Knew how to move the chessmen from grade school. Co-worker ask if I wanted to play a game at lunch. few month later I saw a uscf sign with phone number at game store, I been member since. I helped a school down in central Illinois by buying chess equipment.

You can find me at www.chess-live.com as fsevenmate in the mornings Wed.and Sun. Central time.

Favorite chess books are How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman and The Reasess Your Chess Workbook, Combination Challoenge by Lou Hays and Endgame challenge, Art of attack in chess by Vladimir Vukovic, Tips for Young Players by Matthew Sadler.