Israel Horowitz

Israel Albert (Al) Horowitz (November 15, 1907-January 18, 1973) was a leading American chess master. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1950. Horowitz won the U.S. Open Championship in 1936, 1938 and 1943. In 1941 he lost a hard-fought match (+0 =13 -3) with Reshevsky for the U.S. Closed Championship. Horowitz had an outstanding record (+29 =19 -3) representing the United States at the Chess Olympiads in 1931, 1935, 1937, and 1950. He also wrote a number of books and was the editor of Chess Review and (after its merger with Chess Life) Chess Life and Review, from 1933-1969.

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November 15 - 1907 - January 18 - 1973 - American - Chess - Master - FIDE - International Master - 1950 - 1936 - 1938 - 1943 - 1941 - Reshevsky - Olympiads - 1931 - 1935 - 1937 - 1933 - 1969

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Here is one of Horowitz's best games, a win over the famous grandmaster Salo Flohr:

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Grandmaster - Salo Flohr

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Horowitz-Flohr, USA-USSR Radio Match, 1945 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 6.Ne2 Bf5 7.Ng3 Bg6 8.h4 h6 9.h5 Bh7 10.c3 Qb6 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.a4 a5 13.Qf3 e6 14.O-O Bc2 15.Bf4 Bb3 16.Bd3 e5 17.Be3 Bd5 18.Be4 Qb3 19.dxe5 fxe5 20.Rad1 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Qe6 22.Rd2 Nf6 23.Qf3 Rg8 24.Rfd1 Rg4 25.Nf5 e4 26.Bb6!! Rxg2+ 27.Qxg2 Qxf5 28.Rd8+ Rxd8 29.Rxd8+ Ke7 30.Qg3 Nd7 31.Bc7 Qd5 32.c4 Qg5 33.Qxg5+ hxg5 34.Ra8 Ke6 35.Bxa5 f5 36.Bc3 f4 37.a5 g4 38.b4 f3 39.Bd2 Kf7 40.Ra7 g3 41.Rxb7 1-0

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USA - USSR - 1945

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