We are saddened to note the passing of Neil Falconer a long time supporter of the U.S. Chess Trust.

The Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco has suffered a terrible loss with the death of Neil Falconer who passed away on April 5th shortly after celebrating his 91st birthday. Neil was active in the Chess Room right up until near the end of his life, attending a memorial for John Grefe on February 8th. IM John Donaldson wrote a nice article about Neil Falconer – you can find it here >>