Bill Wall's Bio

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William (Bill) Dale Wall is an American chess author and journalist. . He learned chess around age 13 and took chess seriously when he joined the Tacoma, Washington Chess Club in 1969. He is a past Secretary-Treasurer (1976-1978) and President (1978-1980) of the North Carolina Chess Association and past President (1980-1981) and Secretary-Treasurer (1981-1983) of the Ohio Chess Association. He is a past president of the Dayton Chess Club (1982-1985) in Ohio and the Palo Alto Chess Club (1986-1991) in California. He is a past Secretary of the Chess Journalists of America. He is the author of 30 chess books, including the 500 Chess Miniature series, Larsen's Opening, The Grob, The Orangutan, Winning with the Krazy Kat and Old Hippo, etc. He is a contributor to Chessgames.com and other online chess sites. He is a retired Air Force officer (1970-1995) and former NASA engineer (1985-1991), now working at Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida as an Information Security Systems Engineer (ISSE) supporting NOAA and the National Weather Service. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Jerry Wall's Bio

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Jerry Wall is Graphic Designer. He has spend over 30 years in the printing, publishing and advertising profession. He is the Publisher and Editor of White Knight Review Magazine a chess e-magazine, creating a visually stunning publication that deals with everything chess. He is also designer and editor of Farce Magazine, an online humor magazine. Jerry resides in Georgia with his wife, youngest daughter and 2 dogs.