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Archives July 2006

Zatonskih Speaks

By Jennifer Shahade | 2006-07-21 10:51:15
In a stirring,gutsy performance, a new U.S. Woman's Champion emerges.

Van Wely Tops Foxwoods (Members Only)

By Jerry Hanken | 2006-07-20 09:01:54
The opening ceremony presciently featured drumbeats, hearlding America's newset GM, Eugene Perelshteyn.

China's Yuhua Crowned World Champion

By IM Irina Krush | 2006-07-19 12:25:31
The 2006 Women's World Chess Championship (WWCC) was held in Ekaterinburg, a large city in central Russia, about 900 miles and two hours flight from Moscow, from March 10-27. Xu Yuhua emerged victorious and in this article, American representative IM Irina Krush wonders: "How did Xu prevail in all those matches--was it luck or fate?"

Chess Girls

By Elizabeth Vicary | 2006-07-17 11:50:58
"Oh wow, so many trophies. Are you cheerleaders?" Coming home from the third All-Girls Nationals in Chicago, this was the question the Homeland Security agent asked my students. I laughed it off the first time, but 30 minutes later, when the flight attendant wondered whether the trophies were for gymnastics, I became annoyed.

Women in Correspodence Chess (Members Only)

By Alex Dunne | 2006-07-16 11:38:24
Women have a rich correspondence chess history that includes the only player to win both over the board and CC world championships.

Chessin'

By Nelly Rosario | 2006-07-14 10:17:35
This tale of chess from the perspective of New Yorker/Dominican author, Nelly Rosario was originally published in Borderlines , an anthology of Latina writing.

Editor's Note and Contributors
By Daniel Lucas | 2006-07-13 11:24:10
This issue of Chess Life celebrates women's achievements in chess. We bring you women writers both new and established and women players both from the class levels and from GM heights.

First Moves
By | 2006-07-12 15:52:03
Former Chess Life Editor Passes and IM David Pruess Wins 2006 Samford Chess Fellowship

Debate Should Women’s Events be Separate from Men’s? (Members Only)
By by GM Susan Polgar and Marcy Soltis | 2006-07-11 15:37:43
Susan Polgar and Marcy Soltis debate one of the most controversial questions in modern chess: Should there be separate women's events?

Truth in Annotation (Members Only)
By GM Andrew Soltis | 2006-07-06 16:48:47
Readers typically look to annotations to reveal the secrets of any given position. Depending on their agenda, annotators take many forms. However, even the "truth-seekers" like Kasparov can find that truth isn't always as it seems.

Gresser and Menchik Centenary (Members Only)
By by GM Andrew Soltis | 2006-07-06 16:04:52
This is a centenary year for two of the great woman players. Gisela Gresser and Vera Menchik would have been 100 in 2006. This month’s quiz features some of their lesserknown victories. In each of the following six positions you are asked to find the fastest winning line of play.

Chimi vs. Zatonskih (Members Only)
By GM Susan Polgar with FM Paul Truong | 2006-07-05 09:56:53
Chimi faced off with WGM Zatonskih in Round 8 when they were tied with 3.5 points each. This victory proved important for Zatonskih, essentially assuring her of a spot in the final match against the reigning Women's Champion, WGM Rusa Goletiani, the winner of Group A.

Looks at Books
By Vanessa West | 2006-07-05 09:34:25
The advice given in the book, though mostly basic, is extremely useful. The book also focuses more on verbal explanations than long, drawn-out variations, which is a relief to any reader. Come on, how often do you actually go through every single variation when there’s eight pages of analysis on one move? As Bent Larsen put it, “Long variation, wrong variation.”

ABC's of Chess (Members Only)
By Bruce Pandolfini | 2006-07-04 16:09:49
These exercises are all related to key positions in this month's game. In each case, Black is to move.

A Fiery Cauldron of Competition
By Bruce Pandolfini | 2006-07-04 14:16:43
“The American chess stars of the 1930s congregated in New York City, and from this fiery cauldron of competition …,” wrote GM Arnold Denker and Larry Parr in The Bobby Fischer I Knew. Here Moritz Rosenthal is placed in the melting pot.

Chess Crosses Generations
By GM Lev Alburt | 2006-07-03 14:31:21
In these games from the cross-generational events in New York City, beginninglevel players learn that the basic principles of chess are ignored at your own peril – whether your age is 6 or 69.

Endgame Lab: Endgames from Two Recent Books (Members Only)
By GM Pal Benko | 2006-07-02 14:42:59
Two of our most prominent women players, GM Susan Polgar and WGM Jennifer Shahade, have both recently had books published. The endgames in the books feature mainly tactical motifs; this month’s “Endgame Lab” looks at some excerpts. Also: Two Benko's Bafflers featuring Polgars.

Solutions
By | 2006-07-01 16:30:11
Solutions to Key Krackers from May CL and June CLO , Gresser/Menchik Centenary, ABC's and Benko's Bafflers. Solutions to Problems Nos.2630-2641 (June), with solutions in bold type.

The online publication of the August Chess Life Magazine has been delayed for technical reasons. You can download the pgn file here.

2006 Chess Life Magazine Yearbook

To download a pgn file with all the games from an issue of Chess Life Magazine (starting with October'06), log on as a member.

GM Joel Benjamin answers your questions.

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