Below: Phiona Mutesi in Uganda Chess Life COLUMNS
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LOOKS AT BOOKS / WALTER BROWNE Stressed Out By Dr. Alexey Root, WIM
CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT
Wallboarding By GM Andy Soltis
SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION
Excitement in the Four Knights By Bruce Pandolfini
BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS Triple Queen Sac By GM Lev Alburt
ENDGAME LAB / INSTRUCTION
Cracking the Berlin Wall By GM Pal Benko
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NOVEMBER PREVIEW / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND
FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S.
FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE USCF AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS KNIGHT’S TOUR / TOURNAMENT TRAVEL TOURNAMENT LIFE / NOVEMBER CLASSIFIEDS / NOVEMBER SOLUTIONS / NOVEMBER MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES
ON THE COVER Phiona Mutesi photorgraphed in humble surroundings in Uganda. “The Queen of Katwe” is the subject of a book of the same name by an ESPN writer. Photo by Mark Schenkel
4 November 2012 | Chess Life 36 20 USCF National Events / 2012 U.S. Open
Circulo Perfecto By Al Lawrence
The 2012 U.S. Open completed the circle to a long ago Mexican champion.
30 Personalities / GM Maurice Ashley
Another World By Macauley Peterson
Maurice Ashley is rethinking chess as a pro sport, as a business, and even the game itself.
Cover Story / Sports Outreach Institute The Great Equalizer By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
The Viginia non-profit Sports Outreach Institute uses chess, among other activities, to improve lives around the world. Also: a review by Howard Goldowsky of The Queen of Katwe.
Bottom of page: Chouchanik Airapetian, winner of the U.S. Women’s Open, receiving her award from USCF Executive Director Bill Hall.
NOVEMBER
PHOTO: MARK SCHENKEL
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