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Chess Life Magazine 2007 July
Chess Life Magazine 2007 July
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34-year-old Jesse Kraai of Santa Fe earned his third GM norm at the 2007 Foxwoods Open. With younger and younger children earning the title, it is easy for adults to become convinced that the GM title is out of reach once you’re old enough to drive. Jesse tells us how he did it old-school, on the couch.
A four-way tie for first, with our world championship candidate first among equals. The first American-born GM in ten years emerges. An eight-year-old takes first in his section. Once again, Foxwoods pays dividends.
A four-way tie for first in happenin’ Reno highlights an event known for clinging to the best of chess’ classical traditions.
IM Alex Lenderman, Alex Barnett, and Michael Zhong are the co-champions at the record-setting 2007 National High School Championship.
Hunter College Campus School, the perennial powerhouse coached by GM Hikaru Nakamura’s dad FM Sunil Weermantry, once again takes the top prize and one of their own takes the individual on tiebreaks.
Despite horrible weather on the east coast keeping many participants from making it to the event, the annual All Girls’ National still managed an impressive field of 136 players.
A grandmaster who seemed to grow up on the pages of Chess Life shares his trip to storied Ireland, where he must compete against a lifelong friend for the pot o’ gold. 