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Archives December 2006
Cold War Post MortemBy Al Lawrence | 2006-12-05 01:19:00 American chess has been deeply affected by the influx of players from the Soviet Union, a process accelerated since the death of the U.S.S.R. 15 years ago this month.  
Nine Positions that Rocked the World ChampionshipBy GM Ian Rogers | 2006-12-05 01:18:00 Did Bobby ever complain about Spassky’s toilet? Here are the key moments and the most entertaining positions from the October reunification World Championship match, which featured enough off-the-board shenanigans to make Fischer proud. 
The Best of “Ask GM Joel”By GM Joel Benjamin | 2006-12-05 01:17:00 Periodically, we will be highlighting material from the redesigned uschess.org. “Ask GM Joel” is on the Chess Life Online portion of the website, where original material is posted on a regular basis. 
Gulko Leads Americans in CanadaBy IM Irina Krush | 2006-12-05 01:16:00 This August, Montreal was the site of the second-strongest round robin tournament held in North America since Montreal 1979 (the 2005 Morelia event was stronger). Who would’ve guessed that Montreal was such a chess center? 
The Sense of Danger, Part III: Nature, Red in Tooth and ClawBy Jon Jacobs | 2006-12-05 01:15:00 Part II of this series (see December 2005) was named “Best Instructional Article” by the Chess Journalists of America. We think this installment is just as good. 
GM Chess MomBy Dr. Alexey Root, WIM | 2006-12-05 01:14:00 Curious about celebrity chess motherhood, our author asked GM Susan Polgar to tell about her two sons’ chess lives and to predict whether they would follow her into the chess “major leagues.” Trouble Starts with T, T Rhymes with C, C is for Chess By J.C. Hallman | 2006-12-05 01:13:00 A piece of serious literature and a Broadway musical. The FIDE President and a bad Mel Brooks movie. The Chess Artist author ties them all together. Editor's Note By Daniel Lucas | 2006-12-05 01:12:00 Counterplay By | 2006-12-05 01:11:00 National Chess Day By Nick Lawrence, Alan Kantor, Jeffrey Neil Burch, Karen Everett | 2006-12-05 01:10:00 Chess to Enjoy: I'll Take Fischer for $1000, Alex By GM Andy Soltis | 2006-12-05 01:09:00 If you can score 90% or better on GM Soltis’ annual trivia quiz, you have our congratulations. Or our sympathies. Either way, enjoy this year’s roundup of chess tidbits. Polgar's Pick: Abrahamyan-Amand By GM Susan Polgar with FM Paul Truong | 2006-12-05 01:08:00 WFM Tatev Abrahamyan has rapidly become one of our top women players. In this month’s game, her opponent’s inaccurate play in the Sicilian Najdorf is a perfect opportunity for Tatev to unleash her aggressive style. Looks at Books: The Symbolic Power of Chess By Dr. Tim Redman | 2006-12-05 01:07:00 Power Play reveals much about the culture of chess in the west by looking at various medieval representations of the game. Subtitled The Literature and Politics of Chess in the Late Middle Ages, there is much here for the medievalist. What's the Next Move: Kramnik Snapshots By GM Larry Evans | 2006-12-05 01:06:00 Solitaire Chess: Beware of the Opening Center By Bruce Pandolfini | 2006-12-05 01:05:00 Partially-blocked centers can lull players to sleep. Because movement through the middle may initially be difficult, it’s easy to be fooled into thinking there’s plenty of time for maneuvering. Play along as Adolf Albin ruthlessly punishes such thinking. Back to Basics: A Quick Victory By GM Lev Alburt | 2006-12-05 01:04:00 T. H. Huxley wrote, “The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature.” Yet chess is still a game; knowing when to break the rules is the first step to mastery. Endgame Lab: Troitszky Studies Cooked, Part II By GM Pal Benko | 2006-12-05 01:03:00 Last month, Benko improved some of Alexei Troitzky’s endgame studies. He continues the process this month, focusing on studies with more pieces on the board. USCF Affairs By | 2006-12-05 01:02:00 Solutions By | 2006-12-05 01:01:00 |
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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