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Archives May 2007

United States Amateur Teams

By Jack Adamo, John Hillery, Harvey Lerman, Jeremy Kane | 2007-05-05 01:19:00
They headed east, they headed west, north, and south too—chess players from around the country participated in the annual amateur team events, celebrating all that is right with USCF chess.

Fun and Games in Oklahoma

By Jerry Hanken | 2007-05-05 01:18:00
The site of this month’s U.S. Championship hosted a preview of sorts in February. Special incentives to promote our top women players proved especially welcome.

The Modern Archangel (Members Only)

By IM John-Paul Wallace | 2007-05-05 01:17:00
The Classic Archangel has been played since at least Morphy’s time. The Modern Archangel is now a staple among some of the super-GMs; should it be part of your repertoire as well?

MacEnulty Honored at UTD

By WIM Alexey Root, Ph.D. | 2007-05-05 01:16:30
The University of Texas at Dallas hosts a ChessFest and the announcement of David MacEnulty as Chess Educator of the Year

An Openings Farm

By Pete Tamburro | 2007-05-05 01:16:15
George Orwell wrote in Animal Farm, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” What does this have to do with an opening treatise? Pete Tamburro explains.

Chess Life's U.S. Championship Preview

By IM Greg Shahade | 2007-05-05 01:16:00
A full field will be gunning for 2006 U.S. Champion GM Alex Onischuk’s crown. Who has the best chance? Who are the longshots? IM Greg Shahade sizes up the field expected in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

2007 Chess Journalists of America/Cramer Awards Joint Announcement
By Pete Tamburro | 2007-05-05 01:14:00

USCF Executive Board Candidate Statements
By | 2007-05-05 01:13:00

En Prise Reprised (Members Only)
By GM Andy Soltis | 2007-05-05 01:12:00
Gambits are passe, the books tell us, and that may be true of the 19th century ones where pawns are pitched by move four. But in modern gambits material isn’t offered until after move 12—and often isn’t accepted until move 20.

Brush Up On Your Endings
By GM Larry Evans | 2007-05-05 01:11:00

Mourning the 2002-2006 U.S. Championships
By IM Jesse Kraai | 2007-05-05 01:10:00
As the U.S. Championship begins perhaps a new era later this month, IM Jesse Kraai mourns the elegant atmosphere of the recent West Coast championships.

The Well-Deserved Upset
By GM Lev Alburt | 2007-05-05 01:09:00
In many Pirc setups, if Black makes a mistake and allows White to play e5, Black will find his position busted. Despite missing this, our selected player this month still manages to find the win.

Reversal of Fortune
By Bruce Pandolfini | 2007-05-05 01:07:00
A successful gambit depends on staying ahead a tempo or two. So offering a gambit when you’re already a tempo behind leads to results that are not at all puzzling as “puzzle king” Sam Loyd discovers.

“The American Meteor”
By GM Pal Benko | 2007-05-05 01:06:00
Here are a selection of Pillsbury’s endgames—ones in which most masters would simply shake hands on a draw, but in which Pillsbury, one of the earliest of America’s great players, fights on for the win.

USCF Affairs
By | 2007-05-05 01:05:00

Across the Board
By Bill Goichberg | 2007-05-05 01:04:00

A Dim Karpov? Chess Anagrams
By | 2007-05-05 01:03:00

Counterplay
By | 2007-05-05 01:02:00

Solutions
By | 2007-05-05 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.

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