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• Public chess tables in Madison

  Hey, Madison chess players - there are three nice new chess tables with seats, right next to the newly-remodeled Peace Park at 400 State Street. There are three tables there, right along West Gilman just east of State Street.  | Read More

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  • | Apr 22, 2011
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• Chess.com on Facebook

  The Chess.com application on Facebook is actually very well done. It integrates almost all the regular site features into Facebook so seamlessly that I sometimes use the FB app instead of the actual Chess.com site. If you are on both Facebook and... | Read More

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  • | Jan 9, 2011
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• Great chess book - Must read

  The Immortal Game; A History of Chess, by David Shenk This book is fascinating. It details and analyses a famous game from 1851, and at the same time presents a history of the game. It's educational, if not instructional, but presents the history... | Read More

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  • | Jan 23, 2010
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