May-26-22 Nick Maffeo
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| wrap99: I recall speaking with him in 1975. Being a master in those pre rating-inflation days was quite a big deal. |
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May-22-22 Charles C Crittenden
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| wrap99: <andrewjsacks> I recall speaking to him at a tournament held at CSU, Northridge in 1977. Just about 45 years ago. Betty Roberts was organizer and GM Kashdan was TD. |
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Mar-30-22 Mark A Orfalea 
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| wrap99: I had never heard this story, JohnBoy -- I met his dad and mom once in 1977 when Mark was about 14. |
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Mar-10-22 Sidney J Rubin
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| wrap99: The age is about right, I think he would have been in his 40s in 1975. |
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Mar-03-22 David Blohm
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| wrap99: Is it possible he is still around? He was playing tournaments at least as far back as 1965 and I think was an adult then. |
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Jan-19-22 Edward Lasker
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| wrap99: <Caissianist> I think Chess Strategy was my first chess book too, I was way too young for it and I think I got hung up on descriptive notation. Anyone today used to algebraic, just try, I dare you, to read a book uses descriptive. Crazy it was not immediately replaced by ... |
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Nov-25-21 James Maki
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| wrap99: <JohnBoy> Rainer Rickford was an expert, at least in 1982 or so. I mentioned in 1977 his falling asleep during a game and his opponent getting mad when his friend awoke him. This was Ted Bullockus who was his opponent and complained to the TD. I remember the Makis, they did not |
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Nov-18-21 Max Euwe
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| wrap99: <keypusher> you are welcome. i wonder if there is any earlier chess-related image of Euwe. He was 22 or so when the portrait was made almost a full century ago. |
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Nov-02-21 Roger Bowen
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| wrap99: I was at an event in 1975 that I think was at the famous but now non-existent Ambassador hotel -- 7 years before Bobby Kennedy was shot there. I saw Bowen and said to him, You look like the guy who played Henry Blake in MASH and he said, That is because I am that guy. A very tall, ... |
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Nov-02-21 Nick de Firmian
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| wrap99: <JohnBoy> You could certainly be right. 40+ years is a long time ago as mentioned and I have discovered that I was mistaken about things much more recent. |
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