My Life in Chess – Larry Storch
Mastering the Sunshine State – My Chess Legacy in Florida

Larry Storch is a Life Master and a five-time Central Florida Chess Club Champion. He also won the Orlando Chess Club Championship twice. In addition, Larry and his teammates have won the United States Amateur Team South tournament five times. This is the story of his 43-year tournament career. It tells of the tournaments he played, and the rivalries and friendships made over the years. It also details his struggle to achieve the original Life Master title while working full-time and raising a family. The book tells of the battles of a veteran chess player getting older while opponents became younger. Finally, hanging up his rooks in 2017, Larry continued as its President, to steer the Central Florida Chess Club through the COVID years to be the dominant chess club in the state of Florida.

This book shares highs and lows of chess career and the challenge of balancing it with family life.Not a professional player career as an educator required grading papers and raising children. He earned a Masters degree in Educational Leadership and became both a USCF chess master and original Life Master a double masters degree.

Titles include: Club Champion of the Orlando Chess Club and five-time Central Florida Chess Club Champion.Achieved success through relentless study and determined play, becoming one of Floridas most feared players.Mentored talented young chess players, including Miles Ardaman and Daniel Ludwig.Served as president of the Central Florida Chess Club, leading it to unprecedented success.

This book includes 121 fully annotated games, featuring personal thoughts, strategies, opening secrets, home preparation, creativity, and resilience.Recognizes inspirational players from early OCC days (Mikel Petersen, Scott Mayer, Frank Redway, Mark Ryan) and CFCC era (Mike Spedale, Nick Schoonmaker).

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ISBN: 9789493435094, Hardback, 320 pages, Thinkers Publishing