Tom Murphy (chess player)
- Tom Murphy (chess player)
Tom Murphy is a black homeless chess player who sleeps and gives chess lessons in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C..
Despite problems with alcoholism, Murphy placed 15th in the 2005 World Blitz Chess Championship. In 1998, he won the Arlington Chess Club's annual championship, beating two International Masters in the process.[cite journal | last=Tower | first=Wells | title= [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/25/AR2007092501981_pf.html The Days and Knights of Tom Murphy] | journal=Washington Post | pages=W08 | date=September 30, 2007 ] ]References
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