Archive for April 3rd, 2018

5-time Louisiana champ Alfred Carlin passes away

Posted in Drum Majors, The Chess Drum, USA on Apr 3rd, 2018 17 Comments »

Alfred CarlinPhoto by Ted Lampkin On April 2nd, Selby Anderson of San Antonio, Texas informed the chess community that Alfred “Big Al” Carlin passed away at Presbyterian Hospital on April 1st (Easter Sunday). He had been suffering from the effects of congestive heart failure. Herminio Baez stated that the five-time Louisiana state champion had worked […]

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Tallahassee’s Walter Hand, chess pioneer

Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum on Apr 3rd, 2018 4 Comments »

I met Walter Hand many years ago at the old Border’s bookstore in Tallahassee, Florida where chess players met on Wednesday evening. He stood out due to his wheelchair and his cerebral palsy disability, but I also noticed that he was there every single week without fail. The transport service would come to get him […]

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