A book by Las Vegas Chess History Collector, Lawrence Totaro In this new, fully-colored book, Las Vegas collector and researcher, Lawrence Totaro, put together material that consists of pre-prints, authentic autographs, and high-priced forgeries seen on eBay. In this small…
Bally’s Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada December 26-29, 2006 Open Section USCF ID PAIR NAME ST PRERATE PSTRATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL ——– —- —————– — ——- ——- —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– 12641216…
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting, August 19th, 2006 Schoolhouse Chess Center, 3004 Rigel Ave., Las Vegas The meeting was called to order by President Allen Magruder at 3:04 pm. Directors present were A. Magruder, D. Maynard, R. Risley,…
Minutes of the Annual Members Meeting, March 19th, 2006 Schoolhouse Chess Center, 3004 Rigel Ave., Las Vegas The meeting was called to order at 4:05 pm by President Charles Hatherill. Board Directors present: Charles Hatherill, Dan Conver, Allen Magruder Board…
Up against tough competition from schools with a long tradition for playing the game, nine pupils from The Meadows School held their own at the U.S. Chess Federation 2005 National K-12/Collegiate Championship Dec. 2-4 in Houston.The five-member second-grade team finished…
The Las Vegas (Downtown) Chess Club reopened on December 7th, 2005. The Club is located at the Dula Center in Downtown Las Vegas at 441 E. Bonanza Rd.The Club meets every Wednesday evening from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm and…
The Schoolhouse Chess Center opened it’s doors in Las Vegas on Friday, October 7th, 2005. The Center is the latest addition to the Las Vegas chess scene and will start off by offering a multitude of chess lessons and tournaments…
Las Vegas chess player, Lawrence Totaro, started collecting chess “items” when he was 17. Now, aged in his early twenties, Lawrence has managed to accumulate an interesting and very rare collection of chess artifacts, from signed letters to antique chess…
Minutes of the Annual Members Meeting, March 27th, 2004 The meeting was called to order by President Chris Bird at 3:05 pm. Opening Remarks Chris Bird opened the meeting by asking for a moments silence to recognize the passing of…
Minutes of the Meeting Held May 31st, 2003 CCSN Las Vegas, Bldg D, Room 221 The meeting was called to order by President Chris Bird at 3:05 pm. The only item on the agenda was the Bylaws Proposal that was…
Minutes of the Annual Members Meeting, March 15th, 2003 CCSN, Bldg D, Room 219 The meeting was called to order by President Allen Magruder at 2:58 pm. First, a review of the last members meeting was discussed. This included the…
Nevada was represented by two players at the National Scholastic Championships held in Atlanta, Georgia on December 13-15, 2002. Michael Patraw played in the K-10 Championship, while Alan Amici played in the K-7 Championship.Michael started off well and was on…
