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International Arbiter J. Franklin Campbell

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Chess Life cover
January 2008
IA J. Franklin Campbell

I am 66 years old and live in a small farming town Mason, Michigan (USA). I started playing chess in 1959 and played my first cc tournament, sponsored by Chess Review magazine, in 1964. I played in several Chess Review tournaments (Golden Knights), then switched to CCLA (Correspondence Chess League of America) and then to APCT (American Postal Chess Tournaments). I wrote a column "The Campbell Report" for the APCT News Bulletin for 18 years from 1989 to 2006. Many of my columns are now available on-line at http://correspondencechess.com/campbell/apctcol/apct.htm. I created the original web site for APCT in 1999 and maintained it through 2005, when APCT closed. My earliest ICCF games on record are from 1990 matches USA-West Germany and USA-Australia, though I believe I played in a number of earlier ICCF events.

I've been active in ICCF-U.S. for a number of years and served as webmaster for the ICCF-U.S. web site approximately 1999-2007. I created the USA and NAPZ archives for games (USA, NAPZ) and crosstables and remain as the archivist. I have maintained my personal chess web site The Campbell Report for ten years. I received my International Arbiter title at the 2004 Congress in Mumbai, India.

At the right is an image of the cover of the January 2008 Chess Life magazine, my most recent claim to fame in the chess world. I am shown with the USA team which advanced to the Final of the 17th Olympiad by finishing in clear 2nd place. I served as the non-playing team captain. I maintained a team web site to keep the team (and those following our progress) fully informed.

My NFL team is the Detroit Lions. Last season our quarterback promised at least ten wins. Good start ... first half of the season they went 6-2, the last half 1-7 to finish at 7-9 and a losing record. Can they improve this year? Time will tell. I hope the do better than I expect to do in this cc tournament!


 

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