Richard Verber

Richard Verber (June 3, 1944 – Dec. 10, 2001) was a U.S. Chess Federation senior master and president of the Chicago Chess Club during the early 1970s. As president of the club, he organized the 1973 U.S. Open at the La Salle Hotel in downtown Chicago, drawing more than 700 players to the event. As a student at St. Ignatius High School, Verber achieved the title of master in 1961 at age 17. He had been playing competitively for only two years. Verber died in 2001 at age 57 from complications of diabetes.