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And call'd it Caissa from the dryad's name:
(Whence Albion's sons, who most its praise confess,
Approv'd the play, and nam'd it thoughtful Chess.)



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Caissa
 The Game at Chess;
a Poem.
(written in the year 1763,
by Sir William Jones)

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Myron Johnson 1932 — 2010

I first met Myron in 1975 during a tournament at the Monterey Chess Center. Kerry Lawless

If you would like to say something in memory of Myron Johnson and have it posted on Chessdryad, please email your tribute to me: the Web Novice
"marks26thmed — yahoo.com"

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California Chess Historian: Kerry Lawless "chessdryad — sbcglobal.net"
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Our sincerest thanks to Alan Benson, John Blackstone, John Donaldson, Jim Hurt, Richard 'S' Lee, Richard Shorman, and Ted Yudacufski for their extensive contributions.