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!UGUSTô
USCHESSORG
In 1991, the teenaged
Gata Kamsky
won the U.S.
Championship for the first time.
Chess fans endured a long
wait before seeing him win
again, but they were
rewarded with a thrilling
finish in an Armageddon
game over
Yury Shulman.
U.S. CHAMPION
Chess Life
Editorial Staff
Chess Life Editor &
Director of Publications
Daniel Lucas
dlucas@uschess.org
Chess Life Online Editor
Jennifer Shahade
jshahade@uschess.org
Chess Life for Kids Editor
Glenn Petersen
gpetersen@uschess.org
Senior Art Director
Frankie Butler
fbutler@uschess.org
Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor
Alan Kantor
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Editorial Assistant
Jo Anne Fatherly
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Editorial Assistant
Jennifer Pearson
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Technical Editor Ron Burnett
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USCF Staff
Main Office in Crossville, TN (931) 787-1234
Executive Director/EB Secretary Bill Hall
bhall@uschess.org
ext. 189
Assistant Executive Director
& Director of National Events
Patricia Knight Smith patsmith@uschess.org 931-200-3411
Administrative Assistant
Cheryle Bruce
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ext. 147
Clubs & Membership Associate
Alan Kantor
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ext. 128
Chief Accountant
Peggy Stephens
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ext. 131
Chief Financial Officer
Joe Nanna
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Accounting Associate
Susan Houston
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ext. 136
Director of Business Operations
Judy Misner
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Membership & Ratings Supervisor Jim Johanson
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ext. 143
Membership Associate
Jay Sabine
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ext. 146
Director of Communications
& Affiliate Relations
Joan DuBois
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ext. 123
Correspondence Chess
Alex Dunne
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Fundraising/Sponsorship Assoc.
Joan DuBois
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ext. 123
National Education Consultant
Jerry Nash
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LETTER OF INTENT
A Promise For Tomorrow
FIDE & Scholastic Associate
Chuck Lovingood
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ext. 148
OTB Ratings/FIDE
Walter Brown
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ext. 142
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Mike Nolan
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ext. 188
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Tournament Director Certification Phillip R. Smith
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ext.134
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my lifetime in the sum of $_____________.
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Vice President Finance
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Chess Life — August 2010
uschess.org
This Month’s
Contributors
August on uschess.org
Dr. Alexey Root, WIM
(“Looks at Books,” p. 10) is
the author of
People, Places,
Checkmates: Teaching Social
Studies with Chess
(Teacher
Ideas Press, Santa Barbara,
CA; 2010).
Jerry Hanken’s Memory Plays
on at the U.S. Open
The 2010 U.S. Open and Jerry Hanken Memorial
take place in Irvine, California from July 31-
August 8th. See
CLO
for updates, including
reports by
Randy Hough
, a former USCF board
member and a friend of Jerry. Numerous side
events, including the Denker Tournament of High
School Champions, the College Tournament of
Champions, and the brand new Girls Junior
Open will also be covered.
Mike Klein
(“Cover Story,” p. 28) To
his students, he is a chess
teacher; to top professionals,
he is a chess journalist; and to
old friends, he is a semi-retired
chess player. He likes the
international appeal of the
game and appreciates all the
chess players that have
shunned the money, fame and
free drinks of the poker table.
U.S. Senior Open
The U.S. Senior Open returns to Boca Raton, Florida from
August 23-28.
CLO
coverage will include games and stories
from the scene.
GM Larry Christiansen (right)
is the
defending champion. Former champion
GM Larry Kaufman
will be blogging from the site.
FM Alex Betaneli
(“Scholastics,” p. 16) covered
the SuperNationals IV event
in the June 2009
Chess Life
.
FM Alec Getz
(“Scholastics,” p. 22) His
recent accomplishments include
leading Hunter High School
to the USATE co-championship
and the National High School
Championship. In addition to
his individual National High
School co-championship, he
got his second international
master norm this year at the
Philadelphia Open. He has
previously written for
Chess
Life
about winning the gold
medal at the Pan American
Championships U16 in 2008.
Alec will be entering the 11th
grade in the fall of 2010.
U.S. Chess League Season Begins with Three New Teams
The sixth season of the U.S. Chess League begins on August 23rd and it promises
to be bigger and stronger than ever. Joining the fray are the
Los Angeles Vibe,
the
St. Louis Archbishops
and the
New England Nor’Easters.
Roster additions and
changes include number-one ranked
GM Hikaru Nakamura
and
GM Ben Finegold
for St. Louis, renowned coach and player,
Melikset Khachiyan
(for the Vibe) and author
and ChessLecture.com star
IM David Vigorito
(for the Nor’Easters.) Look for cover-
age on
CLO
as well as uschessleague.com.
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Labor Day Madness Creeps Closer
August features a number of big grand prix events
outside the U.S. Open, including the
Continental
Open in Sturbridge
(August 12-15) and the
Atlantic Open (August 27-29). These two events
precede a host of state championship events on
Labor Day weekend that comprise what the late
Jerry Hanken coined “Labor Day chess madness.”
We welcome organizers and players to send in
their own Labor Day plans & experiences to
CLO
editor
Jennifer Shahade
at jshahade@uschess.org.
uschess.org
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