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Gm Walter Browne 1949-2015 IM Chandra Wins U.S. Junior Closed| GM Lenderman Wins World Open GM WALTER BROWNE 1949-2015 October 2015 | USChess.org IFC_chess life 9/5/2015 12:08 AM Page 1 CL_10-2015_K-12_Advertisment_FB_r2.qxp_chess life 11/09/2015 04:29 Page 1 2015 NATIONAL K-12 GRADE CHAMPIONSHIPS DECEMBER 4-6, 2015 DISNEY’S CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT, 1000 WEST BUENA VISTA DR., LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL 32830 $129 single/double/triple/quad OPENING CEREMONY 7SS, G/90 D5 13 SECTIONS Play only in your grade. November 2015 Friday: 12:30 pm rating supplement will be used. Team Score = total of top three (minimum two) finishers from each school per grade. First place individual and team, ROUNDS including ties, will be national champion for their grade. Friday: 1 pm, 6 pm Trophies to top individuals & top teams in each grade. Saturday: 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm AWARDS Every participant receives a commemorative item! Full list of trophies Sunday: 9 am, 1 pm on tournament info page. 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By GM Andy Soltis 18 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS PHOTO CREDIT: RICHARD SHORMAN Chess Is For All Ages By GM Lev Alburt 46 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION An American Gem By Bruce Pandolfini 48 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION Never Say Never By GM Daniel Naroditskyi DEPARTMENTS 6 OCTOBER PREVIEW / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND US CHESS NEWS 8 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND US CHESS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS / 2015 U.S. JUNIOR FIRST MOVES / 20 10 CLOSED CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. Suddenly Chandra 11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / By Brian Jerauld BY AL LAWRENCE IM Akshat Chandra continues his rapid rise with a victory in the 2015 U.S. Junior Closed Championship 12 US CHESS AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS 26 GRAND PRIX EVENTS / 2015 WORLD OPEN TOURNAMENT LIFE / OCTOBER 100 Titled Players 52 by GM Arun Prasad Subramanian 71 CLASSIFIEDS / OCTOBER Eight tie for first at the 2015 World Open; GM Aleksandr Lenderman champion on tiebreaks 71 SOLUTIONS / OCTOBER 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES 32 COVER STORY / GM WALTER BROWNE THIS MONTH: WGM KATERINA NEMCOVA Remembering GM Walter Browne By Al Lawrence Six-time U.S. Champion Walter Shawn Browne, 1949-2015 ON THE COVER Another link to the Fischer era has left us. GM Walter OPENINGS / FRENCH ADVANCE Browne, who won the U.S. Championship six times, died 40 just after this year’s National Open. Al Lawrence (with a Stunning Your Opponent in the French Advance: lengthy sidebar by Bruce Pandolfini) tells the story of “Mr. The Unexplored 9. Nbd2 Gambit Six-Time” beginning on page 32. By FM Alisa Melekhina WATERCOLOR BY SCOTTY PHILLIPS BASED 1.
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