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HIKARU!
By Macauley Peterson   
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Hikaru Nakamura was clearly a favorite at this year’s stellar U.S. Championship—even with world-beater Gata Kamsky in the field—but who expected that his main challenge would come from a 17-year-old GM-elect whose most recent claim to fame was winning a national scholastic event?



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Stone Cold Solid
By Jonathan Hilton   
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After a disappointing U.S. Championship performance, former world-top-five player Jaan Ehlvest bounces back with a convincing victory in Chicago



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Vive le Variant!
By Lisa Suhay   
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LIFE STRATEGIES:
Raising champions on and off the board, chess takes to and from the streets.



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Looks at Books: Warrior of the Field
By Nelly Rosario   
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A painstaking work of art, scholarship, and chess analysis




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USCF History: One Word Per Week
By Al Lawrence   


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Chess to Enjoy: Going Ga-Ga over Gagra
By GM Andy Soltis   


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Solitaire Chess: First You Must Survive the Opening
By Bruce Pandolfini   


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