Chess Life JANUARY COLUMNS
14 LOOKS AT BOOKS / INFORMANT #125 Staying Relevant By John Hartmann
16 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT The Secret Handshake
By GM Andy Soltis
18 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS Off-Book
By GM Lev Alburt
44 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION Sac, Sac, and Sac
By Bruce Pandolfini
46 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION Keeping a Clear Head
By GM Daniel Naroditsky DEPARTMENTS
6 JANUARY PREVIEW / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND US CHESS NEWS
8 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND
10 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S.
11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE
12 US CHESS AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS
50 TOURNAMENT LIFE / JANUARY 71 CLASSIFIEDS / JANUARY 71 SOLUTIONS / JANUARY
72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES THIS MONTH: GM VARUZHAN AKOBIAN
22 COVER STORY / MILLIONAIRE CHESS 2 Millionaire Chess 2: High Stakes By FM Alisa Melekhina
MC2 attracted all three of the US’ world-top-ten players, with GM Hikaru Nakamura snagging the $100,000 grand prize.
32 COLLEGE CHESS / UT DALLAS VERSUS U. BELGRADE Five to Five
By Dr. Alexey Root, WIM UT Dallas defeats University of Belgrade, ties decade-long Svetozar Gligoric Transatlantic Cup
38 MILITARY CHESS / 2015 ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP Officers Pay Double
By Colonel David A. Hater Larry Larkins wins 56th Armed Forces Championship, and our correspondent examines how chess helped our overseas forces.
For the second year, Millionaire Chess generated a great deal of excitement in the chess world. Shown below are just some of the 544 participants.
ON THE COVER
GM Maurice Ashley and Amy Lee have staked much on their Millionaire Chess concept, and the second edition started to pay dividends as the U.S.’ top player took time away from his international competitions to make the trip to Nevada: GM Hikaru Nakamura overcame a tough field in a demanding event format to win Millionaire Chess 2. PHOTO BY DAVID LLADA
4 January 2016 | Chess Life
PHOTOS BY DAVID LLADA
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