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| '''Lawrence "Larry" Parr''' (May 21, 1946 – April 2, 2011) was a ] player, author and editor. | '''Lawrence "Larry" Parr''' (May 21, 1946 – April 2, 2011) was a ] player, author and editor. | ||
| Born in 1946 and originally from ], Parr served from 1985 to 1988 as editor of '']'' magazine,<ref name=sisters>{{cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Three Chess-Playing Sisters Challenge Male Domination|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o89KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3208,4755114&dq=larry+parr+chess&hl=en|accessdate=January 27, 2011|newspaper=Schenectady Gazette|date=March 18, 1989}}</ref> the official publication of the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cruz|first=Humberto|title= |
Born in 1946 and originally from ], Parr served from 1985 to 1988 as editor of '']'' magazine,<ref name=sisters>{{cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Three Chess-Playing Sisters Challenge Male Domination|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o89KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3208,4755114&dq=larry+parr+chess&hl=en|accessdate=January 27, 2011|newspaper=Schenectady Gazette|date=March 18, 1989}}</ref> the official publication of the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cruz|first=Humberto|title=New Champion's Style 'Involves Rick'|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/90992710.html?dids=90992710:90992710&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+17%2C+1985&author=Humberto+Cruz%2C+Chess+Columnist&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=NEW+CHAMPION%27S+STYLE+%60INVOLVES+RISK%27&pqatl=google|accessdate=January 28, 2011|newspaper=South Florida Sun|date=November 17, 1985}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Later, Parr was the editor of '']'' magazine,<ref name=sisters /> an anti-] periodical. Politically, Parr, known to be a passionate ] ideologue, classified himself as a ].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} | ||
| He was a close friend of ] ] and they often collaborated on projects. Parr played relatively little tournament chess, preferring instead to write books about the subject. In 1995, he collaborated with GM ] in writing ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''.<ref name="bobby">{{cite news|last=McClain|first=Dylan Loeb|title=Arnold Denker, 90, Champion And a Chronicler of Chess|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60617FB395D0C778CDDA80894DD404482|accessdate=January 28, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 4, 2005}}</ref> | He was a close friend of ] ] and they often collaborated on projects. Parr played relatively little tournament chess, preferring instead to write books about the subject. In 1995, he collaborated with GM ] in writing ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''.<ref name="bobby">{{cite news|last=McClain|first=Dylan Loeb|title=Arnold Denker, 90, Champion And a Chronicler of Chess|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60617FB395D0C778CDDA80894DD404482|accessdate=January 28, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 4, 2005}}</ref> | ||
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| == Books == | == Books == | ||
| * ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''. {{ISBN|1-84382-080-3}}<ref name="bobby"/> | * ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''. {{ISBN|1-84382-080-3}}<ref name="bobby"/> | ||
| * ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 1''. {{ISBN|0-393-32452-4}}<ref name=dallas>{{cite news|title= |
* ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 1''. {{ISBN|0-393-32452-4}}<ref name=dallas>{{cite news|title=Help Yourself|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D94A29E5689A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=January 28, 2011|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=September 21, 1997}}</ref> | ||
| * ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 2''. {{ISBN|0-393-32451-6}}<ref name="dallas"/> | * ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 2''. {{ISBN|0-393-32451-6}}<ref name="dallas"/> | ||
| * ''Viktors Pupols: American Master''. {{ISBN|0-938650-31-9}} | * ''Viktors Pupols: American Master''. {{ISBN|0-938650-31-9}} | ||
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American chess player (1946–2011)Lawrence "Larry" Parr (May 21, 1946 – April 2, 2011) was a chess player, author and editor.
Born in 1946 and originally from Bothell, Washington, Parr served from 1985 to 1988 as editor of Chess Life magazine, the official publication of the United States Chess Federation. Later, Parr was the editor of Glasnost magazine, an anti-Soviet periodical. Politically, Parr, known to be a passionate anti-communist ideologue, classified himself as a libertarian.
He was a close friend of Grandmaster Larry Evans and they often collaborated on projects. Parr played relatively little tournament chess, preferring instead to write books about the subject. In 1995, he collaborated with GM Arnold Denker in writing The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories.
Parr died in 2011 in Malaysia.
Books
- The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories. ISBN 1-84382-080-3
- Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 1. ISBN 0-393-32452-4
- Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 2. ISBN 0-393-32451-6
- Viktors Pupols: American Master. ISBN 0-938650-31-9
- Tan Chin Nam: Never Say I Assume! (ghostwriter for Tan Chin Nam's autobiography). ISBN 983-42884-9-2
References
- ^ Associated Press (March 18, 1989). "Three Chess-Playing Sisters Challenge Male Domination". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- Cruz, Humberto (November 17, 1985). "New Champion's Style 'Involves Rick'". South Florida Sun. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ McClain, Dylan Loeb (January 4, 2005). "Arnold Denker, 90, Champion And a Chronicler of Chess". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- "Larry Parr 1946–2011". ChessNinja.com. April 2, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ "Help Yourself". Dallas Morning News. September 21, 1997. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- Presnell, Max (November 14, 2008). "As always, Bart and benefactor think big". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
External links
- Lawrence A. Parr rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Larry Parr player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Larry Parr chess games at 365Chess.com
- Chess History with Larry Parr at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-14)
- Chess Beat with Larry Parr at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-11-20)