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Getting back to the board – how you and your children can learn and enjoy chess!

By Nathan A Fisher (PA) - USCF 1650 (and falling lol) When I played in the World Open in Philadelphia at age 15, I had walked into a Grand Ballroom where hundreds of players were set up. It was a... Continue Reading →

How to do family vacations on a tight budget

I saw some post on Twitter Sunday that I had a thought about. I think I was had (as it may have been an advertisement) but still - the concept was out there. Some dude posting about how he spoiled... Continue Reading →

Travel trailer – follow up

I think I'm going to have to put a pin in this for a year. While I want to jump in, there's a lot of layers to the onion to consider. I'm writing this to share with those interested in... Continue Reading →

To RV or not to RV, that is the question

I grew up camping a lot. We were amongst the elite poors, in that we used to vacation 15 minutes away at French Creek State Park in PA. We'd drive there, my dad would set up the tent, and we'd... Continue Reading →

Two move checkmate

I promised to have a lot of variety on this blog, and I wanted to introduce you to a two move checkmate.  Above, you can see where I was playing black against the computer.  I beat the computer in 7... Continue Reading →

Hobbies: Model cars

I was just speaking with a friend a few weeks back about how music can sometimes take me to places.  There might be 50-100 songs out there which have sort of a time capsule affect on me.  When I hear... Continue Reading →

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