Walter Browne

Competitor

Walter S. Browne is said to be "the most prolific tournament winner ever on the top-level American chess circuit." Famed for his hyper-competitive spirit, detailed study of opening theory, especially in his favorite systems, and his frequent time scrambles.

Browne was born January 21, 1949 in Sydney, Australia, but brought by his parents to the U.S. at an early age, where he earned dual citizenship.

Browne began his string of impressive tournament wins in 1966 with the title of U.S. Junior Champion. A few years later, he won the International Grandmaster title at age 20, for his equal second place finish in San Juan, behind Spassky. Perhaps Browne's greatest achievement is his of six US Chess Championships (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983). His total puts him in the rarefied air occupied by Bobby Fischer (8) and Samuel Reshevsky (7) have been more successful in this regard. Browne also won eleven National Open Championships.

Browne's international wins include:

Walter is a prolific chess writer, with innumerable articles and columns to his credit. He is an enthusiastic advocate of blitz chess and founder of the World Blitz Chess Association.

In recognition of his contributions to the game of chess, Walter Browne was inducted into the Chess Hall of Fame in 2003.

Other Views of Walter Browne

Browne was "the dominant US tournament player in the immediate post-Fischer era."

 

--Chess Video.