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If you've read much at all of Tom Wiswell's writing on the art and science of checkers, you'll find gems of wisdom sprinkled liberally among the pages. A long-term friend of Tom's in New York City collected thousands of these pithy proverbs, and many of them can be found at the following two web sites:
Daily Speculations
Great Speculations (seems to be offline now
If you haven't visited these web sites yet, you really owe it to yourself to go there and learn a few new lessons of checkers and life from someone who mastered the art and science of both.
Tom Wiswell often played in a space similar to this one (this is not an exact rendition). Can you identify the location?
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Tom played frequently at the The Flea House, which was also known as Chess and Checker Club of New York.
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