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Chess Tsunami Hits San Francisco Bay

by scribe | Sep 4, 2018 | current news, people, positions, tournaments

When you are an adult playing chess in the San Francisco Bay area, it sometimes feels as if you are that last person holding your finger in the dike, trying to keep the sea of young players from completely wiping out the older generation. Sometimes, the old folks...

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