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Article in Chess Life About Lubbock 2018 INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE: THE 2018 BACK-TO-SCHOOL BUYING GUIDE September 2018 | USChess.org The most “ challenging “ victory of my career. GM CRISTIAN CHIRILA NATIONAL OPEN CHAMP Main office: Crossville, TN (931) 787-1234 Press and Communications Inquiries: [email protected] Advertising inquiries: (931) 787-1234, ext. 123 Tournament Life Announcements (TLAs): All TLAs should be e-mailed to [email protected] or sent to P.O. 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HATER, U.S. ARMY By GM Daniel Naroditsky The United States hosts the event for the first time in the tournament’s 29-year history. DEPARTMENTS 30 COVER STORY / NATIONAL OPEN 5 SEPTEMBER PREVIEW / ################### #"!# THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND US BY GM ELSHAN MORADIABADI CHESS NEWS GM Ioan-Cristian Chirila’s determination wins the day—and the Edmondson Cup—at the 2018 National Open. 6 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND 7 US CHESS AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS 38 MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION / MAP WINNERS 8 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. ###################!!#! " # " Meet some of the top affiliates from our year-long membership drive. 9 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE GRAND PRIX EVENT / U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN TOURNAMENT LIFE / SEPTEMBER 42 54 ##################!" "#"" 71 CLASSIFIEDS / SEPTEMBER BY WGM SABINA-FRANCESCA FOISOR SOLUTIONS / SEPTEMBER Saikhanchimeg (Sana) Tsogtsaikhan shines in her 71 second U.S. Women’s Open. 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES THIS MONTH: GM ROBERT HESS 46 ENTERTAINMENT / HUMOR ################## !#"# #! BY DENNIS J. MC GRATH ON THE COVER Contrary to popular belief, chess players’ brains can misfire GM Ioan-Cristian Chirila tweeted, “Summer is off to spectacularly, rendering us incapable of performing the simplest tasks. a good start!” after winning clear first at the 2018 National Open. COVER PHOTO BY LENNART OOTES Didn't get a US Chess Federation Sales Buying Guide in the center of this issue but you want one? Visit USCFSales.com for contact information to order one. 4 September 2018 | Chess Life TEXAS TECH CHANCELLOR ROBERT DUNCAN SHAKES HANDS WITH LT. CHASE WATTERS, UNITED STATES NAVY, AFTER MAKING THE FIRST MOVE. WATTERS’ OPPONENT IS MR. CARL PORTMAN, GREAT BRITAIN’S TEAM CAPTAIN. LOOKING ON, LEFT TO RIGHT: GM ALEX ONISCHUK; JAN CHEUNG, NATO CHESS GAMES EDITOR; AND COLONEL TOMAZ MALINOWSKI OF POLAND, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY CHESS COMMITTEE. The 2018 NATO Chess Championship The United States hosts the event for the first time in the tournament’s 29-year history. By COLONEL (RETIRED) DAVID A. HATER, U.S. ARMY 24 September 2018 | Chess Life Military Chess / NATO Championship OR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 29-YEAR HISTORY, THE NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TOOK place in the United States. Further, the June 4-8, 2018 event at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, FTexas was being held in the western hemisphere for only the second time. The event was made possible thanks to the Konstantinos Mouroutis and Navy Chief Petty generous support of hosts Texas Tech University. The Official Officer Alberto Hernandez defeated Arie In the history of the event only 14 of the 29 Werksma. (Unfortunately, because Hernandez NATO nations have hosted, and of those, only U.S. Team: was an extra player, his score didn’t count.) Even three hosted it without any formal government NAVY LIEUTENANT Germany could not escape upsets as eighth seed financial support: England, Canada, and now Chase Watters Elijah Everett lost to Poland’s Aleksander the United States. Because the Department of Stankowski. NAVY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Defense stopped funding chess in 2012 and Round two was even more competitive. On George “Chip” Kraft commercial sponsorship is always a challenge, board one, Germany’s IM Lorenz Drabke drew our only viable option was to partner with a NAVY PETTY OFFICER Slovenia’s Igor Mestek. The U.S. Navy duo of chess organization. Enter Texas Tech, which Enrico Balmaceda Kraft and Hernandez again both pulled off provided lodging and food in the college dorms ARMY SPECIALIST upsets as Kraft defeated Germany’s Guido Schott and restaurant system, a fine playing venue in Abiye Williams and Hernandez defeated Poland’s team captain their alumni center, and an amazing amount of and International Military Chess Committee AIR FORCE CAPTAIN logistical support. Gordon Randall Secretary Slawomir Kedzierski. Out of the 29 NATO nations, 23 have partic- ipated in the tournament at least once. Whether ARMY SECOND LIEUTENANT a country participates is influenced by factors Nicholas Oblak ENGLISH OPENING (A22) including military requirements, government Guido Schott (FIDE 2127, GER) support, and location of the host country. This U.S. Officials & Chip Kraft (FIDE 1950, USA) year we lost several teams, or parts of teams, Veterans: 29th NATO Chess Championship (2), due to some of these factors. Also, some of the Lubbock, Texas, 06.05.2018 Annotation by Kraft countries who normally play in Europe could NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER Alberto Hernandez not afford the expense of coming to the United 1. c4 e5 States. Ultimately, 10 nations participated—less NAVY PETTY OFFICER than when the event is held in Europe, but Andrew Peraino I play the English myself as white and have roughly the same number that attended when always answered c4 with ... c5 until now. This the event was held in Canada. ARMY COLONEL was one of the two opening changes that I Jon Middaugh Most of the participating nations were the made for the NATO tournament. I also gave regulars who play every year, but there were a MARINE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE up my Scandinavian with ... Qd6 for the few new faces. The nations that sent represen- (STAFF SERGEANT RETIRED) Accelerated Dragon, which I tried out for the tatives were Germany, Poland, Greece, John Farrell first time in a tournament in round six of the Denmark, USA, Slovenia, Netherlands, United AIR FORCE TECHNICAL SERGEANT NATO. Kingdom, Canada, and Estonia. Andrew Duren 2. Nc3 Nf6 3.
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