Arthur Dake
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Full name | Arthur William Dake |
Country | United States |
Born | April 8, 1910 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | April 28, 2000 Reno, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 90)
Title | Grandmaster (1986) |
Peak rating | 2365 (January 1977) |
Arthur William Dake (April 8, 1910 – April 28, 2000) was an American chess player. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada.
Biography
He was born into a family of Norwegian ancestry
Dake's first chess tournament was the 1930 New York State Championship, in which he finished third.
- In 1931, on third board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+5 –2 =7).
- In 1933, on fourth board in 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+9 –2 =2).
- In 1935, on fourth board in 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+13 –0 =5).[4]
In 1931, Dake tied for 1st-3rd with
He had met his wife Helen on the return ocean liner trip from Warsaw in 1935. During the worldwide depression they moved back to Portland, where Dake had a career with the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles for more than 30 years.
Dake was a member of a U. S. Group which went to Moscow in 1946. He drew two games against Soviet grandmaster Andreas Lilienthal. In 1950, Dake played board 6 for the US in a radio match against Yugoslavia. He scored one draw and one loss against Stojan Puc. In 1952, he tied for 4th-5th in Hollywood (Svetozar Gligorić won). In 1954, Dake lost one game to David Bronstein in USA - USSR Match.
Except for the USA - Yugoslavia match Hollywood 1952, the USA - USSR Match, and various minor local events in the Pacific Northwest, Dake apparently played little serious competitive chess for 37 years, from the 1938 United States Championship until he unexpectedly showed up to play in Lone Pine 1975. In the 1987 US Open, held at Portland, Oregon, Dake's home town, he scored 8-4 (at the age of 77). He donated his personal chess library to the Portland Chess Club where he was an active member.[5]
He was awarded the
Casey Bush wrote the book Grandmaster from Oregon on Dake's chess career and life.
References
Footnotes
- ^ Fischer, Johannes (April 8, 2020). "An outstanding talent: Arthur Dake". Chess Base. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Winter, Edward (2003). "Chess and Jews". ChessHistory.com.
- ^ Sloan, Sam. "Dake's Complete Chess Career". chesszoom.org. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads :: Arthur William Dake". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ "Portland Chess Club". pdxchess.org.
- ^ "US Chess Hall of Fame Inductees: Arthur Dake". ChessMuseum.org. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (May 8, 2000). "The Week in Chess 287: Arthur William Dake (1910-2000)". TheWeekInChess.com.
Sources
- Bush, Casey (1991). Grandmaster from Oregon: The Life and Games of Arthur Dake. Portland Chess Press. OCLC 24203479.
- Parr, Larry (December 1984). "Arthur Dake: An American Original". Chess Life. p. 28.
- McClain, Dylan Loeb (May 11, 2000). "Arthur William Dake, 90, Chess Grandmaster". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010.
External links
- Arthur William Dake player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Arthur William Dake FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Arthur William Dake rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation