Bobby Fischer’s 1964 Visit to Baton Rouge & New Orleans
The Mind of a Grandmaster – Report of a visit; Robert James Fischer; Chess Death, Inc. Baton Rouge March 24-25: 1 a.m. 128 Graham Hall Louisiana State University. Memories. HE IS HERE. WALKING. TALKING. SMILING. LAUGHING. HE IS ALIVE. HE BREATHES. IT IS TRUE BUT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. […]
Russell W. Miller Once Told Me
Russell W. Miller once told me, “I am not a genius. Quit calling me a genius. I do not want my name in print.” But make no mistake—that is exactly what Russell W. Miller was. Forty million copies of the Guinness Book of World Records reported his two monster 117-board […]
In Memoriam: Russell (Rusty) Miller, May 30, 1942 – Dec. 29, 2020
Jude Acers (Part XV: The Price is Austin of “The Road,” originally published in the Berkeley Barb, Sep 20-26 & Sep 27-Oct 3, 1974): It will be Miller who will watch in absolute awe as you move from $50 an appearance to a $1,000 per shot attraction. He is a […]
