Archive for February 16th, 2008

Kasparov in Newsweek

Posted in Media Stories on Feb 16th, 2008 7 Comments »

Former World Champion Garry Kasparov (pictured left) is in the latest issue of Newsweek magazine talking about the political environment in Russia. Currently, he is leading an opposition movement to unseat President Vladimir Putin. Kasparov has been an outspoken critic of the Putin government and states that Russia has deteriorated into a police state. He […]

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A Fischer equalizer… Panama’s John Evans

Posted in Drum Majors, Games, Media Stories on Feb 16th, 2008 No Comments »

John Evans (pictured right) was a member of the Panamanian national team back in the 60s and later settled in New York. He visited the Wilbert Paige Memorial in 2001 and added to the importance of the event. Here is a game he played against none other than Robert James Fischer. The game was part […]

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