Lawrence "Larry" Parr (May 21, 1946 – April 2, 2011) was a

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player, author and editor. Born in 1946 and originally from

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, Parr served from 1985 to 1988 as editor of ''

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'' magazine, the official publication of the

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. Later, Parr was the editor of ''

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'' magazine, an anti-

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periodical. Politically, Parr, known to be a passionate

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ideologue, classified himself as a

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. He was a close friend of Grandmaster Larry Evans and they often collaborated on projects. Parr played relatively little tournament chess, preferring instead to write books about the subject. In 1995, he collaborated with GM

Arnold Denker Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 21, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player and author. He was U.S. champion in 1944 and 1946. In later years he served in various chess organizations, receiving recognition from the United States ...

in writing ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''. Parr died in 2011 in Malaysia.

Books

* ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''. * ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 1''. * ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 2''. * ''Viktors Pupols: American Master''. * ''Tan Chin Nam: Never Say I Assume!'' (

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for

Tan Chin Nam Dato' Tan Chin Nam (; 18 March 1926 – 21 October 2018) was a Malaysian entrepreneur and developer. His family is the majority shareholder of IGB Corporation Berhad. Tan was reportedly one of the richest men in Malaysia and had several comp ...

's autobiography).

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