Author Archives: Don Schultz

Chessdon Song

The CHESSDON SONG Below are the lyrics to the CHESSDON song. My very good friend, Arun Bhagwat, presented the song at my 70th birthday party. Arun, a retired IBM executive is making a name for himself as a one man band on the west coast of Florida. To play the music hit “here” above. It […]

Cramer Awards

CRAMER AWARDS Gallery of Distinguished Journalists Jointly sponsored and Managed by the Chess Journalists of America and Cramer Awards Committee Cramer Committee Membership: Frank Brady, Chairman:  [email protected] Mike Cavallo:  [email protected], Pete Tamburro, [email protected] Paul Truong:  [email protected] Arlen Walker:  [email protected] Fred Wilson:  [email protected] USCF EB Liaison: Don Schultz: [email protected] Gallery of Distinguished Chess Journalists An Engraved […]

FIDE

REPORT ON THE TORINO CONGRESS FIDE Congress Business in Torino was handled by our delegate Bill Kelleher and our Zonal President Robert Tanner. I expect they both will be submitting reports. I was there to handle matters relating to the Presidential Election and and to charges of a Scandal in the USCF that was published […]

Reviews

Children and Chess A Guide for Educators by Dr. Alexey W. Root Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press ISBN#1-59158-358-6 122 pages, $25 I was asked to do a review of Children and Chess by its author 1989 U.S. Women’s Champion Alexey Root. I know Alexey from the 1991 US Women’s Championship that I organized in my home […]

Elections 2007

Sample of Accomplishments in Last 3 to 5 Years Together with USCF VP Finance, Joel Channing organized a Retreat of leaders of major national chess organizations. Together with Joel Channing, Susan Polgar and Paul Truong organized a world record breaking simultaneous Exhibition by Susan. Organized the 2004 and ran US Senior Open Chess Championship Represented […]