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THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!
Jude Acers 2004 Tour
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The Man in the
Red Beret
Jude Acers Worldwide Tour Web Page Designed by Russell Miller
To book Jude Acers, Contact: rmille9601@aol.com
Courtesy Transportation by C. Charles Broome, White Horse Productions;
and Worldwide Chess Promotion by Lynn Irby, Artist Management LIrby911@hotmail.com
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From out of the past and ON tour AGAIN!
The greatest chess lecturer, exhibition player of all time -more than 1,000
exhibitions in 46 States and 5 countries. Twice World Record holder
(public simultaneous play in simultaneous start) Certified by GUINNESS
BOOK of WORLD RECORDS vs 117 opponents (Lloyd Center Portland
Oregon 1973 vs 179 opponents (Mid Island Plaza New York July 2-3, 1976)
Schedule as of August 19, 2004
Exact locations when not listed to follow later
(underlined items are URLs to other websites or e-mail addesses-CLICK to go to them or send e-mail)
Tuesday, March 16, New Orleans, Louisiana
WWL TV Channel 4 Morning Show
Saturday, March 20 Chalmette, Louisiana
1pm Nunez Community College, sponsor St. Bernard Chess League
Contact Lynn Irby 504-680-2330 lirby911@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 21 - Metairie, Louisiana
Sunday, May 23 - Austin, Texas
1pm Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2246 Guadalupe 512-457-0581
Sunday, May 30 - Alabama Chess Day Birmingham, Alabama
1 pm Books And Company Coverage of the EVENT- click here
757 Brookwood Village phone 205-870-0213
contact: Michael Ciamarra 205-914-3248 michaelc@alabamapolicy.org
Saturday, June 5 - Portland, Maine
Sunday, June 6 - Bangor, Maine
Wednesday, June 9 - Okemos, Michigan
1-2 pm Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, 2142 Hamilton, e-mail517-347-2112 website under construction (February 2004)
Sunday, June 13 - Chicago, Illinois
Monday, June 14 - Springfield, Illinois
Friday, June 18 Chelan, Washington
1pm Riverwalk Books, 116 East Woodin 509-682-9103 Chess Day in Chelan
Sunday, June 20 - Bellevue, Washington
2 pm Crossroads Shopping Center 13-0 Board Exhibition
Saturday, June 26 - Santa Rosa, California
1 pm Lecture Exhibition 15 boards Coddingtown Mall, 733 Coddingtown Mall, Steele Lane at Interstate 101
Contact: Keith Halonen 707-987-0166 finearts@sonic.net
Sunday, June 27 - San Francisco, California
Monday, June 28 - San Leandro, California
Leslie Westfall Memorial Lecture/Exhibition- Private 10 Boards Contact: Mr. Don Westfall
Wednesday, June 30 - Los Angeles, California
Sunday, July 4 - El Paso,Texas
Wednesday, July 7 - Houston, Texas
Sunday, July 11 - Dallas, Texas
Sunday, October 31 - New Orleans, Louisiana
1pm Lusher School, 7315 Willow St. contact Laurie Peller 504-866-6159
2005
Saturday March 12 Chalmette, Louisiana
1pm Nunez Community College, sponsor (click this link for 2004 event photos/info St. Bernard Chess League
lirby911@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 20 Memphis, Tennessee
1 pm
Saturday, June 4 Santa Rosa, California(click this link for 2004 event)
1 pm Simultaneous Chess Exhibition
Contact lirby911@hotmail.com
Saturday, June 11 San Leandro, California
1 pm San Leandro Public Library FREE Chess Lecture, 4 Red Hot Chess Tips, 5 Immortal Chess Books
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Santa Rosa June 2004
(click on Parent to go on to the photos when
the first page opens when using this link)
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FACT SHEET
on Chess Master Jude Acers of New Orleans, Louisiana
Some Recent Exhibitions
October 2003, 20 board exhibition at Lusher Elementary School, New Orleans, reported in The Picayune Newspaper November 13, 2003.
February 2003, New Jersey State Prison, Trenton New Jersey appearance reported in New York Times, Saturday February 2003.
February 2001, gave an exhibition at Louisiana Angola State Prison covered by New Orleans TV cameraman, Steve Alfortisch, the coverage of which won Mr. Alfortisch national honors in his field.
Records
Broke The Guinness Book of World Records record of that time by playing 179 games of chess simultaneously on July 2-3, 1976 at Mid-Island Plaza, Hicksville, New York upping his own personal record of 117 opponents at Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon in 1973. Click here for a photos of this event! plus a story
TV Appearances
Appearance on P.M. Magazine TV program July 22, 1981 doing a blindfold simultaneous exhibition against seven opponents and a chess computer.
Other TV appearances over the years, 20-20, ABC News.
History
Rated Chess Master at age 17 - He learned to play chess when he was age seven.
At the Louisiana State Fair in March of 1968, Acers played 114 opponents simultaneously and won every game!
Called "Muhammad Ali of Chess" by Beacon Journal Newspaper writer, Pat Norman.
He has given chess exhibitions in almost all 50 states of the USA plus five foreign countries, starting in 1968. He wins about 90 percent of the games he plays in simultaneous exhibitions given in malls, colleges, grade schools, chess clubs, jails and prisons. Alaska State Fair, Lenox Mall in Atlanta, Georgia and Broadway Plaza in New York were visited, all in one week.
Acers, "Man in the Red Beret," appears daily, as he has for 25 years. at the historic New Orleans French Market Gazebo, 1018 Decatur Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.
"The Chess King of the Streets" by Matthew Teague about Mr. Acers appeared in Oxford American Magazine of March/April 2000. Also included in the book BEST OF OXFORD AMERICAN (Magazine) By Mark Smirnoff (Editor)
In 1964, Acers matched wits over the chess board in a exhibition match with future World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer. Acers has played many other top notch players, i.e. Grandmaster Bent Larsen of Denmark at the 1968 US Open Chess Tournament, six time US Chess Champion, Walter Browne (click here to play over a drawn game with Browne), and several time US Champion Grandmaster, Larry Evans.
On Internet
Mr. Acers does commentary on World Chess at www.chesslab.com.
Author
Mr. Acers is the co-author with George Laven of Miami, FL of a new chess book: The Italian Gambit System (and) A Guiding Repertoire for White - 1.e4 $24.95 Book is available from www.italiangambit.com.
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The Chess Master Plays Daily in New Orleans
& Now Going on Tour
Jude Acers "4 Corners" 2004
Lecture - Book Signing - All America Chess Tour
FREE!!
An Electrifying 10 Minute Lecture
"Chess: How to Get Better - The Four Red Hot Tips!"
"The Greatest Chess Book of All TIME"
Book Signing of THE ITALIAN GAMBIT SYSTEM
by Jude Acers and George Laven
Free Chess Magazines(while supply lasts) SQUARES -The Chess World's Picture Magazine www.squares64.com
to people at book signings.
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Links to more information regarding his new chess book
and Jude Acers' writings
plus articles about Jude (Click on the Links)
Recent Writings By Jude Acers
OTHER WEBSITES DEALING WITH JUDE ACERS
Photos at Chessville.com
2004 Tour Photos added 3/26/04
Crossroads Shopping Center Chess Set Photo & Santa Rosa added 6/27/04
(click on Parent to go on to the photos when
the first page opens when using this link)
Nunez Community College Exhibition photos added 4/2/04
State of Alabama - Office of the Governor Bob Riley - Proclamation added June 17, 2004
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Would You Like Jude to Visit Your Town?
Contact: Russell Miller
Tour Manager
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