My Life in Chess - Mastering the Sunshine State

My Chess Legacy in Florida

Larry Storch

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English

Thinkers Publishing
28 November 2025

Autobiography: sport; Chess

In this book I would like to tell the story of my chess journey where I rose tobecome the Orlando Chess Champion and later its president. I will detail the creationof the Central Florida Chess Club and how as its president it became themost successful club in Florida. I will detail the wars waged to become CentralFlorida Chess Club champion and the rivalries that were formed.

I will also sharestories from the U.S. Amateur tournaments which my team won five times. I willdetail the struggle to become a USCF original Life Master while raising a familyand teaching full time.

Mostly, I will show some of the wonderful games I played,some with very important opening preparation, and give the reader insight intothe battles waged over sixty-four squares.

I hope you find the games and theirstories as stirring as I do.

Larry Storch, August 2025.

By: Larry Storch
Imprint: Thinkers Publishing
Country of Publication: Belgium
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9789493435094
ISBN 10: 9493435091
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Larry Storch is a Life Master and a five-time Central Florida Chess Club Champion. He also won the Orlando Chess Club Championship twice. In addition, Larry and his teammates have won the United States Amateur Team South tournament five times. This is the story of his 43-year tournament career. It tells of the tournaments he played, and the rivalries and friendships made over the years. It also details his struggle to achieve the original Life Master title while working full-time and raising a family. The book tells of the battles of a veteran chess player getting older while opponents became younger. Finally, hanging up his rooks in 2017, Larry continued as its President, to steer the Central Florida Chess Club through the COVID years to be the dominant chess club in the state of Florida.