However, Steve is not the most popular person with some of the big shots on the USCF Policy Board. His tournament reports are never published in Chess Life. Therefore, I stole some of them off of the wall at the Marshall Chess Club, and here they are:

• Seven-Way Tie in Western Class Championships
• Smirin Over DeFirmian by Half Point in Liberty Bell Open
• Dean Ippolito Marshalls Forces to Victory
• GM Alex Ivanov, IM Raset Ziatdinov Top Stratton Mountain
• Dlugy, Ehlvest, Kharlov and Milov Triumph In NY City Blitz
• Rohde Wins New York August Open
• Rohde, Sagalchik Win Marshall Thursday Night Action
• Donny Ariel Wins Greater New York Junior Championship
• De Firmian, Ivanov Win Empire City Open
• NY State Chess Championship Returns to Saratoga Springs Aug 30. - Sept. 2, 1996
• NY State Chess Championship Returns to Saratoga Springs Aug 29. - Sept. 1, 1997
• World Open 1997 Chess Tournament Announcement

Here is a link: Irina Gets Krushed: The Squashing of a Beautiful Russian Girl

Here is more chess news: Sam Sloan's "Chess News"