RRSO Hall of Fame

Aces

2-0 shutouts against match opponents.

"My husband, after two weeks of dating, asked me, if our relationship were to work out, would I be OK with our first boy being named Ace."
Jennie Finch

Player
2-0 Shutouts
Nick Schoonmaker 3
Tom Nichols 3
Paul Huspeni 3
Austen Green 2
Jeffrey Xiong 2
Kevin Fleming 2
Shaun Graham-Bowcaster 2
Auelio Gonzalez 2
Julie O'Neill 2
Rafael Llanos 2
Roger Baxter 2
Tom Crane 2
Tom Buckley 2

Gladiators

Games Won.

"I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.’ It’s not true. You go in to win."
Katarina Witt

"Whoever said, ’It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost."
Matina Navratilova

"I know it’s not a one man team win or lose."
Brett Favre

Name Match Other Totals
Bruce Wells 9 4 13
Aurelio Gonzalez 12 0 12
Nick Schoonmaker 8 2 10
Tom Nichols 7 3 10
Tom Crane 6 4 10
Roger Baxter 8 1 9
Shawn Graham-Bowcaster 8 0 8
Julie O’Neill 8 0 8
Paul Huspeni 8 0 8
Bran Whitcomb 4 3 7
Austen Green 6 0 6
Carl Latino 6 0 6

Warriors

Points scored.

"The team with the most points usually wins the match."
Victor Yaward

Name Match Other Totals
Bruce Wells 11 4.5 15.5
Aurelio Gonzalez 14 0 14
Tom Crane 8.5 5 13.5
Nick Schoonmaker 10 2.5 12.5
Tom Nichols 9 3 12
Shawn Graham-Bowcaster 11.5 0 11.5
Paul Huspeni 11 0 11
Roger Baxter 9 1.5 10.5
Julie O’Neill 9 0 9
Chuck Johnson 6.5 1.5 8
Mike Tubbs 4.5 3 7.5
Bran Whitcomb 4 3.5 7.5

The Most Fanatical Chess Players in Texhoma

Out of 232 RRSO chess players - these are the most fanatical.

"Good chess is worth being fanatical about."
Mike Tubbs

"I didn’t choose chess - chess chose me."
Victor Yaward

Name RRSOs Totals
Aurelio Gonzalez I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 13
Bruce Wells I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 13
Tom Nichols I, II, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 11
Frank Berry II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 11
Tom Crane I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIII 11
Paul Huspeni I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI 11
Shawn Graham-Bowcaster I, II, III, IV, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIII 9
Carl Latino II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII 9
Nick Schoonmaker II, III, IV, VII, VIII, X, XI, XII 8
Roger Baxter III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII 8
Julie O’Neill II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, X, XII 8
Mike Tubbs V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIII 8
Jim Hollingsworth I, II, III, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII 8
Judson Temple IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI 7

En Passant

DAVID WROE CHESS
David Wroe (TX)
Photo courtesy of Frank Berry

In RRSO V, David Wroe scored 1-1/2 crucial points on Board 21 against Tommy Simpson to help Texas preserve a close 22-20 victory over Oklahoma.

RRSO Playing History:

RRSO CHESS V RRSO CHESS VI

ROBERT SMELTZER CHESS
Robert Smeltzer (TX)
Photo Courtesy of US Chess
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After 20 years, Robert Smeltzer still holds the record for most rated chess games played in one year (RECORDS IN CHESS - "Most active chess player in one year.  In 1995, Robert Smeltzer of Dallas played 2,266 USCF-rated games in one year, the most ever.").

RRSO Playing History:

RRSO CHESS III RRSO CHESS IV

ODEL HALL CHESS
Odell Hall (OK)
Photo courtesy of Frank Berry

Odel Halls lifetime achievements include a FIDE chess rating of 2050, one masters scalp, and winning records against two Oklahoma State Chess Champions.

RRSO Playing History:

RRSO CHESS VIII

ALBERT RINE CHESS DOJO
Albert Rine (OK)
Photo courtesy of his family

Albert Rine was an avid chess player and served on the boards of both the Oklahoma Chess Association and the Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization.  He shared his love of chess with many students by organizing competitive chess clubs at schools where he taught and by volunteering at Chess Adventure Camp during summers.  A Reserve Civil Affairs Army Major who deployed during the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT); Albert also served with the RRSO Webmaster at Fort Sill and was a tournament director in the Lawton Chess Club

RRSO Playing History:

RRSO CHESS VI

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Ken Breland (TX)
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In RRSO VII, Ken Breland battled a strong Oklahoma chess expert down to the wire.

RRSO Playing History:

RRSO CHESS VII