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Chess Powers Admiral Clark Wins Pacific Command
Captain Charles E. Clark, named by President Roosevelt to represent the navy at King Edward VII's coronation, is hailed as one of the United States' finest chess players. His prowess at the board helped him secure command of the battleship Oregon for the voyage around the world in 1898, after leading the gunboat Bennington in San Francisco Bay. His intense, unfaltering play, though no money at stake, impressed Navy Department officials and aided his selection to guide the Oregon to Cuban waters, illustrating how chess strategy aided his naval career.
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