George R.R. Martin

On this day in 1996, George R.R. Martin published A Game of Thrones. Did you know he is a USCF life member and earned his living as a tournament director in the early 70s? Working on weekends 2 days a week gave him 5 days a week to write!  

http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?10349991 

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Best wishes,

John Coffey

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