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'''Lawrence "Liarry" Parr''' (21 May 1946 – 2 April 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=http://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 RISK'|url=http://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}}</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 ]. | 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=http://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 RISK'|url=http://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}}</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 ]. | ||
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Lawrence "Liarry" Parr (21 May 1946 – 2 April 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
- 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 RISK'". 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. 2011-04-02. Retrieved 11 April 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.
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