Day: February 12, 2014

Happy Birthday! The Chess Drum is 13!

Dear friends and supporters, Covering the 2013 U.S. Championship! Yesterday I was watching “When We Were Kings,” Miro Reverby’s documentary on chess hustlers in New York’s Washington Square Park. I marveled at ironies of foul-mouthed players taking delight in the thrilling ride that chess is. Contrast this with the subtleties…

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