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b'FM Alex Dunne is the author of over 12 books,\\xa0 including the recently released, Fred Reinfeld, The Man Who Taught America Chess. Alex is also an ICCF Correspondence Chess Master, and is well known for\\xa0 his popular column about correspondence chess in Chess Life magazine, called The Check is in the Mail. In our interview we discuss Fred Reinfeld, correspondence chess, chess improvement, Bobby Fischer and more. Please read on for more details.\\xa0\\n\\n0:00- We kick off by discussing Alex\\u2019s latest book,\\xa0 Fred Reinfeld, The Man Who Taught America Chess. We discuss the life and legacy of Fred Reinfeld. Reinfeld was a top 10 player in the US, and is probably the best selling chess author of all time. He was also one of the first Americans to make a living from chess, and managed to do so despite coming of age during The Great Depression.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Israel \\u201cAl\\u201d Horowitz, Irving Chernev, Fred Reinfeld Whales and Whaling . 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate . Keres Best Games of Chess. 1931-1940\\xa0\\n\\n18:00- Alex discusses how correspondence chess has changed at its highest levels, and assesses the future of correspondence chess. We also discuss the nuts and bolts of how correspondence games are transmitted,\\xa0 and the rules regarding when book/engine assistance is and is not allowed in correspondence chess.\\xa0\\n\\n27:45- Alex has written a book about chess books, and has over 2,000 chess books titles in his library, so naturally I had to ask him about chess books.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: My Great Predecessors, Vassily Ivanchuk: 100 Selected Games, Mato Jelic\\u2019s YouTube Channel , The Complete Chess Course by Fred Reinfeld\\xa0\\n\\n36:00- It took Alex about 20 years to go from the expert level to the master level, and then he continued to ascend up to a peak rating over 2400 USCF. How did he improve so much as an adult?\\xa0 Mentioned. Interview with Bob Ferguson and Alex Dunne\\xa0\\n\\n42:00- Alex reminisces about playing ping pong with Bobby Fischer as a teenager. Also mentioned GM Arthur Bisguier, GM Larry Evans\\xa0\\n\\n47:00- How did Alex get into chess writing?\\xa0\\n\\n49:30- Goodbye! You can email FM Alex Dunne here.\\n\\nIf you would like to help support the podcast, go here. \\n\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'