April Preview / This month in Chess Life and US Chess News US CHESS NEWS PREVIEW APRIL THE INAUGUR R HAAL WAII CHESS FESTIV AL | WEBSTER WINS ANOTHER PRESIDENT’S CUP T JUNE 201 15
U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Follow along from April 13-30 as the U.S. Chess and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships rage on in the capital of chess in the U.S., St. Louis. Defending champs Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush will be joined by other favorites such as Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Anna Zatonskih. The event will top off with a blitz tournament featuring Garry Kasparov!
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IM ERIK KISLIK (“The Kislik Variation”) is a chess author, an analyst and coach for elite grandmasters.
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GM LARRY KAUFMAN (Handicap Chess) is a longtime computer chess researcher, author, and the 2008 World Senior Champion. He helped develop the chess program Komodo with Don Dailey and the author of The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White.
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NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS Follow the National Junior High in Indianapolis, Indiana from April 15-17.
SPRING BOOK CLEANING Looking to freshen up your bookcases? Vanessa West examiines the top books for beginners, so you can always have solid standbys for family or friends just getting into the game.
GM IAN ROGERS (Wijk aan Zee) is a frequent contributor of international event reports.
GM PAL BENKO (April Fools Puzzles) was our endgame columnist for 45 years.
AL LAWRENCE (Harold Dondis) is the former executive director of both US Chess and the World Chess Hall of Fame. He is currently managing director for the U.S. Chess Trust and chair of the US Chess college chess committee. His latest book, with GM Lev Alburt, is Chess for the Gifted and Busy.
GIRLS IN CHICAGO Look for reportage and photography from Betsy Dynako Zacate at the 13th annual All-Girls Nationals, held from April 22-24 in Chicago, Illinois. PHOTO BY JIM DOYLE
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