Former Chess Horizons editor Michael Glinski Jr died April 10th 2010 in Nashua N.H. A former resident of Fitchburg who later moved to Hudson, N.H., Glinski was the editor of Chess Horizons for six issues in 1990, when Chess Horizons was a bimonthly publication. While living in Fitchburg he was a member of the Wachusett Chess Club in the 1980s and early 1990s, competing in the club's "A" division championships in 1992 and 1993. He had a Class A quick rating and correspondence rating.

 

After graduating from Leominster High School in 1977 Glinski served for four years in the U.S. Army as a computer technician. He worked many years for the former NEC Computer Systems in Boxborough as vice president of operations. He was later the president of Vibren Technologies Inc., also in Boxborough.

 

He was is survived by his long time partner, Carol A. Winter, of Hudson N.H., and by a daughter, Jessica Glinski of Lunenberg, and a brother, John Glinski.