August 23.2014

CHESS IRON MAN IS IN 55TH STRAIGHT FRENCH NATIONAL OPEN TOURNEY Nemes, France.. HE IS A CHESSPLAYER ALL RIGHT! It is happening again … the world chess iron man, MR.ROGER FERRY, is presently pleasantly playing in his astounding 55th straight French national open..the 700 player chess tourney. We know of no record that even approaches this one.

August 30.2014

MONSTER FLORIDA 34,000 STUDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHESS PROGRAM NOW UNDERWAY … FT. Lauderdale , Florida … Here we go … CHESSLAB TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN … SOCCER AND CHESS, THE WORLD’S LEADING SPORTS, ARE TAKING OVER AMERICA step by step …move by move … THIS JUST IN FROM REUTERS NEWS AGENCY … NO MORE WAITING FOR FLORIDA, KIDS … all 34,000 second and third grade students in the nation’s SIXTH LARGEST (BROWARD COUNTY) PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT are now IMMEDIATELY taught to play chess via mandatory classes. Every single child in America will someday have this priceless opportunity. Again, speaking just for myself … chess virtually saved my life repeatedly in times of childhood depression. Shucks … I just coasted through everything through chess … no problemo! Believe … it. It leads to marvelous worlds, people … with epic chess literature everywhere on my hotel room floor to boot. Chess lasts a lifetime … hmmm … Wonder if god plays.

— Jude Acers