Michael has written for Chess Horizons and received a CJA mention for an interview with GM Ivanov. He has served on the Board of the Massachusetts Chess Association. Michael is proud to have taught chess in public school as a volunteer. Many new products arrive on the USCF purchasing desk every day. An unlucky few miss the catalog deadline and members usually must wait a month or two for the arrival to be announced by an ad in Chess Life .
Multimedia arrives on the chess database landscape.
A sample database highlights the most recent PCA event won by Anand in Geneva, Switzerland. Observe, courtesy of AVI video, the two games between Anand and Kasparov. Hear Anand's voice commentary during critical moments of each game. See Kasparov's reaction, as he loses his queen to an unexpected combination, the handshake for resignation and hear the resounding applause which follows Kasparov as he bolts from the stage. New cut and paste capabilities allow the user to copy a game, from a text document and paste into a new game window, allowing instant proofing and viewing.