Article | Author | Page |
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News and Notes | Joshua M. Anderson | 1 |
Philadelphia Masterminds Reaches Final Four of World Junior Chess League (WJL) | FM Dov Gorman | 1 |
Philadelphia Second in U.S. Chess League | Joshua M. Anderson | 2 |
Around the State | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 2 |
Shabalov’s Sensational Simul | Boyd Reed | 12 |
Four for the Money at Pittsburgh Open | Boyd Reed | 13 |
Beginner’s Battle | Joshua M. Anderson | 15 |
Editorial | Joshua M. Anderson | 15 |
In Memorium | 18 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Introduction | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 1 |
Greetings and Salutations | Joshua M. Anderson | 1 |
2011 Holly Heisman Memorial | Joshua M. Anderson | 2 |
2011 Philadelphia Junior Invitational | Joshua M. Anderson | 2 |
115th Pennsylvania State Championship (Dr. Ira Lee Riddle Memorial) | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 4 |
Chaturanga Chess Club Championship | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 7 |
North Penn Chess Club Membership Drive | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 8 |
Amity Chess Club Tournament | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 8 |
Main Line Chess Club Championship | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 8 |
White Rose Open | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 9 |
2011 Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Chess Championships | Joshua M. Anderson | 9 |
Friday Night Action #1 | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 10 |
Friday Night Action #36 | Joshua M. Anderson and Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 10 |
News for Eastern PA | Leteef Street | 11 |
News for Central PA | Ron Gross | 12 |
Master Games | 13 | |
Heisman’s Helpful Hints | Dan Heisman | 13 |
Anthony Koppany (1918-2011) | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 14 |
Dr. Ira Lee Riddle (1946-2009) | Joshua M. Anderson | 15 |
Article | Author | Page |
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PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 1 |
Playing to the Gallery | FM Alex Dunne | 9 |
Games From PSCF Members | 10 | |
Book Reviews | Dr. Ira Lee Riddle | 11 |
Mucerino Mindbenders | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 12 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 13 |
Mucerino Mindbenders Solutions | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Push Us and We’ll Topalover | Bruce W. Leverett | 1 |
Rizzo wins “Beach Towel Swiss” in Allentown | Eric C. Johnson | 5 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 6 |
Mucerino Mindbenders | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 12 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 13 |
Games From PSCF Members | 14 | |
Mucerino Mindbenders Solutions | Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr. | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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“HATS OFF TO PITTSBURGH!” The Pittsburgh Chess Club Championship of 1913, and the Royal Game in the City of Steel - Part II | Neil Brennen | 1 |
Junior Gems | Dan Heisman | 6 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 6 |
The Best American Chess Player | Dan Heisman | 11 |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 12 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 13 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 15 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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“HATS OFF TO PITTSBURGH!” The Pittsburgh Chess Club Championship of 1913, and the Royal Game in the City of Steel - Part I | Neil Brennen | 1 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 7 |
Games From PSCF Members | 9 | |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 12 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 13 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 15 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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A Win, a Loss, and a Couple of Draws | LM Terry D. Panetta | 1 |
Allentown Chess Loses its Center: David Elliott 1946-2007 | Eric C. Johnson | 3 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 5 |
CCLA / New Met League | Harvey Reed | 9 |
Junior Gems | Dan Heisman | 9 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 10 |
In Passing | 12 | |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 13 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Continental Chess Association (CCA) update | Joe Mucerino | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Western PA Interscholastic Chess League | Bruce Leverett | 1 |
A Simul at Coal Township | John V. Waters | 1 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 2 |
Games From PSCF Members | 9 | |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 11 |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 13 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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“Age Cannot Wither”: The 1981 Lehigh Valley Invitational - Part II | Martin Simsak, with Neil Brennen | 1 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 3 |
How to Play a Bad Opening | FM Alex Dunne | 13 |
2006-07 Mason-Dixon Chess League | Vince Kowalski | 13 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 14 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 15 |
Article | Author | Page |
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“Age Cannot Wither”: The 1981 Lehigh Valley Invitational - Part I | Martin Simsak, with Neil Brennen | 1 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 4 |
I Win My First (Outright) Main Line Chess Club Championship | Dan Heisman | 5 |
Junior Gems | Dan Heisman | 8 |
Forget Me Nots | FM Alex Dunne | 10 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 10 |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 12 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Junior Gems | Dan Heisman | 1 |
Local Player Shows How to Make a Big Upset | Eric C. Johnson | 1 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 3 |
Denker Invitational of High School Champions | Daniel A. Yeager | 9 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 10 |
Prison Chess | FM Alex Dunne | 11 |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 12 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Greater Philadelphia Chess League | Leteef Street | 1 |
2005-06 Mason Dixon Chess League Champions | Vince Kowalski | 1 |
A Visit to Somerset | Ronald D. Barber | 2 |
The Same Story from a Different View | Cory C. Bryant | 2 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 3 |
Chess Favors the Brave | FM Alex Dunne | 9 |
Games From PSCF Members | 9 | |
Club Corner: MasterMinds Chess Club | Leteef Street | 11 |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 12 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 13 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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McCutcheon: The Man and His Moves | Neil R. Brennen | 1 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 6 |
Western PA Interscholastic Chess League | Bruce W. Leverett | 8 |
Games From PSCF Members | 10 | |
Alex's Column | FM Alex Dunne | 10 |
Center City Chess Club’s 150th Monthly Quad | Eric C. Johnson | 11 |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 12 |
Coaches Corner | IM Igor Khmelnitsky | 13 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 15 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Who are the 2006 Eastern PA Team champs? | Dr. Ira Lee Riddle | 1 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 1 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 8 |
Double Scotch on the Game/40 Rocks | Eric C. Johnson | 9 |
Games From PSCF Members | 10 | |
Scholastic Corner | Dan Heisman | 13 |
Crossing the Bar | Joe Mucerino | 14 |
Letters to the Editor | 14 | |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in Pennsylvania | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Christmas Tree Chess Problem | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 1 |
Trivia Question | Joe Mucerino | 1 |
A Christmas Chess Story | 2 | |
The Gift | Neil Brennen | 4 |
THE LISSNER PROBLEMS | 6 | |
Our 2005 Holiday Chess-nuts | 7 | |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 8 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 8 |
Games by PSCF Members | 11 | |
Letters to the Editor | 12 | |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 12 | |
Problem Solutions | 13 | |
PSCF Governance | 13 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 14 |
Article | Author | Page |
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World Open Finds New Home | Joe Mucerino | 1 |
2004-2005 Mason Dixon Chess League | Vince Kowalski | 2 |
Kurt Schneider wins Greater Philadelphia Junior Invitational Chess Championship | Dan Heisman | 3 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 3 |
Short Draws: Are The Cures Worse Than The Disease? | Jorge Amador | 6 |
Crossing the Bar | 7 | |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 8 |
Games by PSCF Members | 8 | |
Dowd’s Dungeon | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 12 |
Scholastic Corner | Dan Heisman | 13 |
Dowd’s Dungeon Solutions | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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More on Draws in Tournament Chess | Joe Mucerino | 1 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 3 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 3 |
Games by PSCF Members | 8 | |
Dowd’s Dungeon | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 10 |
Play It Forward | Ken Hamilton | 11 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 12 | |
Dowd’s Dungeon Solutions | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 12 |
Play It Forward Solutions | Ken Hamilton | 12 |
Games by PSCF Members | 13 | |
PSCF Governance | 13 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 14 |
Article | Author | Page |
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CHESS BEHIND BARS: Memories of the Pittsburgh CC Prison Visits | Bruce Leverett | 1 |
Crossing The Bar | 2 | |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 3 |
Letters to the Editor | 7 | |
Dowd’s Dungeon | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 7 |
Games by PSCF Members | 8 | |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 9 |
The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess | Neil Brennen | 10 |
Dowd’s Dungeon: Solutions | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 14 |
President's Report | Tom Martinak | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 1 |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 5 |
Dowd’s Dungeon | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 6 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 6 |
The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess | Neil Brennen | 7 |
Games by PSCF Members | 10 | |
Chess Questions and Answers | Loyd Turton | 12 |
Scholastic Corner | Dan Heisman | 12 |
Dowd’s Dungeon: Solutions | Dr. Steven B. Dowd | 13 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 13 | |
PSCF Governance | 14 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 15 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Cambridge Springs 2004 Centennial Celebration | Joe Mucerino | 1 |
Richard Delaune Jr. (1954-2004) | John Donaldson | 2 |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 2 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 3 |
Chess Questions and Answers | Loyd Turton | 4 |
The Whitaker Trap | Neil Brennen | 4 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joe Mucerino | 5 |
ERRATA | 10 | |
Letters to the Editor | 11 | |
Games by PSCF Members | 11 | |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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PSCF Scholastic Chess Championships | Dan Heisman | 1 |
A Tale of A Team: Bethel Christian Academy | Neil Brennen | 1 |
PA Scholastic Championship Prizewinners | 2 | |
Guest Editorial: Move to Carlisle a Good One | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 3 |
Quick Championship Zooms to Carlisle | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 4 |
PA Quick Championship Prizewinners | 5 | |
The Return of the Carlisle Open | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 5 |
National Elementary Championships | Dan Heisman | 6 |
Bishop, Schneider, and Deckelbaum tie in Greater Philadelphia Jr. Invitational | Dan Heisman | 6 |
Wojtkiewicz Tops Field At Pittsburgh Open | Boyd M Reed and Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 7 |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 9 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 10 |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 11 |
Herbert Simon and the Pittsburgh Chess Club | Frank Cunliffe | 11 |
Poetic Injustice | Neil Brennen and Nelson Abbott | 12 |
Editorial: Praeder and Bauer for USCF Executive Board | Neil Brennen | 12 |
Letters to the Editor | 12 | |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 13 | |
President's Report | Tom Martinak | 15 |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Cambridge Springs 1904: The Unofficial US Championship | Neil Brennen | 1 |
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 2004 - May 16 | 6 | |
Glick and Heisman Share Main Line Championship | Dan Heisman | 7 |
Long-time PSCF Life Member Al Breaux, Jr. is checkmated | Ira Lee Riddle | 8 |
Letters to the Editor | 8 | |
PA TODAY: Tournament and Club News from around the Keystone State | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 9 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 13 | |
President's Report | Tom Martinak | 13 |
PSCF Governance | 13 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 14 |
Article | Author | Page |
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The Ideal Socialism | Neil Brennen | 1 |
2003 PA State Age Champions | 1 | |
Last Paupack Tourney Packed Lots of Action | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 5 |
Scholastic Corner | Dan Heisman | 5 |
Bishop, Yeager, Shvartsman Star at 2003-04 Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Chess Championship | 6 | |
Main Line Masters Action Tournament | Dan Heisman | 7 |
Letters to the Editor | 8 | |
President's Report | Tom Martinak | 8 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 8 |
Games by PSCF Members | 8 | |
The Game Square | Neil Brennen | 11 |
PA Keystones "A" Win CCLA Team Championship | 12 | |
Bradlow Wins PSCF Senior Championship | 12 | |
Chess After 2010 | Ross Nickel | 13 |
Thanks To Eric Johnson | Tom Martinak | 14 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 14 | |
PSCF Governance | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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2003 Western Pennsylvania Junior Invitational | Boyd M. Reed | 1 |
Mike Guber Wins Greater Philadelphia Junior Invitational Chess Championship | Dan Heisman | 2 |
Kriventstov Regains His Crown | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 3 |
Memories of 1943: A Wartime Chess Championship | Martin Simsak & Neil Brennen | 3 |
President's Report | Tom Martinak | 10 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 11 | |
Postal Potpurri | John Caliguire | 12 |
Errata | 12 | |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 13 |
PSCF Governance | 13 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 14 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Record Turnout at Bloomsburg In Shadow of Dunne Tragedy | 1 | |
PSCF Quick Championship | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 1 |
PSCF State Scholastic Championship | Dan Heisman | 1 |
Bloomsburg Open | Joseph J. Mucerino Jr. | 3 |
GM Gennady Zaitchik Wins 2003 Philadelphia Chess Championship | 4 | |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 7 |
Bruce Leverett Annotates | Bruce Leverett | 7 |
Martin A. Simsak 1910-2003 | 8 | |
Charles Ivers Kalme 1939-2002 | 8 | |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 8 |
Postal Potpurri | John Caliguire | 9 |
President's Report | Tom Martinak | 9 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 10 | |
PSCF Governance | 10 | |
PSCF Event Crosstables | 11 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 14 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Jacob Elson’s Early Years | John S. Hilbert | 1 |
Shabalov in Seattle | 4 | |
More Games from the US Championship | 5 | |
Book Reviews | Ira Lee Riddle | 5 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 6 |
Bruce Leverett Annotates Games from the PSCF Junior Championship | Bruce Leverett | 6 |
Scholastic Corner | Dan Heisman | 7 |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 7 |
Postal Potpurri | John Caliguire | 8 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 10 | |
PSCF Governance | 11 | |
PSCF Event Crosstables | 12 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 14 |
Article | Author | Page |
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All Four One, One For All | 1 | |
Minutes of the 2002 PSCF Annual Membership Meeting | 3 | |
PSCF PA State Junior Championships | 3 | |
Komisarof Wins Greater Philadelphia Area High School Chess Championship | 3 | |
Baczynskij wins PSCF Senior Championship | 4 | |
Scholastic Corner | Dan Heisman | 4 |
Book Reviews - Behind Deep Blue | Dan Heisman | 5 |
Book Reviews - Learn Chess From The Greats | Neil Brennen | 5 |
Book Reviews | Ira Lee Riddle | 6 |
Paul Sherr, the Good Man | Martin Simsak and Neil Brennen | 7 |
Alex's Column | Alex Dunne | 8 |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 8 |
Doubled Rooks | Gerry Meisenhelder | 9 |
Postal Potpurri | John Caliguire | 9 |
Games by PSCF Members | 10 | |
The Heisman-Fleischer Match | Dan Heisman | 12 |
Upcoming PSCF Events | 13 | |
PSCF Governance | 14 | |
PSCF Event Crosstables | 15 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 16 |
Article | Author | Page |
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That Championship Season | 1 | |
President's Message | Ira Lee Riddle | 2 |
A History of the Pennsylvania Chess Championship | Neil Brennen | 2 |
Zaitchik wins Aronow Invitational | 6 | |
Crowbars | Alex Dunne | 7 |
Bruce Leverett Annotates .... | Bruce Leverett | 8 |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 9 |
Book Reviews | Ira Lee Riddle | 10 |
Scholastic Corner | Dan Heisman | 11 |
Postal Potpurri | John Caliguire | 11 |
PSCF Governance | 12 | |
PSCF Event Crosstables | 13 | |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 14 |
Article | Author | Page |
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Donald Byrne Memorial | Jerome Bibuld | 1 |
US Masters 2002 | Bruce Leverett | 2 |
A Different Approach | Russell Black | 6 |
IM Chiong wins Philadelphia Championship | 7 | |
Dos Hermanas | Alex Dunne | 7 |
Chess in Centuries Past | Ross Nickel | 8 |
Book Reviews | Ira Lee Riddle | 8 |
Games by PSCF Members | 9 | |
PSCF Crosstables | 9 | |
President's Message | Ira Lee Riddle | 14 |
PSCF Governance | 14 | |
Postal Potpurri | John Caliguire | 15 |
Where to Play Chess in PA | 16 |