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{{Short description|American chess player (born 1944)}} |
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'''Jude Frazier Acers'''<ref>[https://archive.today/20130411052134/http://judeacers.com/?page_id=9 Acers website]</ref> (born April 6, 1944 in [[Long Beach, California]]) is an American [[chess]] player. |
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'''Jude Frazer Acers''' (b. [[April 6]], [[1944]] [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]) is a [[chess]] player best known for playing against all comers in the New Orleans [[Gazebo]] while wearing a red [[beret]]. He claims to have been the first chess [[Master]] born in Louisiana since [[Paul Morphy]]. |
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== Early life == |
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Acers spent much of his childhood in an orphanage. His father was a U.S. Marine and was away a lot and his mother struggled with mental illness. When he was five, he saw a book about chess and started playing. His father returned when he was an adolescent and took him from the [[North Carolina]] orphanage to New Orleans. His father was abusive, and committed Acers at the age of 14 to Louisiana's state mental institution in [[Mandeville, Louisiana|Mandeville]]. At 17, Acers was already rated as a master by the [[United States Chess Federation]]. The state of Louisiana provided funding for his bachelor's degree in [[Russian language|Russian]] from [[Louisiana State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Chess King of Decatur Street|url=https://main.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/456-the-chess-king-of-decatur-street|access-date=2021-06-22|website=main.oxfordamerican.org|language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Questions have arisen concerning his actual strength at chess. He got his rating up to 2399, just one point below Senior Master, by playing matches against players who had never played rated chess before. This led the USCF Executive Director [[Ed Edmondson]] to freeze his rating at 2399 until he played in an open tournament.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
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Acers is best known for playing against all comers in a [[New Orleans]] downtown gazebo while wearing a red beret. A longtime resident of Louisiana, he claims to have been the first New Orleans native chess master of comparable strength since [[Paul Morphy]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} |
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[[File:Jude Acers at World Chess Table 2.jpg|left|thumb|Acers in the [[French Quarter]] in 2011]] |
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In 1995, a new rating statistician, apparently unfamiliar with the "Jude Acers Rule," added one point to his rating, giving him a rating of exactly 2400. {{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
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| ⚫ | He is also known for being a great showman, touring the country giving simultaneous chess exhibitions. He was twice the world record holder of having played the most opponents in a [[simultaneous exhibition]]. First against 117 opponents (1974, [[Lloyd Center]], [[Portland, Oregon]]), then against 179 opponents (1976, [[Mid Island Plaza]], [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]). The records were certified by the [[Guinness Book of World Records]]. |
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Ever since, for the last nearly 40 years, Acers has not played in a rated open tournament until the World Senior Championship held in September 2007 in [[Gmunden]], [[Austria]]. Acers defeated veteran master [[Bill Hook]] of the [[British Virgin Islands]] in the first round. Acers' recent result at the 17th World Senior Chess Championship, with a FIDE performance of 2289, should help to confirm his playing strength. |
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===Playing strength=== |
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In September 2007, Acers defeated [[Bill Hook (chess player)|Bill Hook]] in the first round of the [[World Senior Chess Championship|World Senior Championship]] held in [[Gmunden]], Austria. Acers' his result at the 17th World Senior Chess Championship, culminated into a FIDE performance rating of 2289. His current Fide Rating is 2229.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Acers, Jude |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2034301 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421205942/https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2034301 |archive-date=2022-04-21 |access-date= |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref> |
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===Author/writer=== |
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Acers has written or contributed to several chess books. In 2008, he is working on ''The Road'' which will be a book about his chess tours. He has annotated many American master-level games, along with Louis Ciamarra, for the Yugoslav-published series ''[[Chess Informant]]''. |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://b2l2.com/therell-be-no-need-for-me-to-cry/ The Amazing & Slightly Irregular Jude Acers by Derek Bridges] Extensive biographical portrait |
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*[http://www.chessgames.com/player/jude_frazer_acers.html The Chess Games of Jude Acers] |
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*[http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?10478367 Jude Acers USCF rating] |
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 16 November 2024
Jude Acers | |
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 Acers in 2005 | |
| Full name | Jude Frazier Acers |
| Country | United States |
| Born | April 6, 1944 Long Beach, California, US |
| Title | Candidate Master (2022) |
| Peak rating | 2241 (January 2011) |
Jude Frazier Acers[1] (born April 6, 1944 in Long Beach, California) is an American chess player.
Early life
[edit]Acers spent much of his childhood in an orphanage. His father was a U.S. Marine and was away a lot and his mother struggled with mental illness. When he was five, he saw a book about chess and started playing. His father returned when he was an adolescent and took him from the North Carolina orphanage to New Orleans. His father was abusive, and committed Acers at the age of 14 to Louisiana's state mental institution in Mandeville. At 17, Acers was already rated as a master by the United States Chess Federation. The state of Louisiana provided funding for his bachelor's degree in Russian from Louisiana State University.[2]
Career
[edit]Acers is best known for playing against all comers in a New Orleans downtown gazebo while wearing a red beret. A longtime resident of Louisiana, he claims to have been the first New Orleans native chess master of comparable strength since Paul Morphy.[citation needed]
He is also known for being a great showman, touring the country giving simultaneous chess exhibitions. He was twice the world record holder of having played the most opponents in a simultaneous exhibition. First against 117 opponents (1974, Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon), then against 179 opponents (1976, Mid Island Plaza, Long Island, New York). The records were certified by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Acers barely survived Hurricane Katrina and lived in a displaced persons camp for some time. As the city recovered, he returned to New Orleans and resumed his customary chess table in the French Quarter.
Playing strength
[edit]In September 2007, Acers defeated Bill Hook in the first round of the World Senior Championship held in Gmunden, Austria. Acers' his result at the 17th World Senior Chess Championship, culminated into a FIDE performance rating of 2289. His current Fide Rating is 2229.[3]
Author/writer
[edit]Acers has written or contributed to several chess books. In 2008, he is working on The Road which will be a book about his chess tours. He has annotated many American master-level games, along with Louis Ciamarra, for the Yugoslav-published series Chess Informant.
Books
[edit]The Italian Gambit (and) A Guiding Repertoire For White – E4! ISBN 1-55369-604-2
References
[edit]- ^ Acers website
- ^ "The Chess King of Decatur Street". main.oxfordamerican.org. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Acers, Jude". ratings.fide.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022.
External links
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- Jude Acers rating card at FIDE
- Jude Acers rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Jude Acers player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jude Acers results at the World Senior Championship
- American chess icon hit by Katrina from Chessbase.com
- The Amazing & Slightly Irregular Jude Acers by Derek Bridges Extensive biographical portrait
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