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NOV 21, 2013

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Chennai, India … MAGNUS CARLSEN OF NORWAY ALL BUT WON THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD TODAY … THIS JUST IN … Carlsen 3 wins, Anand (world champion ) 0 … with three games remaining … Mr.Carlsen riding a maqnificent defense, a truly a hair raising thriller today … just needs one half point … a tie … to send Norway into orbit and the new chess world champion will likely cash in tomorrow.

— Jude Acers

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We did it!

Below are the names of the 100 101 102 103 105 Backers (checks still welcome to help with equipment upgrades, just email dsbnola[at]gmail[dot]com) who have pledged $7,254 of support for The Man in the Red Beret, a documentary about Jude Acers by Class Action Films. These 100 Backers have made it possible for us to follow Jude to Croatia next month for the FIDE World Senior Chess Championship and we’re now collecting funds for equipment upgrades.

Thank you to new Backers, returning Backers, and for all the Backers who couldn’t afford to pledge but still helped promote our Kickstarter campaign.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

  • Patricia Doran
  • David Bridges
  • Steven Thorsen
  • Thomas Long
  • Anita Cage
  • Scott Allison
  • Steve Scales
  • Bart Everson
  • Charles Broome
  • Barnaby Chancellor
  • Jamie Crawford
  • Jeff Burson
  • Tom Long
  • Robert Bell
  • Michele Steinbacher
  • Kim Martin
  • Kiran Frey
  • Joe Hanrahan
  • Victor Golubic
  • Michele Richard
  • Sean Denoyer
  • Cara E. Steger
  • Barry Yeoman
  • John Pearson
  • Erica Therio
  • Jimmy Michaels
  • John R. Texeira
  • Richard Sarver
  • Katherine Bearden
  • David Martin Bridges
  • Dan Marks
  • Carlos Luis Pujol
  • Laura Ponoroff
  • Allison Freeman
  • Paul St. Pierre
  • Michael Tisserand
  • Marilyn Pelias
  • baby mahoney
  • Judith C. Palmer
  • Bob Hate & The Eddy Band
  • Bill Kemp
  • Karen Miller
  • Donna Siegmund
  • Paula Ruff
  • Lee Vinson
  • Sonya Rodrigue
  • Linda Hayes
  • Maitri Erwin
  • Dave
  • James J. Pancrazio
  • Robin Suber
  • Irel Sears
  • Ron & Bernadette Marks
  • “Uncle” Monahan
  • Stacie Langlois
  • Arthur E. Marlin
  • Lori Craven-Doss
  • Renee Hinz
  • Ru Freeman
  • Lori Parsek
  • Colin A Davis
  • Scott Sandler & Jodi Rieger
  • Meredith Bivens
  • Kim Potowski
  • Michael Butcher
  • Cynthia Daffron
  • Mike Olander
  • Michael Smither
  • Adam Meckler
  • glcannon
  • Analia Saban
  • Karen Gadbois
  • Jamey St. Pierre
  • Kelly Stier
  • Thomas Roberts
  • Dan Mitchell
  • Rick Simonson
  • Jerrold Neugarten
  • Patrick Armstrong
  • Meenoo Fugate
  • Ravi Howard
  • Steve Usdin
  • Sam Jasper
  • Craig Isenberg
  • Josh N. Saunders
  • Darcy Courteau
  • Monica Ponoroff
  • Christopher J. Dennis
  • Joey Hanrahan
  • broom
  • George C. Freeman, III
  • Jordan Ollestad
  • Arica Laurel
  • Melissa Perrett Cook
  • Legends of Enlightenment
  • jamie berger
  • Daniel Vidnes
  • Matthew Marks
  • Nicholas
  • Carlos Provencio
  • Ed Wicker
  • Russell Miller
  • Jane Bouldin
  • Sarah Mead Smith
  • John Hicks

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CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS

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October 9, 2013

US CHESS GREAT H. NAKAMURA IS WORLD #5 RATED  PLAYER … St.  Louis, Missouri … up to the second World Chess Federation (FIDE ) Live ratings of the Top 5 chess grandmasters are:
  1. carlsen illustrationM. CARLSEN (ELO 2870) — the real deal, the highest  rated player of all time and just 22  YEARS OLD, a Norwegian chess millionaire several times over … he goes for it ALL … world title play versus #8 World Chess Champion V. Anand  (ELO 2775) India … JUST 30 days away in Chennai, India … it is going to be  real war folks – many games could go 100 moves .. endgames are going to be king versus king .. “I just  feel we have an obligation to  play out the games” — Magnus Carlsen
  2. V. KRAMNIK  of Russia (ELO 2796) — age 38
  3. L. ARONIAN, ARMENIA’S GIANT  (ELO 2793)– 31 year old WORLD TEAM CHESS CHAMPION BOARD ONE
  4. F. CARUANA  of Italy (ELO 2791) — Age 21
  5. H. NAKAMURA  OF THE UNITED STATES (ELO 2788) —  Age 25

— Jude Acers

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