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"Chess Chat" on Fitchburg Access TV - 7:00-8:00 p.m.- LIVE STREAMING at www.fatv.org - Chess Documentary "The Pawn Who Would Be Queen" with noted chess coach and author Eric Nager
Presentation of Chess Documentary "The Pawn That Would Be Queen" with special guest Eric Nager
Tournament Details Revised: 8/11/2025 5:07:58 AM
General Information
Event Organizer: The Wachusett Chess Club  Visit Organizer Website
Event Location: Fitchburg Access Television (FATV), 175 Kimball St., Fitchburg, MA 01420   [ Directions ]
Event Date: Monday, August 11, 2025
Rounds Time: Telecast via LIVE STREAMING at www.fatv.org - public channel - 7:00-8:00 p.m. - Chess Documentary "The Pawn Who Would Be Queen" with noted chess coach and author Eric Nager
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Event Webpage: www.fatv.org
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Sections Information
Tournament Sections: "Chess Chat" wtih host George Mirijanian Special guest: Eric Nager, noted scholastic chess coach, author, and film maker
Tournament Rules and Other Information
  • "Chess Chat" host George Mirijanian will interview special guest and film co-producer Eric Nager,
  • who was the first and only chess coach at Bayside Academy in Daphne, Alabama,
  • a school that won the K-12 Supermationals in 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Mr. Nager wrote a book, "The Pawn Who Would Be Queen," which was the story of
  • Alabama's First National Chess Champions."
  • "Chess Chat" will present a great portion of the chess documentary "The Pawn Who Would Be Queen
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  • MACA does not recommend but allows US Chess approved electronic scorekeeping devices. Please note that some national tournaments held by US Chess ban electronic scorekeeping, so be sure to know how to keep score without aid of electronics.
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