The Cortland County Clerk's Office issues and receives all applications and amendments for pistol permits. In Cortland County, Judge William F. Ames and Judge Julie A. Campbell are the licensing officers of handguns and licensing is completely within their discretion.
In 1998 Hikaru Nakamura (born Dec 9, 1987) bacame America's youngest master at 10 years, 79 days. In 2001 he became America's youngest International Master at age 13. The first list of grandmasters appeared in 1950, published by FIDE. There were 27 chess players nominated as the first grandmasters.
Former world champion Alexander Alekhine learned chess at age seven by his mother, an heiress of an industrial fortune. He became addicted to the game and played the game in his head and by the light of a candle when in bed. By age 18 he was grandmaster strength.