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Category Archives: chessplayers turned academics
Etymologist and Chess Player
Chess and other puzzle-solving activities seem to attract people of the same habits of mind: people who, when faced with a mystery, feel compelled to figure it out (no matter what else they should be doing). I touched on this … Continue reading
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GM Kenneth Rogoff Profiled
American GM turned economist Kenneth Rogoff is profiled today in a story by Dylan Loeb McClain in the International Herald Tribune. Rogoff describes his role as an adviser to Republican presidential nominee John McCain and shares what he considers to … Continue reading
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IM Ken Regan Profiled
Dennis Monokroussos of The Chess Mind blog offers a very nice profile of IM Ken Regan, including some excellent annotated games. Likely many KCC old-timers remember Ken from his days playing in New Jersey, including in the old Raritan Valley … Continue reading
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