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Hans Berliner was the Fifth World Correspondence Chess Champion. His record in correspondence play, both national and international, was unsurpassed.
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 »
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 »
FIDE International Master Danny Kopec, born February 28, 1954, was a computer science professor at Brooklyn College, chess teacher and author of… Read More »
Photo Betsy Dynako As I sit here beginning to write these words I find myself still numb and trying desperately to process the terrible news which… Read More »
Sevan Muradian, an innovative and respected organizer from the Chicago area, died unexpectedly at 40 years old on February 17, 2016.  Sevan was… 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 »
December's Game of the Month features International Correspondence Chess Master Thomas Williams. Also browse through Dunne's traditional collection… Read More »
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 »
Photo Richard Shorman Stephen Brandwein died on December 12, 2015, after a brief illness in San Francisco, the city he made his home the last… Read More »
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