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THE INAUGURAL HAWAII CHESS FESTIVAL | WEBSTER WINS ANOTHER PRESIDENT’S CUP

JUNE 2015

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JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

July 6

6:00 PM

Opening Ceremony

July 7

1:00 PM

Round 1

July 8

1:00 PM

Round 2

July 9

1:00 PM

Round 3

July 10

1:00 PM

Round 4

July 11

1:00 PM

Round 5

July 12

1:00 PM

Round 6

July 13

1:00 PM

Round 7

July 14

1:00 PM

Round 8

July 15

1:00 PM

Round 9

5:00 PM

Playoff

7:00 PM

Closing Ceremony

10-Player Round Robin

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JUNE

COLUMNS

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LOOKS AT BOOKS / THE SOVIET CHESS PRIMER The Soviet Chess Primer By John Hartmann

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CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT A Queen, A Queen! My Kingdom for a Queen! By GM Andy Soltis

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BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS The Phantom Knight By GM Lev Alburt

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SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION

PHOTOS: LENNART OOTES, CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS

Chess Life

The always-vibrant GM Timur Gareev had a less-than-colorful result at the U.S. Championship.

Perfection By Bruce Pandolfini

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THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION Ego Trip By GM Daniel Naroditskyi

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11 ROUNDS, 11 TITLES BY FM MIKE KLEIN The 2015 Championships included adventurous openings as Black, one-move blunders, a six-move forfeit, and family turmoil for one super-GM.

DEPARTMENTS

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JUNE PREVIEW / THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO

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COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND

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FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S.

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FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE

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USCF AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS

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TOURNAMENT LIFE / JUNE

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SOLUTIONS / JUNE

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CLASSIFIEDS / JULY

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Cover Story / 2015 U.S. Championship

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Here and There / Hawaii Chess Festival SHAKA AND SCHACH BY GM ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ The inaugural Hawaii Chess Festival, held at idyllic Waikiki Beach and won by Armenian GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan, gave participants a taste of chess-playing paradise.

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College Chess / President’s Cup MARCH MATENESS! BY DYLAN MAC CLAIN At the President’s Cup, also known as the Final Four of College Chess, Webster University continues to dominate.

MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES This Month: IM Jay Bonin

ON THE COVER This is getting to be a regular cover appearance for these two! GM Hikaru Nakamura now has four U.S. Championship titles and GM Irina Krush has seven U.S. Women’s Championship titles. COVER PHOTO BY AUSTIN FULLER, CHESS CLUB

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The dance floor at the closing ceremony of the U.S. Championships.

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The first event of the new Grand Chess Tour is Norway Chess (June 15-26) and will feature our new U.S. champion, World #3 Hikaru Nakamura, as well as World Champ Magnus Carlsen and eight other elite players. Coverage will include in-studio commentary by GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley and CLO Editor Jen Shahade. Check CLO for details and updates.

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LAS VEGAS MOVES

This year’s National Open and Las Vegas Chess Festival has moved to the Westgate Resort & Casino, and takes place from June 18-21. Look for CLO coverage on this chess festival, which also includes the Game/10 Championship and lectures and simuls by grandmasters, including Gata Kamsky and Ben Finegold.

Follow our most talented players as they battle in the prestigious U.S. Junior Championship (Closed), in which a spot at the following year’s U.S. Championship is up for grabs. This year’s event will be held again at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Find future and recent articles on how to improve at various ages, including a piece by FM Eric Rosen on earning his third IM norm, Greg Shahade’s always opinionated work, and GM Ioan-Cristian Chirila on fitness and chess.

FM MIKE KLEIN (U.S. Championship) is the director of content for Chess.com. He also teaches, freelances, bikes and snowboards, though never more than any two at the same time. He is also a former chess journalist of the year. GM ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ (Hawaii) is an editor for www.chessbase.com. He is a threetime Olympic player and has qualified for one world championship and one world cup. He enjoys StarCraft, anime, Hearthstone and most things that fall under the “nerdy” category. DYLAN MC CLAIN (Final Four) is a long-time business journalist who worked for The New York Times for 18 years, and helped The Times win two Pulitzer Prizes, before moving to Paris, where he now works for Les Echos, the daily French business newspaper.

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MY BEST MOVE IM JAY BONIN MORE THAN 3,700 EVENTS PLAYED SINCE 1991 IRONMAN OF NEW YORK CHESS

I

first visited the Marshall Chess Club sometime in November 1972, where I was warmly received by Bill Slater, the day manager. The club was a bevy of activity, with speed chess, bughouse, consultation games, and more—I was like a kid in a candy store. But I did not know about tournaments. I would eventually discover tournament play when I came across a flier for the Greater New York High School Championship (I was first board for James Madison High School at the time). I tied for first with seven out of eight in the novice section, winning a trophy—and so began my tournament career. My legacy began in 1980, when Bill Goichberg opened the Chess Center of New York, a dream come true as they held tournaments every day. The total number of my games went up, but then the action shifted to the Manhattan Chess Club when the Chess Center went out of business in 1984. These experiences helped me as I won the New York State championship in 1982, earned my international master title, then won three more New York State championships. On my 27th birthday, I beat GM Sammy Reshevsky, the first time I ever defeated a grandmaster. I’ve had many wins and suffered many disappointments. So what has been my best move after thousands of tournaments? A move from this win against our current and seven-time U.S. women’s champion stands out.

“

I’ve had many wins and suffered many disappointments. 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. a3 a5 13. Nc4 Qe7 14. e4 Nf6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nfd2 16. b5 This looks dangerous.

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nbd2 I like to put my queen knight on d2, discouraging the equalizing plan of ... dxc4, ... Be7 and ... c7-c5, which is the natural reaction.

4. ... Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 Nc6 Black gets into trouble after this; the queen knight belongs on d7.

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Irina tries to return the piece in a favorable way, but I have to benefit from the open f-file.

19. fxe3 Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Qh5 h6 Again threatening Nf6+, and again h6 defending, but now h6 is a target.

22. Rf3 Bd4 This looks like it saves the day, but:

23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Bc1 The killer, and an alternate candidate for my best move. Bxh6 is the winning threat.

Catalan Opening (E06)

IM Jay Bonin (2424) IM Irina Krush (2533) Marshall Masters (3), 07.16.2013

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24. … Bxe5 17. Ne4!

No better is 24. ... Bxa1 25. Bxh6 Rd1+ 26. Bf1 Rxf1 27. Kg2!.

My Best Move and the point. I’m going for bigger game.

25. Bxh6 Bxf6 26. Rxf6 Qxf6

17. … bxc4 18. bxc4 Now if 18. … Nc7, then 19. Nf6+ is very strong. Not 19. ... gxf6 because of 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. exf6, winning.

18. … Ne3

Also losing is 26. ... gxf6 27. Bxf8+.

27. Bg5+ Kg8 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rf1 It’s over now.

29. … Rd7 30. Qg4+ Kh7 31. Rxf6, Black resigned.

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