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JUDE ACERS IS BACK!!

WORLD CHESS TABLE OPENS ON
OCTOBER 27

Legendary Chess Master and International Chess Teacher and author Jude Acers announced today that he will return to New Orleans and re-open his famed world chess table for all. The “Man in the Red Beret” has been a permanent fixture in New Orleans for more than 25 years and chess fans worldwide will be delighted to know he is back in business.

Mr. Acers was one of millions of Gulf Coast residents so severely effected by Hurricanes Katrina & Rita. For some time the chess world did not even know if he had survived. Chessville, ChessBase, the USCF and many other parts of the chess world helped spread the word, and before long Jude the Survivor turned up at a refugee camp in Greenville Tennessee. Jude wrote:

It was wild west folks. Have learned a new meaning to the term " rock and roll" courtesy of this hurricane...FROM HELL TO PARADISE ... Evacuated to terrific 4 H camp refugee center in Greenville Tennessee...after 9 days of gunshots all over the place, looting, helicopters, total darkness, candles, little food , water - dying radio batteries... I will never in my life take food and water for granted again (drained the hot water heater of stored water - this saved me). I ran the night gauntlet to a military kitchen to get rations in the night for my 80 year old landlord who would not leave the city without his dog...had guns on me twice and was frisked, stripped by chilling but very professional military patrols...... Gun fire all over the place and two oil drums blew up across the river from my 4th floor balcony....Very, very lucky to be alive. One horror I witnessed: people firing at military helicopters. Why? Thanks to everyone for their concern... One thing not on the news - young Turk Chinese and Vietnamese store owner families were using automatic rifles hiding in their stores and using them aplenty at least as warning shots.......Tycoon James MCcain of Katy Texas and Big John Ormins of Indiana are now on my case and with those guys the rest is going to be history. Best wishes always- Jude Acers PS I worked three days in the CNN featured Eddie Horner food kitchen...he really is a miracle organizer believe me and stops at nothing to feed people. I am the guy in the red beret in some CNN footage hauling ice and putting soft drinks and water into the chests and washing many a pot and pan, opening beans. Huge trucks poured in and I just used the pop top cans for food preparation. I am very, very lucky to be alive as I could not get down to lower floors as was the plan with the approach of the storm...the winds were far too strong and my outer stairway was a deathtrap. I stayed put and lived. Just a roll of the dice that I lived. - Jude Acers

Michael Ciamarra, who wrote about Jude's visit to Birmingham Alabama in May 2004, writes that "Jude did not have much materially apart from thousands of chess books and clothes. I imagine his livelihood will be impacted for many months to come. If anyone wishes to help Jude they can contact me either at my email michaelc@alabamapolicy.org or call me directly 205 914 3248. Any donations will be earmarked for Jude at the Alabama Scholastic Chess Resources."

Jude Acers World Chess Table will open 2pm sharp on October 27, 2005. WORLD CHESS TABLE location is the Gazebo sidewalk patio, 1018 Decatur Street, New Orleans (in the French Quarter). Professional fee game $5 per game per player. Other professional services: Mr. Acers will resume his lessons and coaching which can be arranged by appointment only; 4 – 10 hours $400. Annotated games $100 a piece. The World Chess Table accepts check or credit cards.

WORLDWIDE CHESS TOURS ARE NOW BEING BOOKED TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND ITS RELIEF EFFORTS FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA AND RITA. Jude Acers will travel worldwide to give his famous FOUR RED HOT CHESS TIPS AND THE GREATEST CHESS BOOK OF ALL TIME LECTURE and will play a 50 board simultaneous exhibition. To book Mr. Acers $1500 MUST BE DONATED TO THE RED CROSS RELIEF FUND.