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Fremont Tournament Brings 92 Players for Class Championships
The Cy of Fremont Class Championships drew 92 players at the Fremont Community Center June 15-16 with Hans Peschmann directing the USCF rated event. Top results include Dennis Waterman of San Francisco winning Open, Paul Id of Oakland and Tom Dorsch of Alameda sharing Expert, while Gabriel Sanchez of Santa Clara and Peter Prochayka of Berkeley led Best A. Class B saw Rick Frye of San Jose and Raymond Musselman of Berkeley as leaders. Class C featured Malt Frame of Los Altos Hills and David Burgess of Santa Clara, with Best Unrated going to Macarthur Gines of El Cerrito and Leslie Dutscher of Santa Clara. Unrated division results name Gerald Shobar of Berkeley and Gane Norman of Oakland among top finishers. Ongoing notes mention ongoing chess Olympics discussions and detailed game analysis from the period.