The World Chess Hall of Fame is located in Miami, Florida. It is off the Florida Turnpike at 13755 SW 119th Avenue. It is sponsored by the Excalibur Electronics Company. It is also called the Sidney Samole Chess Museum.
The US Chess Hall of Fame inductees are Lev Alburt (2003), Pal Benko (1993), Hans Berliner (1990), Arthur Bisguier (1994), Walter Browne (2003), Donald Byrne (2003), Robert Byrne (1994), John Collins (1991), Arthur Dake (1991), Arnold Denker (1992), Ed Edmundson (1995), Arpad Elo (1988), Larry Evans (1994), Reuben Fine (1986), Bobby Fischer (charter member), Benjamin Franklin (1999), Gisela Gresser (1992), Ken Harkness (1997), Hermann Helms (1988), Al Horowitz (1989), Isaac Kashdan (1986), Lubomir Kavalek (2001), George Koltanowski (1986), Sam Loyd (1987), Frank Marshall (1986), George Mackenzie (1992), Edmar Mednis (2000), Paul Morphy (charter member), Victor Palciauskas (1993), Harry Pillsbury (1986), Fred Reinfeld (1996), Samuel Reshevsky (1986), William Steinitz (1987), and Milan Vukcevich (1998)
The World Chess Hall of Fame inductees are Mikhail Botvinnik, Jose Capablanca, Bobby Fischer, Emanuel Lasker, Paul Morphy, Tigran Petrosian, Vasily Smyslov, Boris Spassky William Steinitz, and Mikhail Tal.
The museum itself has a timeline of chess as you enter, hundreds of different chess sets and pieces, a movie theater which runs a movie of chess history and a Pixar chess cartoon, dozens of different chess clocks, a replica of the table used in the first Fischer-Spassky chess match, chess paintings, a gift shop, displays (I sponsor the Bobby Fischer display), dozens of chess boards and tables, chess computers and the old Chess Challenger.
Outside the museum are bricks with sponsor's names engraved on them. There is an Excalibur rock and sword and the entrance is shaped like a rook.
Currently, Al Lawrence is the Executive Director of the museum. Regina Del Cid is the executive assistant. Gilberto Luna is the USCF Coordinator. Sharon Samole is in charge of membership.
The Grandmaster Charter members and display sponsors include myself (Bill Wall), Floyd & Bernice Sarasohn, Robin Steigman, Jim and Helen Warren, Fred Bristol, Stephen Doyle, Jim Eade, Robert McCray, John Mingos, Stan Samole, Arnold Denker, Frank Camaratta, and Stanley & Bernice Mestel
Pictures of the Chess Hall of Fame can be found at
http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=billwall&AID=705738
