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50 Years of Chess: Year 14

by scribe | Nov 22, 2020 | games, literature, openings, people, tournaments, Uncategorized

The next year in my retrospective, 1985, was my busiest year ever, with 60 tournament games, so there are lots of games to choose from. And it was the year that I won the title of North Carolina state champion for the first time, which of course I consider to be one...

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