Israel Horowitz

Trivia

• In a famous USA vs. USSR radio chess match 1945, he scored one of the only two wins for the USA by defeating Grandmaster Salo Flohr.
• Played on the U.S. Team in four Chess Olympiads, 1931, 1935, 1937, and 1950.
• Was U.S. Open Champion in 1936, 1938, and 1943.
• Was a leading player in the U.S. during the 1930s and 1940s.
• Was the owner and editor of Chess Review magazine from 1933 until it was bought out and taken over by the United States Chess Federation in 1969.
• Was the chess columnist for the New York Times, writing three columns a week for ten years.
• Is most remembered today for the books he wrote about chess, many of which are still highly recommended for students of the game.
• Was clearly a grandmaster-strength player by present day standards, but he never got the title.
• Was a Jewish-American International Master of chess.