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Chess Life Magazine 2007 March
Chess Life Magazine 2007 March
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Chess notables swap ideas at "Cheating Town Meeting": In an episode from the 1960s TV
drama Mission: Impossible, master-of-disguise Rollin Hand (played by
Martin Landau) impersonated a chess master competing in an international
tournament.* Using a hearing aid to receive computer-generated moves from his
mission colleagues, Rollin demolished his grandmaster opponents—even winning
one game in a mere four moves!
The World Open, one of the most eagerly
anticipated events on each year's chess calendar, has unfortunately
been the focal point of recent cheating scandals.
Ranked second in the U.S. only behind Gata Kamsky, Nakamura shows why he belongs at the top. 
The 2006 National K-12 and Collegiate had plenty of chess clocks. What it really needed were alarm clocks.
Frustrated by Fritz? Confused by Crafty?? Here’s a
way you can even the score against your computer. It just might help
you against an IM, too!
The
UTD continues its dominance of late, winning the 2006 Pan-Am
Intercollegiate and advancing to the Final Four along with UMBC, Miami
Dade, and Duke.
Though in the tradition of books such as Searching
For Bobby Fischer, The Kings of New York has something fresh to say.
Author Michael Weinreb gives us the background story in this revealing
interview. 
