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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.

External link

Database of Horowitz's games at chessgames.com

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