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SAMUEL SEVIAN and KAYDEN TROFF Win Big in Slovenia CALCULATION VS. INTUITION AT THE NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS | GEMS FROM THE UTD GM INVITATIONAL FEBRUARY 2013 Gold! SAMUEL SEVIAN and KAYDEN TROFF win big in Slovenia A USCF Publication $5.95 THE WORLD’S MOST WIDELY READ CHESS MAGAZINE www.uschess.org IFC_Layout 1 1/4/2013 5:06 PM Page 1 allgirls_Layout 1 1/4/2013 3:13 PM Page 1 CL_02-2013_masthead_JP_r5_chess life 1/11/2013 10:32 AM Page 2 Chess Life EDITORIAL STAFF Chess Life Editor and Daniel Lucas dlucas@uschess.org Director of Publications Chess Life Online Editor Jennifer Shahade jshahade@uschess.org Chess Life for Kids Editor Glenn Petersen gpetersen@uschess.org Senior Art Director Frankie Butler fbutler@uschess.org Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor Alan Kantor akantor@uschess.org Editorial Assistant Jo Anne Fatherly jfatherly@uschess.org Editorial Assistant Jennifer Pearson jenpearson@uschess.org Technical Editor Ron Burnett TLA/Advertising Joan DuBois tla@uschess.org USCF STAFF Executive Director Bill Hall ext. 189 bhall@uschess.org Chief Operations Officer Patricia K. 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BD:08/03 Other inquiries: feedback@uschess.org, (931) 787-1234, fax (931) 787-1200 2 February 2013 | Chess Life CL_02-2013_CLO_DLF_r7.qxp_chess life 1/11/13 3:53 PM Page 3 February Preview / This month in Chess Life and CLO Editor’s Letter As I worked on this issue, I felt at times that I was at a production of The Lion King. In Disney’s story, the show-stopping number is “Circle of Life,” which could be applied to this month’s Chess Life. We start with yet more world championships for USCF players at the beginning of their careers: Kayden Troff and Samuel Sevian brought home gold medals from Slovenia, which follow recent championships by Awonder Liang, Steven Zierk, Daniel Naroditsky, and Aleksandr Lenderman. The always entertaining GM John Fedorowicz gives us the story. The circle includes the end of life, and sadly we must report on the death of Elena Donaldson Akhmilovskaya. Frank Niro and Al Lawrence report the fascinating story of a woman who made world headlines outside of the world of chess because of her defection and who won national championships in both the U.S. and USSR. In between these two stories we have a story about college chess players at the UT Dallas Invitational producing those little nuggets that make chess so exciting, given to us by Dr. Alexey Root, WIM. Finally, Jamaal Abdul-Alim brings us top players at the height of their powers telling us how they go about the nuts and bolts of chess planning and when they just rely on their gut. Here’s to your chess circle of life. -Daniel Lucas, Editor CHESS LIFE ONLINE PREVIEW: FEBRUARY A Chess Party to Brighten Up Winter Look for coverage of one of America’s most popular series, the U.S. Amateur Team Cham- pionships, held over President’s Day weekend from February 16-18. The nationwide festival is held in four locations, the East in Parsippany, New Jersey; the West in Pleasan- ton, northern California; the South in Sunrise, Florida and the North in Schaumburg, Illinois. Our coverage will include games and updates from all four and U.S. Chess Scoop video coverage from the largest, the U.S. Amateur Team East, also known as the World Ama- teur Team. Share your own Amateur Team stories or memories by e-mailing jshahade@uschess.org or on facebook.com/uschess & twitter.com/uschess. Bug Chat: With SuperNationals V coming to Nashville April 5-7, CLO is taking another look at one of a chess variant adored by many—from kids starting out to World #3 GM Levon Aronian. Bughouse author and coach Nephtali Diaz of Bughousemaster.com talks to CLO about strategy, openings and how to get better. World Chess Hall of Fame: CLO editor Jennifer Shahade, also a board member at the WCHOF in St. Louis talks about what’s new at the St. Louis institution, which has installed exhibitions on everything from chess in pop culture to Bobby Fischer since its move from Miami in September 2012. To the right is GM Hikaru Nakamura at the museum. Trophies Plus Grand Prix: Look for coverage of the largest Grand Prix of the month, the 2nd Annual Recession Buster Open, held in San Diego, California from February 16-18. Follow Chess Life and Chess Life Online on Facebook! Get regular updates as part of your newsfeed, post comments, and easily communicate directly with the editorial staff. Dr. Alexey Root, WIM Frank Niro Al Lawrence The UTD Dallas Invitational reporter is Our obituary of Elena Donaldson Akhmilovskaya “Faces Across the Board” is compiled the author of six books, including her latest co-author is a former president of the U.S. Chess monthly by Lawrence, the former executive Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children Trust and has been a chess journalist for four director of both USCF and the World Chess Ages 5-14 (Mongoose Press, Newton decades. He has served as editor of Chess Horizons Hall of Fame. He is currently director of the Highlands, Massachusetts; 2012). She and Northwest Chess. Presently he splits his time Texas Tech University chess program. His also teaches college credit courses, between Boise, Idaho, and Ithaca, New York, latest book, with GM Lev Alburt, is Chess available worldwide via UT Dallas where he teaches strategic planning to health for the Gifted and Busy. He is co-author this eLearning, about chess in education. administration students at Cornell University. month of the Elena Donaldson obituary. CONTRIBUTORS PHOTO COURTESY OF SAINT LOUIS CHESS CLUB OF SAINT LOUIS COURTESY PHOTO www.uschess.org 3 CL_02-2013_TOC_AKF_r6_chess life 1/11/13 9:14 PM Page 4 Below: Former world champion and Russian presidential candidate Garry Kasparov conducting a master class for the Kasparov Chess Foundation in Manhattan.
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