MY CHESS TIME IN SAN QUENTIN PRISON . Update 5/21/25

Not heart breaking . . .

it's my memoir with a Steven King thrown in . . .

DENVER

This is the first forum post I read on chess.com around a year ago. I still have memories of that day. Nice article. I really enjoyed

@ Supercbessmachine

Thanks for comment and memoir . . .

DENVER

Thanks for reading and your comment . . .

DENVER

Thanks ARJUNRAJE . . .

DENVER

Randomly came across this. This is 6 years later... Did you ever go back? Also, what rating would you say their level of play was? 

I once had a similar experience, when our city chess club sent a team to Folsom Prison.  Several things happened that surprised me, and that I will never forget.  Perhaps I should write the story and share it here.  For one thing, we didn't play in a controlled space, one guard just walked us through the yard (basketball yes, and boxing) and we played in the adjoining cafeteria.

I think the prisoners at San Quentin are more RISK convicts . . .

Please write the story I'd love to read it . . .

I wouldn't mind going back for another match . . .

But chess clubs are scarce now days in California . . .

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Updated 9/1/22 Saturday . . .

TRICK OR TREAT CHESS TIME . . .

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Quick way to get back to playing chess at San Quentin. Walk down town to a Santa Rosa bank tomorrow, without a mask, and rob it. Then, trip over as you make a slow getaway, and someone will call the cops. Take my advice, Rich, I'm sure it'll work.

ne7#?

so qg8+ rx8 ne7# hows that work sorry js lol Did you have something on the g file and a discovery with a bishop 

I read your story I think in 2017 great story.  You need to post another short, fiction is OK too.

This is in my my memoirs . . .

It really wasn't Fiction . . .