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USCF expert Tom Murphy is undoubtedly one of the most renowned “park speed chess” players to live in the U.S. in the last few decades. He is a local legend in the cities in which he has lived: Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Chicago, and has often been featured in the local media in those cities. It’s hard to miss Tom in popular chess hotspots due to his strong play and his entertaining banter. In our conversation we cover topics ranging from blitz and trash-talking tips, to Tom’s unique improvement advice, to the most money he has made in a day while gambling on chess. Tom shares many great stories and has an evident love of chess, but his life has not always been easy. As we also discuss, Tom has battled addiction at times, and even had a short stint in jail as a result of these issues. As you can tell, Tom has quite a story to tell! More details can be found below, along with time stamps and relevant links. https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/happyhourMentioned: Central High School, NM Norman “Pete” Rogers, A Contemporary Approach to the Middle Game by GM Alexei Suetin, NM Wilbert PaigeMentioned: IM Anthony Saidy, GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Robert Byrne Mentioned: Daaim Shabazz of The Chess Drum’s coverage of Tom Murphy: https://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2018/10/24/tom-murphy-wins-chicagos-3rd-tate-memorial/Tim Ferris video in which GM Maurice Ashley plays a park player - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5vnpOp0U_gSideline: The History of Chess from a Black Point of View preview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVEWz_mzT8Q Mentioned: Nathan Kelly, https://www.nblchess.com/, Daniel X Jones, George LiMentioned: IM Greg Shahade, WGM Jennifer Shahade https://www.chessable.com/courses/Mentioned: FM Sunil Weerumantry GM Roman Dzindzichashvilli, GM Ben Finegold, GM Nikola Mitkov The National Blitz League Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/NationalBlitzLeagueHenry Getz, Steve Jennings Mentioned: New in Chess Magazine, Endgame Strategy, The Art of The Middle Game in Chess,My System, 500 Master Games of Chess Mentioned: The Perpetual Chess Facebook GroupMentioned: GM Pablo RiccardiMentioned: Paul Baraz If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
