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Archives September 2006
GM Susan Polgar Gets Her Kicks in Dresden (Members Only)By Susan Polgar | 2006-09-18 11:48:26 FIFA or FIDE? With soccer balls (excuse us, footballs) flying and chess pieces attacking, the innovative Women's World Chess Cup in Germany is won by our top woman player.  
Wojtkiewicz's National Open Valedictory (Members Only)By Jerry Hanken | 2006-09-18 11:09:58 Typically, five strong GMs tied for first at the annual National Open. However, for the winner on tiebreaks, the win came just a short month before his tragic death. 
Top US Players Converge in New YorkBy GM Susan Polgar | 2006-09-18 10:53:27 Six of America's top players sat down in the elegant atmosphere of the New York Athletic Club for the first Mayor's Cup, a top-level double round robin. 
Giving Odds:Pawn and Move(s) (Members Only)By IM Larry Kaufman | 2006-09-15 09:55:26 At one time, giving odds was the standard way of playing chess. As computers now play at grandmaster strength, are we perhaps coming full circle? 
Interview with David Shenk By Howard Goldowsky | 2006-09-15 09:44:06 The author of The Immortal Game tells Chess Life about his new book. 
Should You Shower This Book with Gold Pieces?By FM Alex Dunne | 2006-09-14 12:14:37 An examination of how chess parallels many aspects of life for those who think of chess as a gestalt rather than simply a game. Counterplay By Our Readers | 2006-09-12 14:39:31 First Moves By | 2006-09-11 15:28:43 Chess Life mourns the death of one of our leading grandmasters, Alex “Wojo” Wojtkiewicz, at the much too young age of 43. Macaspac is All-Army Champion,Victoria is Interservice Champion By Tim Hipps and Daren Dillinger | 2006-09-10 16:50:55 It has been a busy season for our military chess players as they compete for an opportunity to play for the U.S. Team at the NATO championships in England. G8 Predecessors Win Amateur Team Championships By Pete Tamburro | 2006-09-10 16:36:18 Contestants went PC to PC until one of their screens blinked as the Internet Chess Club hosted the Final Four champions from the various U.S. Amateur team championships held around the country this past winter. Benjamin Tops Dealune Memorial By FM Macon Shibut | 2006-09-10 10:29:46 Two of our leading GMs make the trip to Virginia to remember their old friend, IM Richard Delaune, Jr. A Weekend in Manhattan with Garry By FM Aviv Friedman | 2006-09-10 10:26:37 Perhaps the most intimidating chess figure of our time shows his brotherly side as he conducts a chess camp for some of America’s most promising youths. Ildar Ibragimov, Making a Name for Himself By GM Susan Polgar with FM Paul Truong | 2006-09-09 10:16:51 A game of chess can sometimes revolve around one single square. Such is the case in this game from the Olympiad, where Ildar Ibragimov keeps probing until finally he can control e5. 37th Olympiad quiz (Members Only) By GM Andrew Soltis | 2006-09-08 18:21:04 Upsets and brilliancies were the order of the day at the 37th biennial Olympiad in Turin, Italy earlier this year. Promoting the Game By GM Andrew Soltis | 2006-09-08 15:44:19 There is a serious lack of imagination in chess today—and we’re not talking about our failure to find a way to beat the Petroff. That’s bad enough. No, what’s missing is a creative way to promote the game. When Fortune Smiles on You, Be Ready! By GM Lev Alburt | 2006-09-07 09:07:00 “Playing the board” is perhaps the most important lesson the class player can learn. In this game, a Class C player takes advantage of an IM who perhaps momentarily forgot that lesson. Tactics in the Service of Strategy (Members Only) By Bruce Pandolfini | 2006-09-05 12:43:39 Rook Endgames By GM Pal Benko | 2006-09-03 14:22:00 Last month we looked at pawn endgames from the 2005 U.S. Open. This month we look at rook endgames from the same event. Rook endings are the most common; note the importance of pawns in these examples. USCF Affairs By | 2006-09-02 14:14:02 Luis Salinas is Volunteer of the Month; National Chess Day is October 9,1976;USCF celebrates its move from New Windsor,NY to Crossville, TN and Sloan and Hough are elected to USCF board. |
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. Archives June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 |
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