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Tiebreak Heartbreak US CHESS TURNS 80 IN DECEMBER LOOK FOR SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY FEATURES ALL YEAR LONG! January 2019 | USChess.org 2018 OLYMPIAD Tiebreak Heartbreak Top-seeded Team USA arrived in Batumi, Georgia with visions of back-to-back gold, but the tiebreak system that favored them in 2016 proved their undoing in 2018. <& SUHVHQWV .&)·VWK$QQXDO$OO*LUOV 1DWLRQDO&KDPSLRQVKLSV $SULO+<$770&&250,&.3/$&(&+,&$*2,/ )LUVWSODFHZLQQHUVRIHDFKVHFWLRQZLOOTXDOLI\WRSOD\DWWKH:RUOG<RXWK&DGHWV&KDPSLRQVKLSV 0$,1(9(17 ϲͲ^^͕'ͬϵϬ͕Ěϱ &ƌŝĚĂLJƉƌŝůϭϮ Ϯ͗ϯϬWDKƉĞŶŝŶŐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ϯ͗ϬϬWDZŽƵŶĚϭ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJƉƌŝůϭϯ ϭϬ͗ϬϬDZŽƵŶĚϮ Ϯ͗ϯϬWDZŽƵŶĚϯ ϲ͗ϯϬWDZŽƵŶĚϰ ^ƵŶĚĂLJƉƌŝůϭϰ ϵ͗ϬϬDZŽƵŶĚϱ ϭ͗ϬϬWDZŽƵŶĚϲ ϱ͗ϬϬWDǁĂƌĚƐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ 6(&7,21$:$5'6 +<$770&&250,&.3/$&( ŐĞĂƐŽĨϭͬϭͬϮϬϭϵ ϮϮϯϯ^DĂƌƚŝŶ>ƵƚŚĞƌ<ŝŶŐƌ (175<)(( hŶĚĞƌϴƚŽƉϭϱŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ͕/>ϲϬϲϭϲ ΨϲϱƉŽƐƚŵĂƌŬĞĚďLJϯͬϭϭ͕Ψϴϱ ƚŽƉϱϬϬʹϳϵϵ͕ƚŽƉhϱϬϬ͕ƚŽƉϲƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ďLJϰͬϭ͕ΨϵϱĂĨƚĞƌͬŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ͘ +27(/5(6(59$7,216 hŶĚĞƌϭϬƚŽƉϭϱŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲƋƵĂĚΨϭϲϱ ƚŽƉϳϬϬʹϵϵϵ͕ƚŽƉhϳϬϬ͕ƚŽƉϲƐĐŚŽŽůƐ 6,'((9(176 ;ϴϴϴͿϰϮϭͲϭϰϰϮ͕ŽŶůŝŶĞĂƚ hŶĚĞƌϭϮƚŽƉϭϱŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ƵŐŚŽƵƐĞdŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ǁǁǁ͘ƌŬŶŝŐŚƚƐ͘ŽƌŐͬĂůůŐŝƌůƐ ƚŽƉϵϬϬʹϭϭϵϵ͕ƚŽƉhϵϬϬ͕ƚŽƉϲƐĐŚŽŽůƐ &ƌŝ͘ƉƌŝůϭϮϭϭ͗ϬϬD ZĞƐĞƌǀĞĞĂƌůLJŚŽƚĞůŵĂLJƐĞůů ŶƚƌLJĨĞĞ͗ΨϯϱƉĞƌƚĞĂŵ hŶĚĞƌϭϰƚŽƉϭϱŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ŽƵƚͬƌĂŝƐĞƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŽƉϭϭϬϬʹϭϯϵϵ͕ƚŽƉhϭϭϬϬ͕ƚŽƉϰƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ůŝƚnjdŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ;'ͬϱ͕ĚϬͿ hŶĚĞƌϭϲƚŽƉϴŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ,1)2 &ƌŝ͘ƉƌŝůϭϮϳ͗ϬϬWD ƚŽƉϭϯϬϬʹϭϱϵϵ͕ƚŽƉhϭϯϬϬ͕ƚŽƉϯƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ǁǁǁ͘ƌŬŶŝŐŚƚƐ͘ŽƌŐͬĂůůŐŝƌůƐ ŶƚƌLJĨĞĞ͗ΨϮϱϰͬϭ͕ΨϯϬ hŶĚĞƌϭϴƚŽƉϴŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͕ ;ϳϳϯͿϴϰϰͲϬϳϬϭ/ŝŶĨŽΛ ĂĨƚĞƌͬŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ͘ ƚŽƉϭϱϬϬʹϭϳϵϵ͕ƚŽƉhϭϱϬϬ͕ƚŽƉϯƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƌĞŶĂŝƐƐĂŶĐĞŬŶŝŐŚƚƐ͘ŽƌŐ KŶůŝŶĞZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ͗ǁǁǁ͘ƌŬŶŝŐŚƚƐ͘ŽƌŐͬĂůůŐŝƌůƐ DĂŝůĞĚZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ͗ŵĂŬĞĐŚĞĐŬƐƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽ͗ZŬŶŝŐŚƚƐ͕ƚƚŶ͗ůůͲ'ŝƌůƐ͕WKŽdžϭϬϳϰEŽƌƚŚďƌŽŽŬ͕/>ϲϬϬϲϱ ǁǁǁ͘ŬĂƐƉĂƌŽǀĐŚĞƐƐĨŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶ͘ŽƌŐ www.uschess.org 1 CHESS LIFE STAFF EXECUTIVE BOARD !-#(*+,!+%%"-& ##-*,)(-&% Publications Editor President [email protected] PO Box 436787 Louisville, KY 40253 )+*(-,$%#-) [email protected] ##+ +"")(*+)'+ )'*+ +&*+ #+##+ Senior Art Director [email protected] +*,+$-) Vice President ")(+!)*$+Crossville, TN (931) 787-1234 +%+&"+, '-)%& 10990 NW 115th Avenue %*''+"(+!()"&)!('+ ()%)*'[email protected] (931) 200-5509 Creative Content Granger, IA 50109 Coordinator [email protected] *%&)')(+)()%)*'$+(931) 787-1234, ext. 123 [email protected] "$,*)$" *&&*%'+&!+&*+*)&!%$+Please submit to [email protected] #+*,+*%') VP Finance Editorial Assistant/ P.O. 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    NAKAMURA WINS GIBRALTAR / SO FINISHES SECOND AT TATA STEEL APRIL 2015 Career Crossroads FM ALISA MELEKHINA is currently balancing her law and chess careers. Inside, she interviews three other lifelong chess players wrestling with a similar dilemma. IFC_Layout 1 3/11/2015 6:02 PM Page 1 OIFC_pg1_Layout 1 3/11/2015 7:11 PM Page 1 World’s biggest open tournament! 43rd annual WORLD OPEN Hyatt Regency Crystal City, near D.C. 9rounds,June30-July5,July1-5,2-5or3-5 $210,000 Guaranteed Prizes! Master class prizes raised by $10,000 GM & IM norms possible, mixed doubles prizes, GM lectures & analysis! VISIT OUR NATION’S CAPITAL SPECIAL FEATURES! 4) Provisional (under 26 games) prize The World Open completes a three 1) Schedule options. 5-day is most limits in U2000 & below. year run in the Washington area before popular, 4-day and 3-day save time & 5) Unrated not allowed in U1200 returning to Philadelphia in 2016. money.New,leisurely6-dayhas three1- though U1800;$1000 limit in U2000. $99 rooms, valet parking $6 (if full, round days. Open plays 5-day only. 6) Mixed Doubles: $3000-1500-700- about $7-15 nearby), free airport shuttle. 2) GM & IM norms possible in Open. 500-300 for male/female teams. Fr e e s hutt l e to DC Metro, minutes NOTECHANGE:Mas ters can now play for 7) International 6/26-30: FIDE norms from Washington’s historic attractions! both norms & large class prizes! possible, warm up for main event. Als o 8sections:Open,U2200,U2000, 3) Prize limit $2000 if post-event manyside events.
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  • NEWSLETTER 158 (May 29, 2014)
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