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The Struggle of Chess Is Quite Simple: You Can Work Tirelessly for Extensive Periods of Time, Give All You Have to Give, and Make Only Incremental Progress See our 2016 Summer Chess Camp Advertising Section in the center of this issue! The Struggle The struggle of chess is quite simple: you can work tirelessly for extensive periods of time, give all you have to give, and make only incremental progress. March 2016 | USChess.org CL_03-2016_editorial_NR_r1_chess life 2/3/2016 8:59 PM Page IFC1 CL_03-2016_editorial_NR_r1_chess life 2/3/2016 7:54 PM Page 1 25th annual CHICAGO OPEN May 26-30, 27-30, 28-30 or 29-30, 2016 Open 9 rounds, others 7 rounds, Memorial Day weekend at luxurious Westin North Shore Hotel GM and IM norms possible! Free lectures & analysis of your games by GM John Fedorowicz! $100,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED! 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