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Chess Life 12/3/2008 5:28 PM Page 1 CL 10-2011 Masthead JP R1:Chess Life 8/31/2011 3:09 PM Page 2 October 2011 uschess.org A USCF Publication $3.95 IFC:Layout 1 8/10/2011 8:59 AM Page 1 Chess Magnet new:chess life 12/3/2008 5:28 PM Page 1 CL_10-2011_masthead_JP_r1:chess life 8/31/2011 3:09 PM Page 2 Chess Life Editorial Staff Chess Life Editor & Director of Publications Daniel Lucas [email protected] Chess Life Online Editor Jennifer Shahade [email protected] Chess Life for Kids Editor Glenn Petersen [email protected] Senior Art Director Frankie Butler [email protected] Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor Alan Kantor [email protected] Editorial Assistant Jo Anne Fatherly [email protected] Editorial Assistant Jennifer Pearson [email protected] Technical Editor Ron Burnett TLA/Advertising Joan DuBois [email protected] USCF Staff Executive Director Bill Hall ext. 189 [email protected] Assistant Executive Director & Director of National Events Patricia Knight Smith 931-200-3411 [email protected] National Events Assistant Cody Stewart 931-787-3916 [email protected] Chief Accountant Peggy Eberhart ext. 131 [email protected] Chief Financial Officer Joe Nanna ext. 150 [email protected] Accounting Associate Susan Houston ext. 136 [email protected] Director of Business Operations Judy Misner ext. 126 [email protected] Tournament Director Certification Judy Misner ext. 126 [email protected] Membership Services Supervisor Cheryle Bruce ext. 147 [email protected] Mailing Lists/Membership Assoc. 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Look for exclusive coverage on CLO as the US #1 battles against the top players in the world including GM Magnus Carlsen and World Champion GM Vishy Anand. Grand Prix Points Falling? Look for coverage on CLO of numerous major Grand Prixs, which grace autumn. Two of the biggest include the Continental Class to be held from October 6-10 in Virginia (coinciding with National Chess Day!) and the Western States Open in Reno, Nevada from October 21-23. Connect with USChess Continue the conversation on your favorite social media networks! Follow USChess on Twitter at twitter.com/uschess and “Like” USChess on Facebook at facebook.com/uschess or join the Chess Life magazine Facebook group. National Chess Day Celebrate chess on October 8th, 2011! National Chess Day is about to get even more official, pending Senate resolution for this year. Got a story, game or photo to share from your National Chess Day experience? Send it over to [email protected] for possible publication on Chess Life Online. Contributors Lisa Mogilanski GM Robert Hess (“First Moves,” p. 8) is a recent graduate of Hunter (“2011 World Team,” p. 28) is, at age 19, one of our College High School who has matriculated at Harvard youngest grandmasters. He wrote about the 2010 University this fall. Olympiad for the January 2011 Chess Life. FM Todd Andrews FM Alex Dunne (“Looks at Books,” p. 12) is the director of operations (“Prison Chess,” p. 40) is the correspondence chess and scholastic chess at the Nashville Chess Center. director for the USCF. His monthly column “The Check is in the Mail” appears on uschess.org. Jamaal Abdul-Alim (“2011 World Open,” p. 18) is a journalist and chess FM Mike Klein teacher in Washington, D.C. (“Cover Story,” p. 46) is, to his students, a chess teacher; to top professionals, he is a chess journalist; and to old friends, he is a semi-retired chess player. He likes the WIM Beatriz Marinello international appeal of the game and appreciates all the (“Scholastics,” p. 24) is a former president of the chess players that have shunned the money, fame and USCF and is currently a FIDE vice president. free drinks of the poker table. NAKAMURA BY PETER DOGGERS uschess.org Chess Life — October 2011 3 CL_10-2011_TOC_AKF_r6_chess life 9/9/11 10:24 PM Page 4 October Chess Life Columns 12 LOOKS AT BOOKS Informant Lite By FM Todd Andrews 14 CHESS TO ENJOY The Motivation Gap By GM Andy Soltis 16 SOLITAIRE CHESS The Unfortunate Queen By Bruce Pandolfini 52 BACK TO BASICS Remember the Position’s Ideas By GM Lev Alburt 54 ENDGAME LAB Botvinnik Centenary By GM Pal Benko Departments 3 PREVIEW 6 COUNTERPLAY GM Yasser Seirawan, declaring, “I’m ready!,” comes out of retirement to join the U.S. team at the World Team event in China. See the feature beginning on page 28. 8 FIRST MOVES 10 USCF AFFAIRS 18 2011 WORLD OPEN 42 PRISON CHESS 58 TOURNAMENT LIFE The Dynamic World Open Thug Life can become 78 CLASSIFIEDS By Jamaal Abdul-Alim Chess Life 79 SOLUTIONS The Great American Open By FM Alex Dunne tournaments encourage fighting Many chessplayers become chess by their very structure, consumed by the game. What and this year’s World Open, would happen if job, family, won by GMs Michael Adams or other responsibilities were and Gata Kamsky, was a not in competition for your perfect example. attention and you had an unlimited amount of time to 24 SCHOLASTICS do nothing but play chess? 2011 North American Youth Chess Championship 48 COVER STORY On The Cover By WIM Beatriz Marinello, FIDE Vice President Comparing Apps to Apps The number of options out Young chess players embody By FM Mike Klein there for playing chess on your the spirit of chess in Tarrytown, Your decision about what mobile device can be bewildering. New York. material to use when studying FM Mike Klein, winner this year or playing chess is now just of the “Best Tournament Report” 28 2011 WORLD TEAM as complicated as your decision category in the Chess Journalists about which opening to play. of America awards for his USA Just Misses Medal We help you out. reporting from the 2010 U.S. in China Championships, helps guide By GM Robert Hess you through the choices, At the 2011 World Team 52 CHESS JOURNALISTS OF beginning on page 48. Championship in Ningbo, AMERICA China, our squad just misses 2011 CJA Annual Awards iPad illustration by a medal despite strong play Jeremy Kortes; Cover design from all, including an The winners of the annual by Frankie Butler ‘un-retired’ Yasser Seirawan. chess journalism awards. 4 Chess Life — October 2011 uschess.org CL_04-2011_membership_ad_redo_JP_r3:Layout 1 5/11/2011 8:53 AM Page 1 New Membership Options PREMIUM AND REGULAR USCF MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE PREMIUM USCF MEMBERSHIP RATES PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR PRINTED COPY of Chess Life (monthly) ADULT(PAID ONLINE) $42 $78 $113 or Chess Life for Kids (bimonthly) plus all ADULT(PAID MAIL/PHONE) $49 $85 $120 other benefits of regular membership. 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