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BD:08/03 Other inquiries: [email protected], (931) 787-1234, fax (931) 787-1200 2 August 2014 | Chess Life ED UYING GUIDE ENCLOS USCF SALESSALES SPRING BUYINGB GUIDE ENCLOSED PLAYPLAY IN THE U.S.U.S. OPENOPEN IN ORLANDO!ORLANDO! SeeSee TLA on pages 53/54. MAY 2014 APRIL 2014 A USCF Public ation A USCF Publication $5.95 $5.95 Chess Life PHOTO: SLCCSC AUGUST COLUMNS 14 LOOKS AT BOOKS Web Lessons By John Hartmann 16 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT Of Pawns and Madness By GM Andy Soltis 18 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS The King’s Indian Attack By GM Lev Alburt 42 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION Akiba’s Akibility By Bruce Pandolfini 44 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION Courage versus Caution By GM Daniel Naroditskyi DEPARTMENTS 6 AUGUST PREVIEW / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO 8 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND GM Gata Kamsky with his FIRST MOVES / fiancée Iryna Turchyn, who watched 10 the entire rapid playoffs. Kamsky CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S. announced his engagement during the Championship. 11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE 20 Cover Story/ 2014 U.S. Championship 14 USCF AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE 48 KNIGHT’S TOUR / TOURNAMENT TRAVEL BY FM MIKE KLEIN A broken record keeps spinning in St. Louis as Kamsky 50 TOURNAMENT LIFE / AUGUST and Krush once again take the U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship titles. 71 CLASSIFIEDS / AUGUST 71 SOLUTIONS / AUGUST 36 Literature / Fritz Leiber LITERARY CHESS: THE STORIES OF FRITZ LEIBER 72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES BY CURTIS SCOTT SHUMAKER THIS MONTH: FM CHRIS LAND Remembering a chess expert who was also an accomplished author. Regional Events / U.S. Amateur East ON THE COVER 39 We try to give our readers fresh, new covers, but when the players Championship do something that hasn’t been accomplished in decades (both the U.S. champion and women’s champion defending their titles SANDI HUTAMA WINS THE 2014 in the same year) it becomes difficult for us to do so. U.S. AMATEUR EAST CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTOS ON COVER AND THIS PAGE COURTESY OF CHESS BY PETE TAMBURRO CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS “Every artist was first an amateur.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson 4 August 2014 | Chess Life August Preview / This month in Chess Life and CLO CHESS LIFE ONLINE PREVIEW: AUGUST Troms , Norway Olympiad Follow our Olympic teams to glory in Tromsø, Norway from August 1 through 15. The Open team includes GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Gata Kamsky, Alex Onischuk, Varuzhan Akobian as well as newcomer Sam Shankland. Look for daily coverage onChess Life Online (CLO), including updates from team captain IM John Donaldson. GM Irina Krush leads the Women’s team with IM Anna Zatonskih, WGMs Tatev Abrahamyan, Katerina Nemcova and Anna Sharevich. Donaldson said, “Both teams will be rated in the top 10 and have chances to reach the podium if they prepare hard and play well.” THE SUMMER SETTLES IN ORLANDO:Look for recaps of the action and thoughts from the big winners at the U.S. Open in Orlando, which concludes on August 3rd. SECOND SINQUEFIELD CUP: The 2nd Sinquefield Cup from August 27 through September 7 will feature the best players in the world facing off in St. Louis. Look for updates on who’s playing and special events at uschess.org and follow along at uschesschamps.com. LABOR DAY MADNESS: Look for coverage of tournaments and events around the country held over Labor Day weekend from August 30-September 1, including state championships. Contribute your own games, photos and stories [email protected] and also chime in on facebook.com/uschessand twitter.com/uschess. JOHN HARTMANN Looks at Books is written this month by a chess book reviewer and blogger. You can find his work at chessbookreviews.word press.com. Someday he will finish his dissertation.