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U.S. Chess Federation Announces Three 2006 National Scholastic Chess Championships For Spring!

The U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) announces three 2006 National Scholastic Chess Championships:

"These tournaments provide students the opportunity to compete against some of the best scholastic chess players from across the country," said Jerry Nash, Scholastic Director for the U.S. Chess Federation. "With individual and team trophies on the line, the excitement builds round by round over the three days. If you have never been to one of these tournaments - don't hesitate to make this year your first!"

USCF will begin accepting online entries January 2, 2006.

Five national scholastic championships are scheduled each year. In addition to the above three, two more occur in the fall - the National Youth Action and the National K-12/Collegiate Championships. The 2005 championships attracted over 8,000 young chess enthusiasts to the five events.

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Sneak Preview into February 2006 Chess Life!

Feature columns for the February 2006 issue - scheduled mail date: 1/28. include:

• Chess News
• Finding the Formula of Success, Part 2 by Alexander Chernin
• Attacking Strategies in the Ruy Lopez by Pete Tamburro
• U.S. Chess League - The Miami Sharks by Bill Gibson
• Chess History, Episode 18 by John McCrary
• Look at Books by Alex Dunne

• Checking In
• Chess to Enjoy by Andy Soltis
• Back to Basics by Lev Alburt
• Opening Secrets by Susan Polgar
• Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini
• 65th Square by Robert Byrne
• Key Krackers by David L. Brown
• Easy Does It by Robert Lincoln
• Game of the Month by Michael Rohde
• Powerful Moves by Rudy Blumenfeld
• Larry Evans on Chess by Larry Evans
• Check is in the Mail by Alex Dunne
• Endgame Lab by Pal Benko
• 2005 ChessCafe.com Grand Prix
• Tournament Life: 196 National, State, and Local Events to Play In
• Check it Out: Solutions

The Tournament Life section of Chess Life is the best source of information available on the hundreds of USCF-rated tournaments which take place around the country every month. For a Tournament Life Announcement Schedule for Chess Life - Click here for TLA Schedules.