Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964)
samsloan
Fred Reinfeld was one of the most prolific authors ever. In fact,
Reinfeld may even be the most prolific author of any kind in the
entire history of the world.
Fred Reinfeld wrote so many books that it will probably never be known
how many books he wrote, especially since he not only wrote under his
own name, but he worked as a ghost writer for other famous players and
he had some pseudonyms.
For example, it is believed that the book “Reshevsky on Chess” by
Samuel Reshevsky was actually written by Fred Reinfeld. It is also
believed that books by Frank Marshall were written by Reinfeld.
Of course, the supposed author would never reveal this and Reinfeld
himself could not disclose that Reinfeld actually wrote the book.
It is known that Reinfeld wrote at least 200 books by himself and at
least 81 books in collaboration with other authors. This of course
does not count the books he ghost wrote.
Most of Reinfeld's books were chess books. A little appreciated fact
is that Reinfeld was a strong chess player. His books often mentioned
that he was once New York State Champion. However, a much greater
accomplishment that is rarely mentioned is his result in the great
tournament at Pasadena 1932, a tournament featuring World Chess
Champion Alexander Alekhine at the peak of his powers and almost all
of the top players in America.
Reinfeld drew his individual game with Alekhine and defeated
Reshevsky. Final scores were: Alekhine 8.5-2.5, Kashdan 7.5-3.5, Dake,
Steiner and Reshevsky 6-5, Borochow 5.5-5.5, Reinfeld, Bernstein, Fine
and Factor 5-6, Araiza 3.5-7.5, and Fink 3-8.
All of these players were grandmasters on the modern standard, except
for perhaps the bottom two.
When the first USCF rating list came out as of July 31, 1950, Fred
Reinfeld was rated 2593, making him the sixth highest rated player in
America.
That was also Reinfeld's last USCF rating, because by then he was no
longer an active tournament player. He was devoting himself to writing
books about the game.
In addition to writing chess books, Reinfeld also wrote books about
coin collecting, stamp collecting and a variety of other subjects. He
wrote a book about presidential politics, a book about whales and he
even wrote a revised edition of the Charles Dickens classic Oliver
Twist.
Reinfeld's chess books especially are still studied today. Probably
his best remembered chess book is “The Complete Chess Course” which is
simply a combined reprinting of eight of his previous books. At 692
pages, it is still in print and recommended for players of all levels.
Reinfeld was not without his critics. Cracks about his “Chess Book of
the Week” were common. It was alleged that he simply re-shuffled and
reprinted the same book over and over again. However, it has yet to be
proven that this is true.
Sadly, I never met Fred Reinfeld. I did write him a letter once. As a
kid in Lynchburg Virginia, I was studying one of his books and I came
to one of his “White to Play and Win” puzzles that I could not solve.
Actually, the solution was in the back of the book. However, even
after studying the solution, I could not see it and I thought it was
wrong.
So, I wrote Reinfeld a letter and told him that I believed that I had
found a mistake in one of his books.
I was amazed when, less than a week later, a reply shot back. Reinfeld
wrote me with a more detailed solution to the problem. Of course, I
had been mistaken. Reinfeld's book had been correct. I just had not
seen the solution down to the end.
I no longer have Reinfeld's letter but I think this happened in 1957
or 1958.
Fred Reinfeld was born on January 27, 1910. He started writing at an
early age. I found an ad by him in Chess Correspondent magazine in the
1930s. He was offering to annotate chess games for a dollar. The
reader could send him any chess game plus one dollar and Reinfeld
would return the game with complete notes to the game. One wonders if
any of those annotated games survive and what they might be worth
today as collectors items.
Fred Reinfeld died on May 29, 1964 in East Meadow, New York. He has
been inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame.
Sam Sloan
December 24, 2009
samsloan
> Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964)
>
> Fred Reinfeld was one of the most prolific authors ever. In fact,
> Reinfeld may even be the most prolific author of any kind in the
> entire history of the world.
>
Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) wrote 723 novels. Almost all of them were
romance novels. I saw an interview of her just before she died and she
said, "At the end of my books, the virgin always marries the Duke."
Other candidates for the most prolific author of all time are Isaac
Asimov and Georges Simenon.
However, they all wrote novels. Fred Reinfeld never wrote a novel. He
only wrote non-fiction.
Therefore, I have revised my sentence to read:
"Fred Reinfeld was one of the most prolific authors ever. Reinfeld may
even be the most prolific author of non-fiction books in the entire
history of the world."
Sam Sloan
Chris F.A. Johnson
> On Dec 25, 12:27?am, samsloan <samhsl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964)
>>
>> Fred Reinfeld was one of the most prolific authors ever. In fact,
>> Reinfeld may even be the most prolific author of any kind in the
>> entire history of the world.
>>
> I have revised and re-written this sentence. I have found out that
> Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) wrote 723 novels. Almost all of them were
> romance novels. I saw an interview of her just before she died and she
> said, "At the end of my books, the virgin always marries the Duke."
>
> Other candidates for the most prolific author of all time are Isaac
> Asimov and Georges Simenon.
>
> However, they all wrote novels. Fred Reinfeld never wrote a novel. He
> only wrote non-fiction.
Most of Asimov's output was non-fiction.
> Therefore, I have revised my sentence to read:
>
> "Fred Reinfeld was one of the most prolific authors ever. Reinfeld may
> even be the most prolific author of non-fiction books in the entire
> history of the world."
>
> Sam Sloan
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Doug Andrews
Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among Americans.
He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of public awareness
in the US. Ironically, before the annual appearance of the Krause-
Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World Coins," many young
numismatists thought the twelve coins illustrated in Reinfeld's book
on French coins, or the 15 on Germany comprised the entire series!
Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing many
people to the diversity and bredth of "world collecting." His
"Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
achievement.
samsloan
> Perhaps the greatest contribution to collecting ever made by Fred
> Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among Americans.
> He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of public awareness
> in the US. Ironically, before the annual appearance of the Krause-
> Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World Coins," many young
> numismatists thought the twelve coins illustrated in Reinfeld's book
> on French coins, or the 15 on Germany comprised the entire series!
>
> Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing many
> "Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
> achievement.
Thank you very much, especially since I am reprinting that book right
now, at this very moment.
Watch the following listings:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ISBN=4871878007
http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871878007
Within less than one week, you will see "Catalogue of the World's Most
Popular Coins" by Fred Reinfeld listed for sale.
It was a massive job to do this, as the original book has more than
4000 pictures of coins.
Sam Sloan
Mr. Jaggers
Please post again when it is ready. Will it updated from the last known
edition?
James
Mr. Jaggers
> Perhaps the greatest contribution to collecting ever made by Fred
> Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among Americans.
> He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of public awareness
> in the US. Ironically, before the annual appearance of the Krause-
> Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World Coins," many young
> numismatists thought the twelve coins illustrated in Reinfeld's book
> on French coins, or the 15 on Germany comprised the entire series!
>
> Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing many
> people to the diversity and bredth of "world collecting." His
> "Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
> achievement.
Yes, it was. There is information in there that cannot be found in Yeoman
or Krause. It had enough detail to whet the appetite without being
overwhelming or tedious.
James
samsloan
> samsloan wrote:
> > On Dec 26, 8:42 pm, Doug Andrews <rublesnpi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Perhaps the greatest contribution to collecting ever made by Fred
> >> Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among Americans.
> >> He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of public
> >> awareness in the US. Ironically, before the annual appearance of the
> >> Krause- Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World Coins," many young
> >> numismatists thought the twelve coins illustrated in Reinfeld's book
> >> on French coins, or the 15 on Germany comprised the entire series!
>
> >> Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing many
> >> people to the diversity and breadth of "world collecting." His
> >> "Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
> >> achievement.
>
> > Thank you very much, especially since I am reprinting that book right
> > now, at this very moment.
>
> > Watch the following listings:
>
> >http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871878007
>
> > Within less than one week, you will see "Catalogue of the World's Most
> > Popular Coins" by Fred Reinfeld listed for sale.
>
> > It was a massive job to do this, as the original book has more than
> > 4000 pictures of coins.
>
> > Sam Sloan
>
> Please post again when it is ready. Will it updated from the last known
> edition?
>
> James
No, sorry. It will not be updated.
If you are interested in purchasing it, please watch this spot.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ISBN=4871878007
Within one or two days Barnes and Noble will start offering it at a
very substantial discount, probably about 25% to 30% off list price.
Then, in about one week more it will go up to full price, which will
be $29.95
(You may wonder how I know this.)
So, if you are sure that you want it, best to buy it right away,
because it will be cheapest then.
Sam Sloan
winwin
> Sam Sloan
Google "Sam Sloan."
Convicted felon, ex-con, scam artist. Beware.
Taylor Kingston
> Reshevsky. Final scores were: Alekhine 8.5-2.5, Kashdan 7.5-3.5, Dake,
> Steiner and Reshevsky 6-5, Borochow 5.5-5.5, Reinfeld, Bernstein, Fine
> and Factor 5-6, Araiza 3.5-7.5, and Fink 3-8.
>
> All of these players were grandmasters on the modern standard, except
> for perhaps the bottom two.
That seems quite an exaggeration. Herman Steiner had opportunity
during his life to gain the GM title but only made IM. The Bernstein
at Pasadena 1932 was not GM Ossip Bernstein, but Jacob Bernstein of
New York, a player of little international accomplishment as far as I
can determine. Harry Borochow, Samuel Factor and Reinfeld never were
GM strength. One should not make too much of the fact that they did as
well or better than Fine at Pasadena, since in 1932 Fine was nowhere
near his peak strength of a few years later.
> When the first USCF rating list came out as of July 31, 1950, Fred
> Reinfeld was rated 2593, making him the sixth highest rated player in
> America.
That 1950 rating should not be confused with a modern Elo rating. It
was based on a different system, where ratings overall came out a bit
higher. For example Fine, the #1 player on that 1950 list, was rated
2817, about 160 points higher than his estimated 5-year peak Elo.
> In addition to writing chess books, Reinfeld also wrote books about
> coin collecting, stamp collecting and a variety of other subjects. He
> wrote a book about presidential politics, a book about whales and he
> even wrote a revised edition of the Charles Dickens classic Oliver
> Twist.
Here is list of Reinfeld's books on subjects other than chess:
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/reinfeld.html
It would be more accurate to say his version of "Oliver Twist" was
abridged, rather than revised.
samsloan
> On Dec 26, 9:46 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > samsloan wrote:
> > > On Dec 26, 8:42 pm, Doug Andrews <rublesnpi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Perhaps the greatest contribution to collecting ever made by Fred
> > >> Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among Americans.
> > >> He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of public
> > >> awareness in the US. Ironically, before the annual appearance of the
> > >> Krause- Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World Coins," many young
> > >> numismatists thought the twelve coins illustrated in Reinfeld's book
> > >> on French coins, or the 15 on Germany comprised the entire series!
>
> > >> Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing many
> > >> people to the diversity and breadth of "world collecting." His
> > >> "Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
> > >> achievement.
>
> > > Thank you very much, especially since I am reprinting that book right
> > > now, at this very moment.
>
> > > Watch the following listings:
>
> > >http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871878007
>
> > > Within less than one week, you will see "Catalogue of the World's Most
> > > Popular Coins" by Fred Reinfeld listed for sale.
>
> > > It was a massive job to do this, as the original book has more than
> > > 4000 pictures of coins.
>
> > > Sam Sloan
>
> > Please post again when it is ready. Will it updated from the last known
> > edition?
>
> > James
>
> No, sorry. It will not be updated.
>
> If you are interested in purchasing it, please watch this spot.
>
>
> Within one or two days Barnes and Noble will start offering it at a
> very substantial discount, probably about 25% to 30% off list price.
>
> Then, in about one week more it will go up to full price, which will
> be $29.95
>
> (You may wonder how I know this.)
>
> So, if you are sure that you want it, best to buy it right away,
> because it will be cheapest then.
>
> Sam Sloan
The book is out, and published now.
Please take a look,.
Sam Sloan
Taylor Kingston
We should also not forget his contribution as Dracula's sidekick:
samsloan
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ISBN=4871878007
http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871878007
If you want this book you had best get it from barnesandnoble.com now
because they are offering it below cost. The price will go up in a few
days.
I know what their costs are and I cannot understand how they can offer
it so low except as a loss leader.
Sam Sloan
Mr. Jaggers
They do it so that down the road a piece they can send an email that reads,
"We couldn't help noticing that people who have purchased title X also
bought title Y. You can order title Y here."
BTW, what were the original edition number and copyright date of this
reprint?
James
samsloan
> samsloan wrote:
> > The book is out now. Please take a look at:
>
> >http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871878007
>
> > If you want this book you had best get it from barnesandnoble.com now
> > because they are offering it below cost. The price will go up in a few
> > days.
>
> > I know what their costs are and I cannot understand how they can offer
> > it so low except as a loss leader.
>
> They do it so that down the road a piece they can send an email that reads,
> "We couldn't help noticing that people who have purchased title X also
> bought title Y. You can order title Y here."
>
> BTW, what were the original edition number and copyright date of this
> reprint?
>
> James
You are asking a legitimate question and I do not know the answer,
because this book has been reprinted and re-edited many times.
This book was first published in 1956. This reprint is dated 1971. It
was advertised that it was expanded and enlarged with 1000 new photos.
I am redoing the cover as soon as I can get a better one.
Although Reinfeld died in 1964 he was able to look down from Heaven
and direct the addition of one thousand new photos, just as he
directed the revisions of his many chess books.
Sam Sloan
Mr. Jaggers
I have the 12th edition, dated 1986, containing 580 pages under pictorial
hard cover, no dj as issued. Robert Obojski is listed as its editor. The
verso of the title page indicates that the 1971 edition must have been the
8th.
James
samsloan
Thank you for letting me know. You are probably correct.
Sam Sloan
oly
> On Dec 26, 8:42 pm, Doug Andrews <rublesnpi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps the greatest contribution to collecting ever made by Fred
> > Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among Americans.
> > He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of public awareness
> > in the US. Ironically, before the annual appearance of the Krause-
> > Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World Coins," many young
> > numismatists thought the twelve coins illustrated in Reinfeld's book
> > on French coins, or the 15 on Germany comprised the entire series!
>
> > Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing many
> > people to the diversity and breadth of "world collecting." His
> > "Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
> > achievement.
>
> Thank you very much, especially since I am reprinting that book right
> now, at this very moment.
>
> Watch the following listings:
>
>
> Within less than one week, you will see "Catalogue of the World's Most
> Popular Coins" by Fred Reinfeld listed for sale.
>
> It was a massive job to do this, as the original book has more than
> 4000 pictures of coins.
>
> Sam Sloan
Oh gee, I have a copy of this book somewhere. I know I do, because it
has two or three letters tucked inside that my Granny wrote to me
while I was in college. It sat underneath the end-table in my bedroom
for years when I lived in Rockford.
I don't think I have opened this book in more than twenty-five years.
oly
Mr. Jaggers
You should open it and get re-acquainted. When I feel overwhelmed by the KM
stack, Reinfeld's book is a refreshing distillation of the whole world coin
scene, even more so than the old Yeoman catalog. I particularly like his
identifications of people and devices pictured on the coins, info you can't
easily find anywhere else.
James
oly
> oly wrote:
> > On Dec 26 2009, 8:25 pm, samsloan <samhsl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Dec 26, 8:42 pm, Doug Andrews <rublesnpi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> Perhaps the greatest contribution to collecting ever made by Fred
> >>> Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among
> >>> Americans. He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of
> >>> public awareness in the US. Ironically, before the annual
> >>> appearance of the Krause- Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World
> >>> Coins," many young numismatists thought the twelve coins
> >>> illustrated in Reinfeld's book on French coins, or the 15 on
> >>> Germany comprised the entire series!
>
> >>> Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing
> >>> many people to the diversity and breadth of "world collecting." His
> >>> "Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
> >>> achievement.
>
> >> Thank you very much, especially since I am reprinting that book right
> >> now, at this very moment.
>
> >> Watch the following listings:
>
> >>http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ISBN=4871...
>
> >> Most Popular Coins" by Fred Reinfeld listed for sale.
>
> >> It was a massive job to do this, as the original book has more than
> >> 4000 pictures of coins.
>
> >> Sam Sloan
>
> > Oh gee, I have a copy of this book somewhere. I know I do, because it
> > has two or three letters tucked inside that my Granny wrote to me
> > while I was in college. It sat underneath the end-table in my bedroom
> > for years when I lived in Rockford.
>
> > I don't think I have opened this book in more than twenty-five years.
>
> You should open it and get re-acquainted. When I feel overwhelmed by the KM
> stack, Reinfeld's book is a refreshing distillation of the whole world coin
> scene, even more so than the old Yeoman catalog. I particularly like his
> identifications of people and devices pictured on the coins, info you can't
> easily find anywhere else.
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
Perhaps I should. Mind you, I feel very confident of my ID's of the
personages on most post-1600 dated Western European and New World
coinages. You have to get to the German principalities and other
backwater places before I really gotta look 'em up.
I might have to buy a new copy, it would probably be quicker and more
efficient than finding the old. But I do have one, somewhere around
here.
oly
Jordan Henderson
wrote:
> On Dec 25, 12:27 am, samsloan <samhsl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Reinfeld drew his individual game with Alekhine and defeated
> > Reshevsky. Final scores were: Alekhine 8.5-2.5, Kashdan 7.5-3.5, Dake,
> > Steiner and Reshevsky 6-5, Borochow 5.5-5.5, Reinfeld, Bernstein, Fine
> > and Factor 5-6, Araiza 3.5-7.5, and Fink 3-8.
>
> > All of these players were grandmasters on the modern standard, except
> > for perhaps the bottom two.
>
> That seems quite an exaggeration. Herman Steiner had opportunity
> during his life to gain the GM title but only made IM. The Bernstein
> at Pasadena 1932 was not GM Ossip Bernstein, but Jacob Bernstein of
> New York, a player of little international accomplishment as far as I
> can determine. Harry Borochow, Samuel Factor and Reinfeld never were
> GM strength. One should not make too much of the fact that they did as
> well or better than Fine at Pasadena, since in 1932 Fine was nowhere
> near his peak strength of a few years later.
>
> > When the first USCF rating list came out as of July 31, 1950, Fred
> > Reinfeld was rated 2593, making him the sixth highest rated player in
> > America.
>
> That 1950 rating should not be confused with a modern Elo rating. It
> was based on a different system, where ratings overall came out a bit
> higher. For example Fine, the #1 player on that 1950 list, was rated
> 2817, about 160 points higher than his estimated 5-year peak Elo.
I recall reading Larry Evans, in some Chess Life and Review (or just
Chess Life), column said that Reinfeld had a plus lifetime score
against Sammy Reshevsky. If this is true, it's remarkable.
Reinfeld was undoubtably a very strong Master. In all fairness, 1950
was probably well after his best days were behind him as he soon
retired from competitive chess. Reinfeld was a 22 year old student in
1932, so you might expect that this good result at Pasadena 1932 was
before his best days.
I can't find a crosstable for Pasadena 1932, but chessgames.com has
several of the games, which shows he drew Alekhine and Kashdan, both
GMs near the top of their games and defeated Reshevsky and Fine.
I agree that the many of the players listed by Sloan as being GM
strength probably were not.
Taylor Kingston
wrote:
>
> I recall reading Larry Evans, in some Chess Life and Review (or just
> Chess Life), column said that Reinfeld had a plus lifetime score
> against Sammy Reshevsky. If this is true, it's remarkable.
I believe it is true. Reinfeld beat Reshevsky twice in 1932, at
Minneapolis and at Pasadena, and drew against him in the two other
serious games I can find, in the US Championships of 1938 and 1940.
The two wins are given in his Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Reinfeld#Chess_victories
> Reinfeld was undoubtably a very strong Master. In all fairness, 1950
> was probably well after his best days were behind him as he soon
> retired from competitive chess. Reinfeld was a 22 year old student in
> 1932, so you might expect that this good result at Pasadena 1932 was
> before his best days.
I believe the 1950 USCF rating is based mostly on his peak years.
Reinfeld had pretty much quit serious chess by 1950, maybe as far back
as the early 1940s, and so the USCF would have had to dig back some
years to include him. (The last game my Chessbase CD has for him is
from 1941.) I agree that at his best he was a strong master, probably
2400+ in today's terms. In some ways his books are dated and overly
dogmatic, but one could say the same about some all-time greats.
> I can't find a crosstable for Pasadena 1932,
Try "Reuben Fine: A Comprehensive Record of an American Chess Career
1929-1951" by Aidan Woodger (McFarland & Co., 2004), page 27. It says
Reinfeld scored +3 -4 =4, beating Reshevsky, Factor and Fink, losing
to Dake, Borochow, Fine and Araiza, and drawing with Alekhine,
Kashdan, H. Steiner, J. Bernstein, and Fink. Unfortunately many games
from this event seem to have been lost.
> but chessgames.com has
> several of the games, which shows he drew Alekhine and Kashdan, both
> GMs near the top of their games and defeated Reshevsky and Fine.
>
> I agree that the many of the players listed by Sloan as being GM
> strength probably were not.
Our Sam is prone to hyperbolic claims that lack factual basis.
Taylor Kingston
wrote:
Correction: At Pasadena 1932, Reinfeld did not draw with Fink. I
inadvertently mentioned Fink twice.
micky
>
> On Jan 2, 11:33 am, "Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote:
----
> > I have the 12th edition, dated 1986, containing 580 pages under pictorial
> > hard cover, no dj as issued. Robert Obojski is listed as its editor. The
> > verso of the title page indicates that the 1971 edition must have been the
> > 8th.
> >
> > James
>
> Thank you for letting me know. You are probably correct.
>
> Sam Sloan
I got this flyer which sez "100,000 Clogs, 4 Days @ $3.90 These clogs
are ugly! Because they are made from EVA they are lightweight, soft and
very flexible. So ugly they might be, but they are also extremely
comfortable." - I figure this might be a rare, first-edition printing
- there does not appear to be any date of publication - also, if someone
knows where I can get me a pair of these "clogs" (cheapo Chinese-Crocs)
I'd be most appreciative...
m.
micky
---
> Oh gee, I have a copy of this book somewhere. I know I do, because it
> has two or three letters tucked inside that my Granny wrote to me
> while I was in college. It sat underneath the end-table in my bedroom
> for years when I lived in Rockford.
>
> I don't think I have opened this book in more than twenty-five years.
>
> oly
Interesting.. & how is your "Granny" these days, still happily plugging
away is she ?
m.
micky
.
> Correction: At Pasadena 1932, Reinfeld did not draw with Fink. I
> inadvertently mentioned Fink twice.
I really fink you are loosing it Taylor
Taylor Kingston
Not unlikely. As National Lampoon's "Deteriorata" said, "Gracefully
surrender the things of age, tuna, and Taiwan." Or was it "Gracefully
surrender the things of age: Tuna, and Taiwan." Whether this refers to
Bill Parcells is a matter of debate for scholars.
oly
Sad to say, Granny passed away in 1996. She was six days short of her
91st birthday. The day she died was my dad's 66th birthday.
So you can see, I guard those letters most carefully.
oly
micky
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> Sad to say, Granny passed away in 1996. She was six days short of her
> 91st birthday. The day she died was my dad's 66th birthday.
Ah ! I see... & as you say - 'all a bit sad' - still, a good innings
nonetheless...
A couple of quick calculations would put "dad" in his 80th year &
yourself ~ 60 ?
m.
oly
More or less - you are going a little heavy on my own years, but not
by much.
Granny did very well, only being unable to take care of herself for
her last two years.
She was always amazed at what some of the silver coins from her own
youth were bringing in the collectors' market. Would not believe it.
She had a lot more respect for a gold coin, stating that she got a
five dollar gold each Christmas, until the Great Depression caused her
father's fortunes to collapse.
oly
samsloan
had known how difficult it was going to be. I never would have done
it.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ISBN=4871878007
http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871878007
My printer requires that all images be 300 dpi. With 4,000 images in
the book, the file after scanning was more than 2 gigabytes.
I had a difficult time just sending the file to the printer. I was
afraid he would not be able to process it.
Fortunately, he did and the book is out now.
Sam Sloan
The Masked Bishop
opening monographs and over-priced Kasparov doorstops. I myself got my
start with Winning at Chess and Chess in a Nutshell.
The only writer who has come close to his style and ability to
popularize the game is Silman, but even he writes to the tournament
player. We need a new Reinfeld!
TMB