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Archives June 2007

Get Ready for the Next Generation (Members Only)

By Macauley Peterson | 2007-06-01 01:18:00
With Kasparov retired, Karpov past his prime, and Kamsky an “elder statesman” at 32, who will the new elite players be? Most are from overseas, but American chess fans have their own standard bearers.

Ehlvest Takes Masters by a Full Point

By FM Mike Klein | 2007-06-01 01:17:00
In Estonia, “Jah” means “Yes.” At the 2007 U.S. Masters Championships, “Jaan” translated into an even more resounding “Yes!” as GM Jaan Ehlvest, the lone grandmaster in the field, easily breezed to the crown.

Burning at the Boards

By Nelly Rosario | 2007-06-01 01:16:00
Chess Life does not usually publish “my first tournament” features, but when the tournament might appeal to pyromaniacs...

Florida Teens Take Title

By Pete Tamburro | 2007-06-01 01:15:00
At the online U.S. Amateur Team (Teen?) Championship, a group of Orange State teens emphasize the youth trend in the USCF.

UTD Breaks Jinx (Members Only)

By Olin Chism | 2007-06-01 01:14:00
After four straight years of wins for UMBC in the chess world’s own version of March Madness, UTD finally takes the big prize in college chess.

Building Blocks to Master

By GM Joel Benjamin | 2007-06-01 01:13:30
Endgame books have come a long way since the rote memorization required by Reuben Fine’s Basic Chess Endings. IM Jeremy Silman’s novel and practical presentation of material in his latest book represents a great step forward.

The Millenium Festival Returns to Virginia Beach
By IM Bryan Smith | 2007-06-01 01:13:00
The Virginia Chess Federation rescues a popular tournament and mid-Atlantic players are rewarded with a fine location, fun side events, and a strong main draw led by Ehlvest, Shabalov, and Stripunsky.

USCF Executive Board Candidate Statements
By | 2007-06-01 01:11:00

PLS: Post-Loss Syndrome (Members Only)
By GM Andy Soltis | 2007-06-01 01:10:00
In the sport-art-science debate, chess shares a key characteristic with the sporting world: the true champions have the uncanny ability to rebound from a loss with a win, sometimes in spectacular fashion.

What's the Best Move: 2007 Reno Far Open (Members Only)
By GM Larry Evans | 2007-06-01 01:09:00

Pruess Earns GM Norm
By IM David Pruess | 2007-06-01 01:08:00
The Cappelle la Grande Open was won by GM Wang Yue of China. After a 3-0 start, IM David Pruess ran into Ukranian GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko, discovering during the game why "2600s are better than 2500s.”

Inspired by Fischer
By GM Lev Alburt | 2007-06-01 01:07:00
The winner of this months’ award entitled his letter “Blitz is for Risk Takers ... Only!” As you’ll soon see, despite the risks, the quality of play is quite impressive.

Milk the Cow (Members Only)
By Bruce Pandolfini | 2007-06-01 01:06:00
Most of us have never milked a cow, but we wouldn’t mind “working the udders” of the Ruy Lopez as Aivars Gipslis did against Jorge Cuellar at the 1967 Sousse Interzonal.

Tail of the Meteor
By GM Pal Benko | 2007-06-01 01:05:00
Last month Benko examined how Pillsbury could conjure an endgame win out of seemingly drawn positions. This month we see how Pillsbury’s endgame expertise stands up against two of the greats: Steinitz and Lasker.

21st Annual Samford Fellowship Awarded to IM Josh Friedel
By | 2007-06-01 01:04:00

Counterplay
By | 2007-06-01 01:03:00

USCF Affairs
By | 2007-06-01 01:02:00

Solutions
By | 2007-06-01 01:01:00

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