Contributors
John Roycroft (“First Moves,” p. 8) founded EG in 1965, the first long-running journal exclusively for endgame studies. He also served as endgame study editor from 1931- 1974 for British Chess Magazine.
IM Irina Krush (“Looks at Books,” p. 11) is a three-time U.S. women’s champion and a regular contributor to Chess Life.
FM Mike Klein (“Cover Story,” p. 16) is, to his students, a chess teacher; to top professionals, he is a chess journalist; and to old friends, he is a semi-retired chess player. He likes the international appeal of the game and appreciates all the chess players that have shunned the money, fame and free drinks of the poker table.
Christopher Kerrigan Damrosch (“Chess Business,” p. 36) aka “Bird,” is a writer, math teacher, graduate from Emory, and probably the guy you tripped over as he slept under a table at the World Open.
Al Lawrence (“Remembrance,” p. 42) is a former executive director of both USCF and the World Chess Hall of Fame. His latest book, with GM Lev Alburt, is Chess Training Pocket Book II.
Miriam Morris (“Chess Art,” p. 48) facilitates exhibitions, lectures, and writes about the life of her father David Friedmann. She continues to search for his portraits of chess masters, among other lost artwork.
July on
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Chess Festival Begins in Orlando
The last days of July marks the beginning of the U.S. Open (July 30-August 7), U.S. Girls Junior Open, Denker Tournament of High School Champions and a new event, the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions. Check
uschess.org for standings and pairings and CLO for updates.
World Open
Break out the fireworks and popcorn. The biggest open tournament of the year hits Philadelphia on Independence Day weekend. Keep
uschess.org/clo bookmarked for U.S. Chess Scoop video coverage and reportage by Jamaal Abdul-Alim.
Cadets Return to USCF Base
For the third year in a row, the U.S. Cadet (Under 16) Championship will take place in Crossville, Tennessee, the home of the USCF. Favorites include Aleksandr Ostrovskiy and Michael Bodek from New York and Atulya Shetty from Michigan. Follow the tournament, an eight-player round robin from July 11-15 and look for updates by Alan Kantor on CLO.
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IM Greg Shahade’s 2007 editorial on flaws in the Swiss pairing system was one of the most commented CLO articles in history. Greg is back with controversial monthly pieces on various topics from round-robins to promoting chess.
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GREG SHAHADE BY BETSY DYNAKO
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