June Preview / This month in Chess Life and CLO CHESS LIFE ONLINE PREVIEW: JUNE
Chess is Viva in Las Vegas: Look for U.S. Chess Scoop video coverage from the National Open, the main event of the Las Vegas Chess Festival, held from June 12 through 15 at the Riviera Hotel. Also look for news and a preview for the Millionaire Chess Open coming up in Las Vegas in October, "The USCF is excited to work with Millionaire Chess to promote such an historic event,” said Executive Director Jean Hoffman.
U.S. JUNIOR CLOSED IN ST. LOUIS Follow some of the top young stars in the nation as they battle for the U.S. Junior Championship title from June 19 through 29 in St. Louis, the chess capital of America.
INTERNATIONAL SEASON Watch norm hopefuls all over the U.S. and the world fight for honor and titles in a series of summer internationals, including the New York International (June 18- 22) hosted by the Marshall Chess Club and held in midtown Manhattan and the DC International (June 26-30), which precedes the World Open.
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The desert outside of Las Vegas. With the National Open (June) and the Millionaire Chess Open (October), Vegas is becoming the go-to-place for spectacular chess events.
PETE TAMBURRO (Looks at Books) has been writing for Chess Life since 1973 and for Chess Life for Kids since its inception. He is the author of Learn Chess From the Greats and his book, Openings for Amateurs, has just been released. He is a newly retired teacher of Advanced Placement U.S. History and a former high school and college basketball coach.
HOWARD GOLDOWSKY (Cover Story) enjoys writing about the relationship chess shares with art, psychology, computer science, sports, Zen, and expertise development. One day he might write a book titled Man Over Board. He lives in Canton, Massachusetts.
RICHARD FRANCISCO (USAT Playoff) enjoys studying the relationship between mathematical problem solving and chess playing. He’s currently a graduate student living in Atlanta, Georgia who is using the opportunity to attempt to improve his chess!
GM IAN ROGERS (Wijk aan Zee) is a globe-trotting Australian grandmaster who covers international events for Chess Life and Chess Life Online as well as for other publications.
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