CHESS LIFE


April 2016


Chess Life Kids Vol. 11, No. 2


Contents 4 What’s The Question? 6 You Can Do It!


8 Arabian Knights 9 The Chess Detective® 10 Move The Pieces


11 2015 Junior Grand Prix 12 Having the Confidence to Do What’s Right! 16 And the gold goes to Silver! 17 Tournament Life Anno uncements 21 Answers, We’ve Got Answers! 22 It’s Your Move!


Publisher USCF Executive Director: Jean Hoffman


Jean.Hoffman@uschess.org


Director of Publications: Daniel Lucas dlucas@uschess.org


Scholastic Editor: Glenn Petersen gpetersen@uschess.org


Art Director: Cat Connor catseyephotography@mac.com Character Designer and Illustrator: Chandler Ellison


Editorial Asst./Copy Editor: Alan Kantor akantor@uschess.org


Editorial Assistants: Jo Anne Fatherly backtobasics@uschess.org Natasha Roberts nroberts@uschess.org


Advertising Manager: Joan DuBois jdubois@uschess.org


Tournament Life: Joan DuBois tla@uschess.org


CONTRIBUTORS: Send your contributions and articles to Chess Life Kids, PO Box 3967, Crossville, Tennessee 38557 or better yet, e-mail to gpetersen@uschess.org.


Chess Life KIDS (USPS 023-567, ISSN: 1932-5894) is published in February, April, June, August, Octo ber, and December of every year by the US Chess, 137 Obrien Drive, Crossville, Tenne s see 38555. Pe- riodical postage paid at Crossville, Tennessee, and additional mailing offices.


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