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Master piece
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Victory in the World Correspondence
Chess Championship made Jon Edwards a grandmaster — and a world champion
By Joe EMaNSKI
Jon Edwards boasts a home library of more than 5,000 books. Chess books, that is.
how far would you go if they were sick?
of reporting takes on the reporters, camera operators and producers who do the work. Do they become inured to misfortune and death? Overwhelmed by it?
an award-winning short film, “Pressed,” a work of fiction that aims to offer viewers some insight into that end of the process.
Welcome to Capital Health.
“Pressed” premiered last month at the Wolf Tree Film Festival in Marshall, Michigan. The eight-minute film starring Hannah Putnam and Adam Wahlberg was shot last year at the Pennington Shopping Center, with
Scott “Silent K” Knowlton and Michelle Elise Harding know something about this side of the job. As behind-the-camera veterans of TV news, they have been a part of many such scenes. And now they have collaborated on See PRESSED, Page 9
When someone you care about is sick, you’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they get the best care. And so do we.
With a collaborative structure so our doctors can craft a treatment that’s uniquely right for you. With primary care physicians who never schedule an appointment that’s less than 20 minutes. With world-renowned surgeons that are changing cancer treatment.
Because you’d go to the ends of the earth for the people you care about. And we do too.
It’s the sort of collection one might have if one aspires to attain the most elusive status in the world of chess: that of grandmaster, a title bestowed upon only the very most accomplished players. The only title grander than grandmaster is world champion — and, since finishing first in the 32nd World Correspondence Chess Championship last October, Edwards can claim that honor as well.
The Hopewell Township resident may not be as well known as the world over-the-board champion, Magnus Carlsen, but Edwards can say that he is one of very few recognized world champions in chess today.
Carlsen’s status as world
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