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Gm Arthur Bisguier 1929-2017 Soltis, Naroditsky, Hess, Pandolfini & Hartmann all remember Bisguier in this special issue Remembering the Dean of American Chess GM ARTHUR BISGUIER 1929-2017 July 2017 | USChess.org The United States’ Largest Chess Specialty Retailer '''%! %!"$#&& GRANDMASTER PREPARATION ‒ LEARN CHESS THE RIGHT WAAYY ‒ BOOK 4 THINKING INSIDE THE BOX By Susan Polgar by Jacob Aagaard B0198GB - $19.95 B0083QT - $35.95 Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume che In “Thinking Inside the Box”, Jacob Aagaard puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginn describes his chess improveement philosophyy,, and intermediate level player, using the uniq developed over more than twenty years of thinking methods of the award-winning coach and form about one question: How do we make better world champion Susan Polgar. Volume 4 is all abo decisions at the chess board? 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PO Box 3967 *Ages at expiration Crossville, TN 38557 Tournament Director [email protected] Certification, Grant Oen/Jerry Nash/Judy Misner [email protected] 2 July 2017 | Chess Life www.uschess.org 3 Chess Life JULY PHOTO: US CHESS ARCHIVES COLUMNS 13 LOOKS AT BOOKS / SHOULD I BUY IT? **************''&%!#'*'( ')% By John Hartmann 16 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT )*!(* !)*)%'" By GM Andy Soltis 18 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS **************!"(*%)*#)*& **#)(( By GM Lev Alburt 20 IN THE ARENA / PLAYER OF THE MONTH ***************'( ')%*)!$&" By GM Robert Hess COVER STORY / SOLITAIRE CHESS / 22 46 INSTRUCTION GM ARTHUR BISGUIER **************#)*#)((*%$ '($ By Bruce Pandolfini THE PERSONABLE CHAMP BY DR ALEXEY ROOT, WIM 48 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION ***************&%*&*%$ Remembering GM Arthur Bisguier: October 8, 1929-April 5, 2017 By GM Daniel Naroditsky DEPARTMENTS 6 JULY PREVIEW / 32 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND US 32ND REYKJAVIK OPEN CHESS NEWS *******************)$ %"*$&*)!' BY FM ALLAN G. SAVAGE COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND 8 A focus on our American contingent at the popular Reykjavik (Iceland) Open 10 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. 36 PRO CHESS LEAGUE / SEASON 1 11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / ********************#)((*)! )* )$(*$*'#$ BY AL LAWRENCE ***************** BY PETE KARAGIANIS 14 US CHESS AFFAIRS / The inaugural season of Chess.com’s innovative approach to league NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS chess is in the books, with the St. Louis Archbishops winning the Championship over Carlsen and the Norway Gnomes. 51 TOURNAMENT LIFE / JULY CORRESPONDENCE CHESS / CLASSIFIEDS / JULY 40 71 2009/10 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 71 SOLUTIONS / JULY *******************&%%)(&")")*#)((*& " BY FM ALEX DUNNE 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES THIS MONTH: BEN JOHNSON The results are in as the 2009 and 2010 Golden Knights correspondence events conclude. ON THE COVER 44 US CHESS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS / GM Arthur Bisguier loved chess. His promotional efforts that USAT PLAYOFF complemented his superlative tournament record led to US ******************* )!%* &)(*&$*'"*#!'&"(#'( Chess naming him the third Dean of American Chess. See BY ETHAN LI our tribute beginning on page 22, as well as in most of our columns this month and a special info graphic in “First Moves.” After repeating as USAT East champions, “The Summer Academy COVER PHOTO BILL SIEGLER, US CHESS ARCHIVES for Talented Youth” goes one better and wins the USA Teams National Championship. 4 July 2017 | Chess Life SUMMER OF CHESS 2017 U.S.
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