Veterans Day and Veteran Chess Players

 

On this day, Veterans Day, November 11, I would like to acknowledge the service of our veterans who were also chess players.  In my 25 years of active military service (1970-1995) I ran into the nicest active duty and retired veterans who were also chess players.  Here are some of the chess players that served in the U. S. military.

Ed Addis was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1973, he won the Clark Air Base, Philippines, chess championship.

Bruce Albertson was an Army enlisted person who tied for 1st in the 5th U.S. Armed Forces championship in 1964.

Robert E. Bailey was an Air Force enlisted person and strong chess player.  He took 2nd place in the 4th U.S. Armed Forces championship in 1963.

Jhonel B. Baniel was an Army respiratory specialist.  In 2008, he won the 49th Armed Forces championship, held at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.  In 2017, he won the Texas Military Veterans chess championship.

George W. Berry (1944-2014) was an Army enlisted person.  He took 2nd place in the 6th Armed Forces championship in 1965.

R. Barry was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1969, he won the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC), held at Patrick AFB, Florida.

Arthur Bisguier (1929-2017) was an American chess grandmaster, chess promoter, and writer.  After high school, he served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 as an enlisted soldier.

Robert D. Bliss was an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and chess master.  In 1969, he won the Air Force championship, held at Langley AFB, Virginia.

Robert M. Bond was an Air Force Captain and strong player.  In 1977, he won the 18th Armed Forces championship.  In 1978, he won the 19th Armed Forces championship.

Ed Bosse (1908-1985) retired as an Army Colonel.  In the 1960s, he was president of the Washington Stae Chess Federation.  He ran the Tacoma Chess Club and got me to join.  I purches my first chess books and chess clock from hi,

Bruce Bowe was an Air Force Lieutenant and chess master.

Joseph “Joe” M. Bradford (1950- ) was a navy Seaman and International Master.  He served on the USS Newport News.  In 1978, he won the US Open.

Charles Braun was a Navy Lieutenant and engineering officer.  In 1984, he took 2nd at the 25th Armed Forces championship.  He served on the USS Andrew Jackson.

Timothy Brown was an Air Force Sergeant.  In 1981, he won the 22nd Armed Forces championship.   In 1982, he won the 23rd Armed Forces Championship.  He won the Arizona championship in 1976.

Richard R. Bustamante was an Air Force Sergeant and chess master.  In 1974, he won the 15th Armed Forces chess championship.

Zacarias S. Chavez (1945- ) was a Coast Guard Lieutenant.  In 1972, he won the 13th U.S. Armed Forces championship. 

Charles S. Crook (1960- ) was a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (served from 1984 to 1993) and chess master.  In 1992, he won the Army chess championship, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Edmund Czapski (1917-1955) was an Air Force major and B-47 pilot.  He was a strong chess expert.  He won the New Mexico chess championship in 1949 and 1950.  He died on active duty in an aircraft accident.

Barry Davis (1956- ) was an Air Force enlisted person and chess master.  In 1977, he won the Mississippi State championship.

William Dean (1899-1981) was an Army major general and Medal of Honor recipient.  He was the highest ranking American officer captured by the North Koreans during the Korean War.  During his captivity, he learned how to paly chess.  After he was released from prison, he settle in the San Francisco area and became a chess patron.  He was a big supporter of scholastic chess.

Terrence P. Depeaza was an Army enlisted soldier and chess master.  In 1978, he took 2nd place in the 19th Armed Forces championship.

Bobby G. Dudley (1928-2017) was an Air Force Lt Col and my chess publisher for many years.  He published 29 of my chess books.  He was the owner of Chess Enterprises.  In 1960, he won the Chateaurox Air Base Championship in France.  In 1965, he was president of the Texas Chess Association. 

Elena Dulgar was an Air Force enlisted lady.  She took 2nd place in the 49th Armed Forces chess championship, held at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.  For the first time ever, a woman player made the roster of the US Armed Forces Chess Team for the NATO chess championship.

Dr. Samuel B. Echaure (1952- ) was an Air Force Colonel.  He is a heart surgeon.  In 2005, he tied for 1st in the 46th Armed Forces championship, held in Arlington, Virginia.  In 2007, he tied for 1st in the 48th Armed forces championship, held in San Diego.  He told me that heart surgery was easier than chess.

Edmund “Ed” Edmundson (1920-1982) was an Air Force Lt Col and president of the United States Chess Federation from 1962 to 1966.  He directed many tournaments, including chess tournaments on several military bases.  He was a navigator on KC-135 tankers (I was a crew chief on KC-135Q tankers that refueled SR-71 Blackbirds).

Thomas Emery (1896-1975) was a chess patron of the U.S. Armed Forces and a World War I marine veteran.  He co-founded the US Armed Forces chess championship with Col. John D. Mathas.

Arthur W. Feuerstein (1935- ) was an Army SP4 and was a senior chess master with a rating of over 2400.  He tied for 1st place with Captain John Hudson in the first Armed Forces chess championship, held at the American Legion Hall of Flags in Washington, DC.  He won the New York State championship 4 times.

Michael Fletcher was an Army enlisted soldier and chess master.  In 1979, he won the All Army chess championship.  In 1979, he won the 20th Armed Forces championship.  In 1980, he won the 21st Armed Forces championship.

William Flores (1958- ) was a Navy electronics technician from 1980 to 1983.  In 2018, he won the Veterans Chess Tournament, held in Salisbury NC.

Charles Fricks was an Army Sergeant Major.  He won the 2018 Texas Military Veterans chess championship.

Leland Fuerstman was an Army enlisted soldier and chess master.  He served in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968.  In 1975, he founded the Charlotte Chess Club.  He is a past president of the North Carolina Chess Association (NCCA).  I was president of the NCCA in 1978-79.

Russell H. Garber was an Army Sergeant and chess master.  In 1976, he won the 17th Armed Forces championship.

Pieta Garrett (1986- ) was an Army enlisted soldier and chess master.  In 2009, he won the 50th Armed Forces championship, held at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Salvatore F. Giannotta was an Air Force Lt. Col and active chess player in Dayton, Ohio.

Henry "Hank" A. Giertych (1929-2002) was an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel.  He was a dentist and a rated expert.  He was the first expert (rated 2067) I ever beat when I defeated him at the Beale AFB Championship in 1972.  He died in Yuba City, California.  He was a participant in many Armed Forces chess championship, including the first one.  In 1973 and 1974, he won the Beale AFB championship in California.

Roland Goad was an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant.  In 1969 and 1970, he won the Hawaii District Air Force championship.

Dr. Brendan Godfrey was an Air Force officer and chess master.  In 1970 and 1971, he won the Air Force chess championship.  In 1971, he won the 12th Armed Forces championship.  Dr. Godfrey was later Director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and now a senior research scientist at the University of Maryland.

Chuck Gold (1944-2008) was an Air Force major.  In 1969, he won the Clark Air Base, Philippines championship.

William F. Gray was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1973, he won the Pacific Air Forces championship, held at Clark Air Base, Philippines.

James R. Gross (1936-2019) was an Air Force Lt Col and fighter pilot.  He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross during the Vietnam War.  He won the Tactical Air Command championship in 1965. 

John A. Hansen was a Navy enlisted person.  In 1966, he won the Fifth Naval District chess championship in Norfolk, Virginia.

Walter Harris (1942- ) was an Air Force enlisted person.  He tied for 1st in the 1965 USAF chess championship.  In 1963, he was the first player of African descent to earn the title of U.S. National Master.  He later worked as a scientist at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, DC.

David Hater (1966- ) was an Army Colonel.  In 1996, he won the 37th Armed Forces championship.  In 1997, he tied for 1st in the 38th Armed Forces Championship.  In 2001, he won the Armed Forces Open, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.  He is a National Tournament Director.  He is a member of the USCF Executive Board.

Leroy Hill was an Air Force Technical Sergeant.  In 2003, he won the 44th Armed Forces championship.  In 2011, he tied for 1st in the Armed Forces Open, held in Arlington, Virginia.  In 2017, he won the 58th Armed Forces championship, held at West Point.

Asa Hoffman (1943- ) was an Army enlisted person and FIDE chess master.  In 1966, he won the 1st Army Chess Championship, held at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Steven Hohensee was an Army SP5 soldier.  In 1969, he won the 10th Armed Forces championship. 

Robert Holling was a Navy enlisted person.  In 1994, he won the 35th Armed Forces championship.

Jim Hollingsworth (1955- ) was an Army major.  He is an active organizer and tournament director for military chess.  In 2018, he won the Texas Armed Forces Chess Championship.

John A. Hudson (1930-2012) was an Air Force Major and chess master.  He won the Air Force chess championship several times.  He tied for 1st place with Army SP4 Arthur Feurstein in the first Armed Forces chess championship, held at the American Legion Hall of Flags in Washington, DC.  He won the 2nd Armed Forces championship in 1961  Hudson was a bombardier-navigator on B-52 bombers from Chennault AFB, Louisiana, and a former US Amateur champion (1956 and 1957). He also won the Louisiana State Championship in 1952 and the California State Open in 1965.  In 1970, he won the 11th Armed Forces championship.

Ruben R. Ignacio was a Navy dental technician.  1984 he won the Armed Forces blitz championship. 

David Jacobs was an Army Lieutenant.  In 2004, he tied for 1st in the 45th Armed forces championship.  In 2004, he tied for 1st in the 2004 Armed Forces Open, held at Annapolis, Maryland.  In 2005, he won the Armed Forces Open, held in Laurel, Maryland.  In 2006, he won the Armed Forces Open, held in Washington, DC.

Arthur C. Joy was an Army major and directed many military tournaments overseas.

Mustapha Kahlouch was an Army enlisted soldier.  In 2004, he won the Army championship, held at Fort Meyer, Virginia.  In 2005, he tied for 1st in the 46th Armed Forces championship.

Robert Karch (1930-2010) retired as an Army major (enlisted in 1949).  He was a good friend of mine, a good chess player, and one of the best chess organizers in the states and overseas.  He was active in organized chess for over 60 years.  I first met him at the USO club in Naha, Okinawa in a chess tournament.

Thomas Katsampas was an Army enlisted soldier.  I met him in San Antonio and he is my chess web master.

Clay Kelleher (1944- ) was a Navy enlisted person and chess master  In 1972, he won the Naval District Washington championship.  He was assigned to the Pentagon and worked in the office of Commodore Grace Hopper promoting COBOL for the Navy.

Robert Keough was an Air Force Master Sergeant.  In 1999, he won the 40th Armed Forces championship.  In 2000, he won the 41st Armed Forces championship on tiebreaks.  In 2004, he won the Air Force championship, held at Keesler AFB, Mississippi.  In 2005, he tied for 1st in the 46th Armed Forces championship.  In 2008, he tied for 1st in the Armed Forces Open, held in Betheda, Maryland.  In 2009, he won the Air Force championship, held at Wright-Patterson ADB in Dayton, Ohio.  In 2009, he won the Armed Forces Open, held at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  In 2013, he tied for 1st in the Armed Forces Open, held at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

Alfred W. Kershaw was an Air Force enlisted person and strong chess player.

George Krauss (1931-2008) was an Air Force Technical Sergeant and strong chess player.  He won the chess championship of North Carolina in 1959.  He won the championship of Kansas in 1960.  He won the championship of Idaho in 1961.

Joseph Kruml (1972- ) was an Army enlisted person.  In 1998, he won the Army championship, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Peter Kurucz was an Air Force Sergeant.  In 1998, he won the 39th Armed Forces championship on tiebreaks.  In 2000, he tied for 1st place in the 41st Armed Forces championship.

Donato Lacno was a Navy enlisted person.  In 1992, he won the 33rd Armed Forces championship, held at Andrews AFB, Maryland.

Paul D. Lane (1968- ) was an Army enlisted person.  In 1994, he won the Army chess championship, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Brian J. Lankey was an Air Force enlisted person and strong player.  In 1986, he won the Colorado Open chess championship.  In 1993, he tied for 1st in the Air Force championship, held at Andrews AFB, Maryland.

Larry Larkins (1964- ), was a Navy Electronics Technician 1st Class and Petty Officer.  In 2007, he won the Armed Forces Open, held at Arlington, Virginia.  In 2008, he tied for 1st in the Armed Forces Open, held in Bethesda, Maryland.  In 2010, he won the Armed Forces Open, held at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.  In 2015, he won the Armed Forces Open, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.  In 2016, he won the 57th Armed Forces championship, held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.  In 2018, he won the 59th Armed Forces championship, held at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Charles Lawton (1953- ) was a naval electronic technician and chess master.  He was a nuclear power reactor operator, serving on the USS Nautilus submarine.  In 1972, he won the 9th Naval District championship.

David Lees (1943-1996) was an Air Force enlisted person and chess master.  In 1965, he won the 6th US Armed Forces championship.  Lees also won the Texas State Championship in 1965.

Peter A. Leuthold was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1958, he won the Arizona state chess championship.  In 1960, he won the USAFE chess tournament in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Ronald Lifson was an Army officer and chess master.  He took 2nd place in the 8th US Armed forces championship, held in 1967.

Irwin J. Lyon was an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant.  He won the 4th U.S. Armed Forces championship in 1963.  In 1969, he won the Aerospace Defense Command chess championship.

Arthur Macaspac was an Army major.  In 2006, 2008 and 2010, he won the Army championship, held at Fort Meyer, Virginia.

Roy D. Mallett was an Army enlisted person who won the 3rd Armed Forces championship in 1962.

John Manson was an Air Force captain and strong player.  In 1971 and 1972, he won the Beale AFB chess championship near Yuba City, California.  We played dozens of games at the base recreation center.

Jeffrey McAleer was a Army enlisted person.  In 1993, he won the U.S. Army chess championship, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Charles Meidinger was an Air Force captain and chess master.  In 1980 and 1981, he won the Wright-Patterson AFB championship in Dayton, Ohio.  He won the Alabama Chess Championship in 1991, 1992, 1994, and 2002.  We have played dozens of games.

Richard Moran was an Air Force enlisted person who won the first USAFE District Championship, held in France in 1960.

Bobby Moore (1954- ) was an Air Force Staff Sergeant and chess master.  In 1975, he won the Wiesbaden AFB chess championship in Germany.  In 1985, he tied for 1st place in the 26th Armed Forces championship.  In 1993, he tied for 1st in the USAF chess championship.

Clarence Moore was an Air Force enlisted person who tied for 1st place in the Tyndall AFB championship in Florida in 1966.

Tim Moore was an Air Force enlisted person and strong chess player.  In 1965, he won the championship of Thule Air Base in Greenland.

Steven Morrison was an Air Force enlisted person.  He was a strong chess player.

Charles D. Mott was a Navy Captain and strong chess player.  During World War II, he was a dive bomber.  In 1942, he was shot down and became the first American aviator captured by the Japanese on the Asian mainland.  He played chess during his captivity.

Mario Murillo was a Navy enlisted person.  In 1990, he won the 31st Armed Forces championship.  In 1991, he won the 32nd Armed Forces championship.

Paul Murphy was an Air Force Staff Sergeant.  In 1966, he won the Air Defense Command Championship, held at Selfridge AFB in Michigan.

Donald S. Napoli was an Air Force officer who won the Air Force championship in 1964.

Joe Nicolosi was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1968, he won the Clark Air Base championship in the Philippines.

Nathaniel Ola (1976) was an Air Force Technical Sergeant.  In 2005 and 2007, he won the Air Force championship, held at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.  In 2007, he tied for 1st in the 48th Armed Forces championship.

Richard H. Olsher was an Army captain.  In 1972, he won the 1st Army Invitational tournament, held at Fort Dix.

Andrew Peraino (1997- ) is a Navy Petty officer.  In 2020, he won the US Armed Forces Open Chess Championship.

Richard E. Pirnack was an Air Force major who won the Hickam AFB chess championship and the Hawaii District Air Force chess championship in Hawaii in 1966.

Charles "Charlie" Powell (1944-1991) was an Army enlisted soldier and chess master.  In 1968, he won the 9th Armed Forces championship.  Powell was 7-time Virginia champion and beat Bobby Fischer in a simul.

Gilbert Ramirez was a marine and chess master.  He tied for 1st place in the first rated European US Armed Forces tournament, played in Germany.  He took 2nd place in the 2nd Armed Forces championship in 1961.

Dan Ranario (1967- ) was an Air Force Master Sergeant.  In 2006, he tied for 1st in the 47th Armed Forces championship, held at Jacksonville, Florida.  In 2008, he won the Pope AFB championship.  In 2010, he won the 51st Armed Forces championship, held at the Naval Station in Great Lakes, Illinois.  In 2011, he won the 52nd Armed Forces championship, held in Arlington, Virginia.  In 2010, he won the Armed Forces Open, which was held on board the USS Wasp in Norfolk, Virginia.  This was the first time the event was held on a ship.  In 2013, he tied for 1st in the Armed Forces Open, held at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

Johnny Recinos was a Navy Machinist’s Mate.  In 2010, he won the Navy chess championship, held in Dahlgren, Virginia.

Stephen Rhodes (1943-2020) was an Air Force Sergeant.  He served as an Aerospace Technician at Bein Hoa Air Base in Vietnam.  In 1966, he won the Luke AFB championship in Arizona.

Brian Richardson was an Army enlisted person.  In 1996, he won the Army chess championship, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Donato Rivera de Jesus (1942- ) was an Air Force captain and chess master.  He won the 5th Armed Forces championship.  Rivera played for Puerto Rico in the Varna Chess Olympiad in 1962.

Gary T. Robinson (1943- ) was a Navy communications yeoman seaman.  In 1967, he won the 5th Naval District chess championship, held in Norfolk, Virginia.

Roberto Rodriguez was an Army Sergeant.  In 1985, he tied for 1st in the 26th Armed Forces championship. 

L. Randall Rogers (1919-2003) was a Navy commander and tournament organizer and director for the military.  He was a chaplain.

Richard Russell (1962- ) was an Army enlisted soldier and FIDE master.  In 1986, he won the 27th Armed Forces championship. 

Michael “Mike” Senkiewicz was an Army SP4 and chess master.  In 1967, he won the 8th Armed Forces championship.  He was also a world class Scrabble player, backgammon player, and poker player. He played for the British Virgin Islands in the 1988 chess Olympiad, scoring 9 out of 12. He was once ranked 35th in the nation in chess.

James Sherwin (1933- ) is an International Master and was a Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard.  He graduated from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy in 1956

David M. Shoup (1904-1983) was a Marine General and chess patron.  He was a Medal of Honor winner and former Marine Commandant.  He was Honorary President of the American Chess Foundation.

Haskel Sikes retired as an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant.  He served in the Air Force from 1954 to 1978.  He was director of the All Service Postal Chess Club (ASPCC).  We played dozens of games at the USO Club at U Tapao, Thailand. 

Jose Luis Silva was an Army enlisted person and chess master.  In 1994, he tied for 1st in the Texas Armed Forces chess championship, held at Lackland AFB, San Antonio.  In 1995, he won the Army chess championship, held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.  In 2009, he tied for 1st in the All Army chess championship, held at Fort Meyer, Virginia.

Chuck Singleton (1938- ) was an Air Force Staff Sergeant and strong chess player.  In July 1967, Singleton won the Tyndall AFB championship in Florida. He then won the Air Defense Command Championship.  In 1970, he won the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) chess championship.  In 1973, he won the Keflavik Open and NATO Base chess championship in Iceland.

Eugene Sobczyk (1918-2001) was a Navy Commander and strong chess player.  He served on destroyers in the Pacific in World War II.  He served in the Navy for 25 years.

Duane Solley was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1995, he won the Texas Armed Services championship, held in San Antonio.

Joseph Spencer was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1992, he won the Texas Military championship, held in San Antonio.

Ross Sprague (1940-2018) was an Air Force enlisted person and chess master.  In 1965, he tied for 1st place in the USAF championship. He won the 1967 Air Force championship, held at Eglin AFB, Florida. He was an aircraft mechanic during the Vietnam War.  He later became and attorney.

Doug Steward was an Air Force enlisted person.  In 1973, he won the Clark Air Base Open in the Philippines.

Don C. Sutherland was an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and chess master.  In 1965, he won the California State Chess Championship.  He joined the Air Force in 1971.  In 1973, he won the Colorado State Chess Championship.  In 1973, he won the Air Force championship, held at Chanute AFB in Illinois.  In 1973, he won the 14th Armed Forces championship.  Sutherland won the California State Chess Championship in 1965 and Colorado Championship in 1973.  In 2000 he won the Texas Armed Forces championship, held in San Antonio.  He was a USAF photographer and aerial qualified photojournalist.  He retired from the Air Force in 1991.

Douglas Taffinder (1961- ) was an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel.  In 1995, he won the Utah State Chess Championship.  In 2006. he won the Air Force championship, held at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.  In 2007, he tied for 1st in the 48th Armed Forces championship.  In 2008, he tied for 1st in the Armed Forces Open.  In 2010, he won the Air Force championship, held at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

Emory Tate (1958-2015) was an Air Force Staff Sergeant and chess master.  In 1983, he won the 24th Armed Forces championship.  He would later win the Armed Forces championship 5 times and become an International Master, rated over 2450. He died of a heart attack at a chess tournament in San Jose.  In 1984, Tate won the 25th US Armed Forces championship.  In 1987, Tate won the 28th US Armed Forces championship.  In 1988, Tate won the 29th US Armed Forces championship.  In 1989, Air Force Staff Sergeant Emory Tate won the 30th US Armed Forces championship.

Rudy Tia (1964- ) was an Army Staff Sergeant.  In 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007, he won the Army championship.  In 2001, he tied for 1st in the 42nd Armed Forces championship.  In 2002, he won the 43rd Armed Forces championship.  In 2017, he won the Texas Armed Forces Chess Championship.

Charles D. Unruh (1953- ) was an Air Force Sergeant and chess master.  In 1975, he won the 16th Armed Forces championship.  In 2014, he won the Oklahoma state chess championship.

Kent van der Heyden was an Air Force Staff Sergeant..  In 1969, he won the Tactical Air Command championship, held at Langley AFB, Virginia.  In 1972, he won the Air Force chess championship, held at Homestead AFB.

Narcisco Victoria (1961- ) was a Navy enlisted person and chess master.  In 1992, he won the Sea Services championship, held in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  In 2004, he won the 45th Armed Forces Championship, held at Kelly AFB in San Antonio, Texas.  In 2005, he tied for 1st in the 46th Armed Forces championship.  In 2006, he won the 47th Armed Forces championship, held in Jacksonville, Florida.

Paul Waldowski was an Air Force officer and chess master.  In 1978, he won the Mississippi State Chess Championship.  In 1983, he won the Nebraska championship.  In 2003, he won the Armed Forces Open in Arlington, Virginia.

Eigen Wang (1993- ) is an Air Force 1^st Lieutenant and FIDE master.  In October 2020, he won the Air Force title and 3^rd overall in the 61^st Armed Forces Chess Championship, held in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Elvin Wilson (1971- ) was an Air Force Sergeant and chess master.  He was in the Air Force from 1990 to 2000.  In 1992, he won the Texas Armed Forces championship.  In 1992, he won the Air Force championship, held at Andrews AFB, Maryland.  His only loss was to Major Bill Wall.  In 1993, he won the 34th Armed Forces championship.  In 1998, he tied for 1st place in the 39th Armed Forces Championship.

Chester Wozney (1940- ) was an Army enlisted person and strong chess player.  In 1966, he won the Eight Army chess championship, held in Korea.  In 1966, he won the 7th Armed Forces championship.  Wozney later won the 1967 Ohio chess championship.