Jerry Hanken is a great salesman
(thanks to DLD for the gag)
This guy Jerry Hanken was selling chess supplies out of the
trunk of his car between rounds at the US Open . . . He gave
me a great price on this Brief Case Chess Set!
Uhhhh . . . They do allow seven-by-seven chess boards in
tournaments, right?

Ben Franklin
Perhaps the first American chess writer of note. See his "Morals of Chess"
www.chessville.com/misc/Quotes/misc_trivia_quotes_Franklin.htm
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