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Cyrus Lakdawala.

Living in San Diego with two dogs and one wife.

"All experience is preceded by mind, led by mind, made by mind. Speak or act with an corrupted mind, and suffering follows as the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox.

All experience is preceded by mind, led by mind, made by mind. Speak or act with a peaceful mind, and happiness follows like a never-departing shadow." --The Buddha

Author of 50 books for Everyman and New in Chess publishers.

Rewire Your Brain, a book on how to use composed mating problems and endgame studies as a training tool.

My books Chess for Hawks and In the Zone: the Greatest Winning Streaks in Chess History won the Chess Journalists Instructional Book of the Year awards for 2017 and 2020.

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