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The road to self-discovery

Flooring it on the road to self-discovery: Jesse Kraai’s total chess novel31 December 2013, 23:55 By David Kerans WASHINGTON (VOR)– Jesse Kraai has no monopoly on describing intellectual commitment or intensity. He is not the first to devote a novel...
On tour to promote Lisa

Match MasterNew Mexico’s grandmaster to take on a crowd in simultaneous chessBy Julie Ann Grimm Getting inside the head of an elite chess player probably isn’t a task for the timid. To those who are close to chess, the...
GM promotes Lisa Chess Novel via simul

Chess Grandmaster Plays 25 Local Chess Players SimultaneouslyBy Ruth MortonUpdated: Tue 1:56 PM, Dec 03, 2013December 2, 2013 A rare event for local chess players also worked to attract women and kids to the game. The Playing Aces Chess...
Chess novel “Lisa” by GM Jesse Kraai

Jesse Kraai returned to chess in 2002, at 30 years old. By studying his own games he was able to reach his goal of Grandmaster in 2007. You can read more about him and his chess novel at jessekraai.com....
Games from Berkeley

GM Kraai (2502) – IM Milman (2488) [E04]Berkeley, 23.12.2008 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0–0 Rb8 7.Nc3 a6 8.e4 Be7 9.Qe2 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Rd1 Qc5 12.Be3 Qa5 13.Bd2 Qc5 14.e5 Nd7 15.Ne4 Qxe5...
Money or skill?

Santa Fe’s own ‘grandmaster’ By JULIE ANN GRIMM The New MexicanApril 15, 2007 Standout says U.S. culture values money over chess skill Chess is bringing fame to 34-year-old Jesse Kraai of Santa Fe.But the fact that this notoriety is...
The pride of New Mexico

By Julie Ann Grimm The New MexicanApril 10, 2007 Kraai’s Move Up Santa Fe chess coach Jesse Kraai gained the elite status of genius-level “grandmaster” after beating a pair of top players Sunday night in Connecticut. The only higher...