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PAWN SACRIFICE Tobey Maguire Stars As Bobby Fischer Enclosed: Our 2015 Back-to-School Buying Guide! PAWN SACRIFICE Tobey Maguire stars as Bobby Fischer September 2015 | USChess.org IFC_chess life 8/7/2015 2:41 PM Page 1 noa_pg1_Sept2015_Layout 1 8/12/2015 11:02 AM Page 1 North American Open Dec 26-30, 26-29 or 27-29 at BALLY’S LAS VEGAS $120,000 prizes based on 600 paid entries $90,000 minimum guaranteed! In 7 sections. Enter by Sept 15 for lowest fee! Open Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-800-600-500-400-400, clear/tiebreak bonus $200. Top FIDE Under 2400/Unr $2400-1200. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible. Under 2300 Section: $7000-4000-2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400. Under 2100 Section: $7000-4000-2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400. Unr limit $2500. Under 1900 Section: $7000-4000-2000-1200-800-600-500-500-400-400. Unr limit $1800. Under 1700 Section: $6000-3000-1500-1000-800-600-500-500-400-400. Unr limit $1300. Under 1500 Section: $5000-2500-1300-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300. 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Other inquiries: [email protected], (931) 787-1234, fax (931) 787-1200 2 September 2015 | Chess Life CL_9-2015_pg07_JP_r1_chess life 8/12/2015 2:48 PM Page 7 www.uschess.org 3 CL_09-2015_TOC_AKF_r6.qxp_chess life 13/08/2015 16:18 Page 4 20 National Events / National Open Chess Life A CHESS FAIRY TALE BY PETE KARAGIANIS SEPTEMBER or, The National Open Turns 50 COLUMNS 28 Cover Story / Pawn Sacrifice FISCHER GOES HOLLYWOOD 14 LOOKS AT BOOKS / POSITIONAL DECISION MAKING IN CHESS BY BRIAN JERAULD A Look Into Gelfand’s Thought Process In the first A-list treatment of Fischer and his run to the By John Hartmann championship, the filmmakers say, “It’s not the truth—it’s the truth as you choose to describe it.” 16 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT Defeated By GM Andy Soltis 18 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS How to Punish A Bad Novelty By GM Lev Alburt 46 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION Sleight of Mind By Bruce Pandolfini 48 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION Remembering GM Walter Browne By GM Daniel Naroditskyi DEPARTMENTS SEPTEMBER PREVIEW / 6 THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO 8 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND 10 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. 11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE 12 US CHESS AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS 52 TOURNAMENT LIFE / SEPTEMBER 34 Grand Chess Tour / Norway Chess TOPALOV TOPS, CARLSEN FLOPS IN NORWAY CHESS 71 CLASSIFIEDS / SEPTEMBER BY GM IAN ROGERS There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads 71 SOLUTIONS / SEPTEMBER on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. ~ Shakespeare—“Julius Caesar” 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES This Month: Dan Heisman 40 History / Marshall Centenary ON THE COVER THE MARSHALL CHESS CLUB TURNS 100 Bobby Fischer’s run to the world championship BY DR. FRANK BRADY is examined in a silver-screen portrayal by Hollywood A-lister Toby Maguire. Brian Jerauld A Century of American Chess History interviewed the film’s principles; his report begins on page 28. Note: The Back-to-School Buying Guide mentioned on the cover is not included THIS PHOTO & COVER COURTESY OF BLEECKER in magazine copies sent outside of the U.S.
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