January Chess Life Columns


16 CHESS TO ENJOY Loss Aversion By GM Andy Soltis


18 SOLITAIRE CHESS Beware of Unorthodox


Beginnings By Bruce Pandolfini


38 LOOKS AT BOOKS


The Making of a Champion By IM Tibor Karolyi


42 BACK TO BASICS


From Isolani to Knight Ending By GM Lev Alburt


44 ENDGAME LAB


Simple positions!? By GM Pal Benko


Departments 3


26 | COVER STORY


The Human Resources Department By FM Mike Klein


Growing a state championship is not complicated, but it does take effort.


PREVIEW


6 COUNTERPLAY 8 USCF AFFAIRS 14 FIRST MOVES 48 TOURNAMENT LIFE 70 CLASSIFIEDS 71 SOLUTIONS


20 PROFILE


Tenacious By Al Lawrence


The chess life of Arthur Feuerstein is a story of promise, tragedy, and rejuvenation.


32 INSTRUCTION


A Champion of the New Millenium By IM Danny Kopec, Ph.D.


One of the most promising players featured in the book Champions of the New Millennium is Lev Aronian. The book features the 18 best players in the world in 2009, including Anand, Kramnik, Topalov, Carlsen. Here is a game not included in the book that illustrates his fine play.


On The Cover


Most USCF state affiliates’ state championship is the premier event on their calendar. North Carolina has been implementing some innovative strategies in their championship and the North Carolina Open that may benefit other organizations. FM Mike Klein reports beginning on page 26.


Cover art by Marco Marella; Art Direction by Frankie Butler


34 FIDE


The 82nd FIDE Congress By Piotr Kaim


Large USCF delegation attends to make U.S. issues heard.


36 PUZZLES Construction Puzzles


GM Pal Benko provides Chess Life with some fun puzzles for the New Year.


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