October 7, 2007
Tom Murphy, chess guru of DuPont Circle
A while back I had visited Washington, D.C. and I remember DuPont circle as my most memorable experience at our nation's capital. I also remember Mr. Tom Murphy, the resident chess master and teacher. I had the chance to play Tom in a 5-minute blitz game. He was very strong -- especially in the opening. He had me good, and being a chess hustler like him, I decided to bring him down on time. Even though I won the blitz game, I still had to pay him. But I'll never forget this experience...
So I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Tom is still very much active in chess. And here's an interesting video from the washingtonpost.com:
Posted by rene on 10:08 AM | Comments (0)


