Roy Turnbull Black (February 14, 1888 – July 27, 1962) was an American
chess
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player.
Black was a
judge
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by profession. His record against
Capablanca was one win, one draw and three losses, beating Capablanca with black pieces in
New York City
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in 1911:
1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 bxa3 4.Bxa3 d6
5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d4 g6 7.h4 Bg4 8.c3 Bg7
9.Nbd2 Nf6 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.Qa2 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nh5
13.Nc4 Qc7 14.Bc1 O-O 15.Rb1 Kh8 16.Bh3 b6
17.Bg4 Nf6 18.Ne3 h5 19.Bh3 Na5 20.Bd2 Bh6
21.Rc1 Kh7 22.c4 Nb7 23.Nf5 Ng8 24.Nxh6 Nxh6
25.Bxh6 Kxh6 26.Qd2+ Kh7 27.f4 e5 28.fxe5 dxe5
29.d5 Nc5 30.Qe2 Qe7 31.Bf5 Kg7 32.Rc3 Rh8
33.Rg3 Rh6 34.Qe3 Qf6 35.Rhg1 Kh7 36.Rg5 gxf5
37.Rxf5 Qe7 38.Qf3 f6 39.Rxh5 Nd3+ 40.Kd1 Nf4
41.Rxh6+ Kxh6 42.Qg3 Rc8 43.Qc3 Qc5 0-1
He was born in New York City, and died in
Williamsville, New York
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.
Judge Black was champion of the Brooklyn Chess Club, and represented this club in team matches. He also won the 1914 New York State championship.
[chesscalandar.com/nyschampions.htm]
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Chessmetrics profile
American chess players
1888 births
1962 deaths
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