Chess Life NOVEMBER
COLUMNS
14 LOOKS AT BOOKS / TRAINING MANUALS Tossing Pieces in the Air With Purpose By John Hartmann
16 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT The Openings Black Hole
By GM Andy Soltis
18 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS Double Upset
By GM Lev Alburt
46 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION The King’s Indian Attack, a la Reshevsky
By Bruce Pandolfini
48 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION The Moment of Truth: Rook Endings
By GM Daniel Naroditskyi 20 Cover Story / 2014 Sinquefield Cup DEPARTMENTS
6 NOVEMBER PREVIEW / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO
8 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND
10 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S.
11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE
12 USCF AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS 53 TOURNAMENT LIFE / NOVEMBER 71 CLASSIFIEDS / NOVEMBER 71 SOLUTIONS / NOVEMBER
72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES This Month: FM Asa Hoffman
FIRE AND ICE BY FM MIKE KLEIN; GAME ANALYSIS BY GM IAN ROGERS In arguably the best tournament performance of all time, GM Fabiano Caruana starts with seven victories against the world’s best on his way to the 2014 Sinquefield Cup championship.
36 USCF National Events / 2014 U.S. Open
IN THEIR OWN WORDS The various winners from the Orlando, Florida, U.S. Open festivities write about their experience.
43 In the Arena / 3rd Washington International
AZAROV DOMINATES D.C. BY MICHAEL REGAN The strong field at the Washington International provided norm opportunities not generally available in the U.S., and it pays off as Samuel Sevian gets his third grandmaster norm.
On the Sinquefield Cup’s rest day, Chess Life Online Editor Jennifer Shahade (r) and GM Fabiano Caruana (l) were just two of the many participants in the exhibit “Burning Boards” by artist Glenn Kaino at the World Chess Hall of Fame. See page 20 for the full Sinquefield Cup story.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was all the rage as the 2014 Sinquefield Cup participants arrived in St. Louis. GM Fabiano Caruana decided to take the challenge, but the icy water couldn’t cool off his chess as he went on to dominate the event.
COVER PHOTOS BY AUSTIN FULLER, CCSCSL 4 November 2014 | Chess Life
GM Fabiano Caruana, 2014 Sinquefield Cup champion, being interviewed by GM Ian Rogers. See the interview on page 22.
PHOTOS: CATHY ROGERS
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