred Schoene Wins at Presidio Tourney by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 9, May 1967 (Misprint: No. 7 instead of No. 9) pdf png (Oakland Hobby Show to Be Held at Coliseum by Jay Ver Lee and Doris Willi, Oakland Recreation Department. Hayward Chess Club Fifth Annual Chess Festival by Jerry Friedman. UC Chess Team Wins by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Hansen Surprizes Davis by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Bartholomew Wins Hayward Novelty Tournament by Jerry Friedman. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 10, June 1967 pdf png (Ortega Wins Two Prizes at Hayward by Jerry Friedman. Chess Gossip: A Confidential Report from A Knight On The Town. Grivanis Wins at Walnut Creek by Saleh Mujahed. High School Chess League Completes Play - Oakland Technical High School Wins by Theodore Anderson. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 11, July 1967 pdf png (Chess Gossip: A Confidential Report from A Knight On The Town. Ehmann, Friedman, and Ortega Take Ladder by Jerry Friedman. Forthoffer Wins Oakland Championship by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 3, No. 12, August 1967 pdf png (Editorial: Quo Vadis, CFNC? by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Alameda Chess Club Enters EBCA by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers. Tournament Book of the Oakland Chess Club's Fourth Annual Summer Tournament by Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers.)

En Passant Vol. 4, No. 1, September 1967 pdf png (1966-67 CFNC League Results by Jerome Long. Don Card Wins LERA "A" by David Lynn and James Hurt, LERA Chess Club. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 4, No. 2, October 1967 pdf png (Chess Gossip: A Confidential Report from A Knight On The Town. Hayward Chess Club Ladder Contest by Jerry Friedman. Letters To The Editors: Readers React To CFNC. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 4, No. 3-4, November-December 1967 pdf png (California Open - A Wacky Tournament by David Lynn. Robert Hammie and Gary Weber tied for the Class "A" Section of the 1967 Northern California Class Championships. UC Berkeley's Chess Whiz, 17-year-old IM Julio Kaplan, gave a simultaneous at the University and scored 28 wins and 4 draws. Orinda Chess Club Finds Quarters. Chess Gossip: A Confidential Report from A Knight On The Town. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 4, No. 5, January 1968 pdf png (UC Chess Club Holds Tournament by K. Michael Goodall, President, UC Chess Club. Winners At Hayward by Jerry Friedman. Activity at San Bruno by Paul Zink. Special Report on the CFNC Junior Chess Championship Tournaments by Theodore Anderson. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Vol. 4, No. 6, February 1968 (Misprint: 1967 instead of 1968) pdf png (Special Report on the Second Annual Bay Area Amateur Open Championship - Dennis Waterman won the "A" Division by a score of 5-0. Alameda Chess Club Seeking New Members by Raymond Love. Roy McCollough Quits Oakland Board of Directors. EBCA rating list.)

En Passant Fall 1970 pdf png (New club officers were elected... David Forthoffer won the Oakland Club Championship for the third consecutive year. The Oakland 'B' team won 1st place in the CCCA USCF Summer league, Division II.)

En Passant No. 2, February 1971 pdf png (IGM Svetozar Gligoric will give a simultaneous exhibition at the Oakland Chess Club on Friday, February 26, 1971. The Oakland Chess Club will set up an exhibition at the upcoming Oakland Hobby Show in April, to be held at the Oakland Auditorium. Donald Clapp and David Smith tied for first in the Bay Area Amateur Open held at the CACA Oakland Lodge on December 19-20, 1970. Craig Barnes won first in the CFNC 1971 East Bay Junior Championships. USCF master Jude Acers gave a simultaneous exhibition at the Oakland Chess Club and scored 11 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. Craig Barnes and Steve Quen tied for first in the 'A' division of the 1971 Golden Bear Class Tournament. Craig Barnes tied for first 'A' in the 1971 Mechanics' Institute Winter Rating tournament.)


_____ ARTICLES FROM THE MAGAZINE _____

Book Reviews: Morphy And Mars By Martin Morrison Oakland (October 1966, Volume III, Number 2)

Editorial: Imps And Thieves Editor Martin Morrison (November 1966, Volume III, Number 3)

Morphy's Watch By D. E. Keeler, San Francisco (January 1967, Volume III, Number 5)

Chess Gossip: A Confidential Report From The Knight On The Town (October 1967, Volume IV, Number 2)

Chess Gossip: A Confidential Report From The Knight On The Town (November-December 1967, Volume IV, Number 3-4)

Sinclair Lewis And The Chessboard By D. E. Keeler, Berkeley (March 1968, Volume IV, Number vii)

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