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- ↑ "When Chess Was King of the City", New York Observer, September 14, 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Open 1954, New Orleans
- ↑ “KAUFMAN ON TOP IN NATIONAL OPEN; Gains Undisputed Possession of First Place in Chess Tourney at Cleveland", The New York Times, August 10, 1957.
- ↑ "CO-LEADERS PLAY TO DRAW IN CHESS; Donald Byrne and Berliner in Stalemate at National Open—Bisguier Upset", The New York Times, August 12, 1957.
- ↑ U.S. Open 1958, Rochester
- ↑ “In Harlem, a Chess Champion Passes On His Moves and Enthusiasm”, The New York Times, December 29, 1999.
- ↑ Getlin, Josh. After Defection, Chess Whiz Kid Wants to Be King, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1989.
- ↑ John Donaldson is the New Secretary of the Samford Fellowship Committee, June 23, 2011
- ↑ Nicholas, Peter, and Clea Benson. Life is not a Board Game. The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 8, 2003