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Chess &Coronavirus Also in this issue: World Senior Team Championship Coverage with GMs Benjamin and Rambaldi June 2020 | USChess.org CHESS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 The United States’ Largest Chess Specialty Retailer 888.51.CHESS (512.4377) www.USCFSales.com Mental Toughness in Chess The Complete Chess Swindler Practi cal Tips to Strengthen Your Mindset at the Board How to Save Points from Lost Positi ons Werner Schweitzer 128 pages - $19.95 David Smerdon 368 pages - $24.95 Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be “An enjoyable way to discover the secrets of rescuing bad trained. Unlock the full power of your brain with professional positi ons.” – IM Gary Lane, Chess Moves Magazine mental coach and chess player Werner Schweitzer, who has “It’s not just entertaining, it’s highly instructi ve as well. I been working with chess teams and individual players for cannot recommend this book highly enough. It fi lls a real many years. 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