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HIKARU!

By Macauley Peterson
Hikaru Nakamura was clearly a favorite at this year’s stellar U.S. Championship—even with world-beater Gata Kamsky in the field—but who expected that his main challenge would come from a 17-year-old GM-elect whose most recent claim to fame was winning a national scholastic event? Login or Register to read more...

Stone Cold Solid

By Jonathan Hilton
After a disappointing U.S. Championship performance, former world-top-five player Jaan Ehlvest bounces back with a convincing victory in Chicago Login or Register to read more...

Vive le Variant!

By Lisa Suhay
LIFE STRATEGIES: Raising champions on and off the board, chess takes to and from the streets. Login or Register to read more...

Looks at Books: Warrior of the Field

By Nelly Rosario
A painstaking work of art, scholarship, and chess analysis Login or Register to read more...

USCF History: One Word Per Week

By Al Lawrence
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Chess to Enjoy: Going Ga-Ga over Gagra

By GM Andy Soltis
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Solitaire Chess: First You Must Survive the Opening

By Bruce Pandolfini
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August - Chess Life Magazine 2009

HIKARU!Stone Cold Solid Vive le Variant!Looks at Books: Warrior of the Field USCF History: One Word Per Week Chess to Enjoy: Going Ga-Ga over Gagra Solitaire Chess: First You Must Survive the Opening What's the Best Move: 9th Far West Open Back to Basics: The Knight In Jeopardy Endgame Lab: Kamsky at the 4th Grand Prix, Nalchik 2009 USCF Affairs SuperNationals IV: A Coach’s View Counterplay: Letters to the Editor

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