GENE MCCORMICK

Gene McCormick is a native of Ohio, having moved to the Chicago area in the late '70s. He has had seven books published, the most recent being "Rain On The Sun", a collection of narrative and prose poems. He has also published books about chess and the racing industry. His poetry, evoking episodic dramatizations of daily life, have begun to appear in lit magazines nationwide. He is the president of a Chicago based marketing company.

His books include:

Bird's Defense To The Ruy Lopez (with Andy Soltis)
Rain On The Sun
The Blue Collar Thoroughbred
The Eagle and the Plum
The U.S. Chess Championship 1845-1985 (with Andy Soltis)
The U.S. Chess Championship 1845-1996 (with Andy Soltis)
Uncompromising Chess: The Games of Viktor Kupreichik