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	Kenneth Harkness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kenneth Harkness (1898–1972) was a chess organizer and a manager of the United States Chess Federation.
		He was responsible for bringing Swiss system tournaments to the United States, and also introduced the Harkness rating system, which was a precursor to the Elo rating system.
		Harkness co-authored a book, An Invitation to Chess with Irving Chernev, as well as being responsible for a number of the first American chess rulebooks.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenneth_Harkness (170 words)

	Obits from various sources - Delaware County, NY
		Sarah Hawkins (sic Harkness*) was born July 2, 1829, at Catskill, N. [Baptised at Gilchrist Memorial Church in Kortright, Delaware Co., NY Sep 18, 1831; that record shows her birth as 2 July 1831] departed this life Nov. 20, 1917, age 88 years, 4 months and 18 days.
		Harkness was born December 9, 1913, in Davenport, daughter of Mrs.
		Harkness, after the death of her husband, Rev. George Harkness, March 10, 1915, andwith her son George came to Newton from Wichita and resided at the home of Mr.
	www.dcnyhistory.org /oldnewsidx/obitsvarious.html (20025 words)

	Los Gatos Weekly-Times \| 0319 \| May 7, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Born on Sept. 8, 1950, in Framingham, Mass., Harkness moved with his family to Los Gatos in 1960.
		Throughout high school and college, Harkness managed the summer playground reception program for the town of Los Gatos, played baseball and was an Eagle Scout for Troop 565.
		Harkness enjoyed many outdoor pursuits, including fishing, camping and skydiving.
	www.svcn.com /archives/lgwt/20030507/lg-obit1.shtml (624 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kenneth Lloyd Johnson, son of James Lewis Johnson and Anna Theresa (Dryer) Johnson was born July 6, 1923 in Oshkosh, Wis.
		Kenneth was always an adventurer; an example of his courage was when he volunteered to try an experimental drug, now known as Penicillin.
		Kenneth David Shell, son of Raymond Dean and Deborah Ruth (Gipson) Shell, was born July 18, 1986 in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
	www.pulaskicountydemocrat.com /articles/2005/03/25/obits/news30.txt (1463 words)

	US Chess Hall of Fame - Inductee Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kenneth Harkness (1898-1972) was the great pioneer who did much to bring U.S. chess out of the dark ages and into a renaissance that was to profoundly affect the chess world!
		Kenneth Harkness treated the USCF as a business, establishing its book-and-equipment sales.
		Harkness recognized that the rising popularity of Swiss system events would require a new code of chess rules just for American events; he produced such a code through his own tireless efforts.
	www.excaliburelectronics.com /bio_harkness.html (286 words)

	ELO rating system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The USCF used a numerical ratings system, devised by Kenneth Harkness, to allow members to track their individual progress in terms other than tournament wins and losses.
		The Harkness system was reasonably fair, but in some circumstances gave rise to ratings which many observers considered inaccurate.
		With the aid of a pocket calculator, an informed chess competitor can calculate to within one point what his next officially published rating will be, which helps promote a perception that the ratings are fair.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ELO_rating_system (4036 words)

	Obituaries: Week ending 1/22/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Survivors beside her husband of 57 years include, two daughters, Emma Kay Blair and her husband, Kenneth of Clifton Park, and Donna Anderson and her husband, Wayne, of Raleigh, N.C. Her son, Michael J. Sharrow, and his wife, Allison, of South Glens Falls.
		Four grandchildren, Amy Blair Styslinger, and her husband, James, of Houston, Texas, Kenneth Blair, and his wife, Michelle of Glenmont, Michael and David Sharrow of South Glens Falls.
		Harkness — Reginald F. Joyal, 74, of Harkness, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at his home while under the care of his family and Hospice of the North Country.
	www.pressrepublican.com /News/obits/ob012200.htm (6158 words)

	ELO rating system Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Harkness system was reasonably fair, but in some circumstances gave rise to substantially inaccurate ratings.
		Given this mathematical model of chess play, the aim of the Elo rating was an attempt to estimate that mean value for each player, by considering the observable data of wins, losses and draws.
		The USCF implemented Elo's suggestions in 1960, and the system quickly gained recognition as being more fair and accurate than the Harkness system.
	station811.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/e/el/elo_rating_system.html (1412 words)

	Obituaries: 5/31/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Harkness — Christine A. Howerton, 41, of the Clintonville Road, died unexpectedly Friday, May 30, 2003, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
		She was born in Keene Valley on Dec. 19, 1961, the daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Drake) Pelkey.
		He was born in Dunkirk, N.Y., on June 19, 1942, the son of Arthur C. St. Germaine and Marie L. Breyette.
	www.pressrepublican.com /News/obits/2003/05312003ob.htm (711 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		First Sgt. Bobby Harkness, (United States Army, Retired), son of Joseph Samuel and Ruth Lowe Harkness, was born April 29, 1931 in Kilsyth, West Virginia and departed this life March 15, 2005 in Richland at the age of 73 years.
		On March 3, 1955 he was united in marriage with Elisabeth Loyer, and to this union was born two sons and five daughters.
		He is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, William and Harry Harkness and Bill Cox; also three grandsons, Baby Merritt, Eddie Wirth and Stephen Berghuis.
	www.pulaskicountydemocrat.com /articles/2005/03/25/obits/news38.txt (1466 words)

	FMA Staff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kenneth D. Malamed started managing portfolios while attending college at UCLA.
		Marla Harkness has worked in many aspects of investment management over the course of her career.
		Prior to joining Financial Management Advisors LLC she was Managing Director and Senior Consultant at Windermere Investment Associates where she directed the firm's alternative assets manager research effort and managed the firm's Registered Investment Advisor.
	www.fma-inc.com /p/staff.html (2097 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kenneth Murdoch MacKenzie, 79, of Lebanon, died Monday, March 7, 2005, in St. John's Hospital-Springfield.
		A memorial service for Kenneth M. MacKenzie will be held at 10 a.m.
		Master Sergeant Bobby Ray Harkness, U.S. Army (Retired), 73, of Richland, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at his home.
	www.lebanondailyrecord.com /articles/2005/03/16/deaths/news02.txt (298 words)

	schindTB
		, also known as the Harkness system for inventor Kenneth Harkness, evaluates the strength of a player's opponents by summing the final scores of his or her opponents and then discarding the highest and lowest of these scores.
		Another advantage is the last-round scores need not be included in calculating cumulative tie-break points, since they have no effect on breaking the tie.
		The Median system, also known as the Harkness system for inventor Kenneth Harkness, evaluates the strength of a player's opponents by summing the final scores of his or her opponents and then discarding the highest and lowest of these scores.
	www.homestead.com /tnchessorg/schindTB.html (671 words)

	US Patent Inventors Starting with the Letter H - Patent Storm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Harkness, Jr., Charles A. Harkness, Alex W. Harkness, Alexander W. Harkness, Alexander Whitecross
		Harkness, Brian R. 3 inventors named Harkness, Brian R. have been found, please choose one based on his/her location:
		Harkness, Bruce R. Harkness, David H. Harkness, Deborah A. Harkness, Gary T. Harkness, John
	www.patentstorm.us /inventors/H-46.html (1615 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was born April 29, 1931, at Kilsyth, W.V., to Joseph Samuel and Ruth (Lowe) Harkness, who preceded him in death.
		He also was preceded in death by three brothers, William and Harry Harkness and Bill Cox.
		Graveside services for Master Sergent Bobby Ray Harkness will be held at 11 a.m.
	www.lebanondailyrecord.com /articles/2005/03/16/deaths/news06.txt (260 words)

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		You arrived at Gairnock after Tommy Harkness was killed and so we know you had nothing to do with it.
		‘Tommy Harkness was murdered and it was a particularly brutal murder.
		Kenneth was trying to call them to order.
	www.tartanhen.co.uk /ebooks/ygg/c10.htm (3724 words)

	What was Kenneth Harkness real name?
		Kenneth Harkness was one of the most important figures in the history of American Chess.
		However, I have just learned for the first time that Kenneth Harkness was a pseudonym.
		This comes up in the book because Whitaker did not like Harkness and wrote letters stating that Harkness was probably either an illegal alien or a fugitive from justice.
	www.ishipress.com /harkness.htm (382 words)

	Individual Swiss Tie Break Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		These systems (and some additional ones) are explained in detail following the list.
		The Median system, also known as the Harkness system for inventor Kenneth Harkness, evaluates the strength of a player's opposition by summing the final scores of his or her opponents and then discarding the highest and lowest of these scores.
		The original system is used for players who tie with even scores, but is modified for other scores to disregard only the least significant opponents' scores.
	www.concentric.net /~williams/uscf_tie_breaks.html (627 words)

	schTEAMtb
		This system awards credit for an extra margin of victory without the drawbacks of using straight game points and is preferable.
		The Median system, also known as the Harkness system for inventor Kenneth Harkness, evaluates the strength of a team's opponents by summing the final team scores of the team's opponents and then discarding the highest and lowest of these scores.
		These scores are adjusted for unplayed matches, which count as a half-point each, regardless if they were byes, forfeits, or simply rounds not played after a team withdrew.
	www.homestead.com /tnchessorg/schTEAMtb.html (582 words)

	Mairs - All-Info About Genealogy
		Robert Alexander HARKNESS[1] (Gilbert John HARKNESS, Jane Smyth MAIRS, Samuel Johnston, Claudius, John).
		Elizabeth Rosemary HARKNESS[1] (Robb Collins HARKNESS, Jane Smyth MAIRS, Samuel Johnston, Claudius, John).
		Thomas Mairs HARKNESS[1] (Robb Collins HARKNESS, Jane Smyth MAIRS, Samuel Johnston, Claudius, John).
	genealogy.allinfoabout.com /lineage/mairs6.html (335 words)

	An invitation to chess : a picture guide to the royal game (Irving Chernev , Kenneth Harkness)
		Chernev and Harkness used photos of the board as well as standard board drawings.
		They require modernized, as the photos are a bit blurry, and the drawings have an old newspaper keyline look.
		This is a long way from anything Lasker or Fischer wrote, but the audience intended here is looking to play the game effectively, unworried about becoming a grandmaster.
	www.truefresco.com /bookshop/us/product/B00005W817.htm (445 words)

	The Starks and My Entire Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Neil Kenneth WESTLAKE and Heather Dawn LYON were married in 1996.
		David (Dave) MACKENZIE and Bettie Jean HARKNESS were married in 1964 in London, Ontario, Canada.
		Blake Robert MACRAE was born in 2000 in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.
	home.cogeco.ca /~gpyatt1/b50.htm (606 words)

	Re: McLean/Harkness Circa 1890-1910
		Harkness, Jennie daughter [of head] age 26 married 2 years has had 1 child/1 is living b.
		Harkness, William B. age "47" married 1st at age 28 b.
		Harkness, Jeanette D.F. 37 married 1st at age 18 b.
	genforum.genealogy.com /cgi-bin/print.cgi?il::33371.html (522 words)

	George W. Anderson Jr. Family Tree Index
		Harkness, Florence Ellen ("Pat") (27 APR 1916 -)
		Harkness, George Robert (26 DEC 1910 - 30 JUL 1975)
		Harkness, James Patrick (15 JUN 1887 - 21 APR 1946)
	www.watkinsfhs.net /gedcoms/anderson/anderson1.html (535 words)

	Re: Harkness System as reported in October CL
		Re: Harkness System as reported in October CL __From__: Kevin L.
		Harkness System as reported in October CL, Miriling
		Re: Harkness System as reported in October CL, Kevin L.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/rec.games.chess.politics/msg05445.html (212 words)

	Hypertext at Brown
		Beeman, William O., Kenneth T. Anderson, Gail Bader, James Larkin, Anne P. McClard, Patrick J. McQuillan and Mark Shields.
		Haan, Bernard, Norman Meyrowitz, Kenneth Utting, and Nicole Yankelovich.
		Utting, Kenneth, L. Nancy Garrett, Karen Smith Catlin, Nicole Yankelovich, and Norman Meyrowitz.
	www.scholars.nus.edu.sg /landow/cpace/ht/HTatBrown/IRISbibl.html (3059 words)

	Genealogy: Fa - Fi
		One of his books, "Poems of the Heart", is dedicated to Mrs David McKellar, i.e.
		One poem, entitled "Lament for Mr David McKellar (Shot in Mexico)", is a eulogy for her late husband, David Harkness McKellar.
		He had been murdered in a land dispute.
	home.swbell.net /mck9/gen/fa-fi.html (90 words)

	Coulthart: Index
		Harkness, Francis (marriage to Christina Coulthart) (i389), d.1863
		Harkness, Jane (Jennie) (marriage to William Nathaniel Hunter) (i866), b.1848-d.1924
		Loucks, Alta (marriage to Hugh Kenneth Coulthart) (i1170), b.1913-d.1994
	webpages.charter.net /tcoulthart/coulthart/nindex.htm (1720 words)

	Chess. - Recreation and Leisure - What's Been Published
		Three steps to chess mastery / by A.S. Suetin ; translated by Kenneth P. Neat.
		Chess kaleidoscope / by A. Karpov and Y. Gik ; translated by Kenneth P. Neat.
		The art of defence in chess / by Lev Polugayevsky and Iakov Damsky ; translated by Kenneth P. Neat.
	www.pitbossannie.com /rps-gv-chess.html (2229 words)

	the adlards
		Lawrence Kenneth Harkness born Friday 12 August at 20.10
		Wow, three boys … and I guess that’s Malcolm; when I last remember seeing him he was sitting waist-deep in fallen oak leaves in the days before he could walk.
		Time does fly, although I’m sure it doesn’t feel that way in the Harkness household today.
	www.adlards.com /page/2 (1008 words)

	ROBERT JAMES FISCHER by Bill Wall (Sep 20, 2004)
		The event was won by Clinton L. Parmalee and organized by Kenneth Harkness.
		In round 1 of the US Junior Championship, Fischer lost to Kenneth Warner (1550).
		In round 5 he drew with Kenneth Stone (1600).
	www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/Lab/7378/fischer.htm (5766 words)

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