Author Archive for The Butcher

Help Send Chess Sets, Books to Prisons Across the U.S.A.

0 Comments Published by The Butcher June 8th, 2008 in Chess

Prison Chess Program
In addition to sending $2,000 worth of chess sets to prisons in 2007, I sent boxes of books to: Attica, NY; Amarillo, TX; Abilene, TX; Adeelanto, CA; Auburns, NY; Beeville, TX; Creighton, ND; Crescent, CA; Camp Hill, PA; Corcoran, CA; Central, AR; Coleman, FL; Canton, IL; Coxsackie, NY; Dallas, TX; Dannemora, NY; Delaon, [...]

Kramnik Wins, Becomes Undisputed Champion

3 Comments Published by The Butcher October 13th, 2006 in Chess

Vladimir Kramnik, the “classical” champion, won game 4 of the game/25+10 playoff to become the undisputed chess champion of the world. The 12-round regular match ended in a tie yesterday, but Veselin Topalov, the FIDE champion, had gotten 1 point by forfeit. All match games have been posted. Click for Chessbase report.
Final [...]