Charles Lawton in U.S. Championship
NM Charles Lawton analyzing with FM Morris Giles at the Midwest Masters Invitational in 1982. IM Michael Brooks is also pictured and also got a wildcard spot.
National Master Charles Lawton will compete in the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship in his hometown of St. Louis on May 7th-17th. He was a wildcard selection and a longtime Missouri resident and former state champion. Missouri native IM Michael Brooks also received a wildcard spot.
Source: https://main.uschess.org/content/view/9217/520/
See Giles-Lawton game!
Good luck Charles!!!! I wonder if the organizers were running from IM Tate; he is playing in everything and extremely sharp at this time. Maybe he would win the whole tournament.
Good Luck Charles. I will be following your games closely.
Congrats Charles. I will be pulling for you Bro. Let me start by offering to send books, software, and other training materials you deem necessary to allow you to perform at your optimum. Please contact me at rphili3@yahoo.com for any of my software expertise needed to aid you in your preparation. Rene’ Phillips
I still have a lot of friends in Missouri chess, having grown up across the river in East St. Louis. I’ll see if any of them have an e-mail address for Lawton.
I’d thought he was more or less inactive. He was always one of the strongest Missouri players. Very unorthodox opening style, but a tactical nightmare.
Sweet deal looks like a good event , go in and put down the Law! haha!!
Charles was in our class of 1970 at St. Louis U. High, a Jesuit high school in St. Louis, Missouri.
Good luck Charles! Heard you mentioned on the news last night for the big tournament.