Obituary
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Hans Berliner was the Fifth World Correspondence Chess Champion. His record in correspondence play, both national and international, was unsurpassed… Read More »
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Today, the chess world is mourning the loss of another strong chess player who left us too early. IM Cristina Foisor, was a supportive and… Read More »
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The US Chess Federation presented Kornelijs (Neil) Dale with an “Outstanding Career Achievement Award” at the 2012 U.S. Open. For most of that chess… Read More »
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FIDE International Master Danny Kopec, born February 28, 1954, was a computer science professor at Brooklyn College, chess teacher and author of… Read More »
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As I sit here beginning to write these words I find myself still numb and trying desperately to process the terrible… Read More »
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Sevan Muradian, an innovative and respected organizer from the Chicago area, died unexpectedly at 40 years old on February 17, 2016. Sevan was an… Read More »
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WILBUR TSENG INTERNATIONAL CC MASTER Wilbur Tseng has won just about every US title there is –first place in Walter Muirs, John Collins, Trophy… Read More »
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December's Game of the Month features International Correspondence Chess Master Thomas Williams. Also browse through Dunne's traditional collection… Read More »
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BCC Herb Healy 2009. Harold Dondis
Harold Dondis, a founder of the US Chess Trust, Boston Globe columnist and recipient of the US Chess… Read More »
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Stephen Brandwein died on December 12, 2015, after a brief illness in San Francisco, the city he made his home the… Read More »