Cal
Journal
Summer 2014
Table of Contents
CalChess Board
Presidents Message ......................................................... 2
News .............................................................................. 3
Recent Events ................................................................... 6
CalChess State Championship ......................... 6
Berkeley Chess School Celebration ............... 13
Central California Open .................................. 14
People’s Tournament ....................................... 15
Mechanics’ Summer Tuesday Marathon ...... 18
Sacramento Championship ............................. 19
Denker/Barber Qualifier .................................. 23
President: Tom Langland
Vice-President: Joe Lonsdale
Treasurer:Stephen Shaugnessy
Secretary: Richard Koepcke
Members at Large:
Salman Azhar
Ruth Haring
Scott Mason
Swaminathan Sankar
College Chess Coordinator:
Edward Detrick
Scholastic Coordinator:
Lynn Reed
Scholastic Representatives:
Hunter Klotz-burwell
Arvind Sankar
Emily Zhu
CalChess Journal Editor:
Scott Mason
Mechanics’ 51st Stamer Memorial .................. 27
Tactic Puzzles from 2014 Olympiad ........................... 28
GM Sam Shankland Interview ......................... 3
Article: Two Players Achieve Major Milestones ....... 29
Upcoming Scholastic Events ........................................ 31
Upcoming Regular Events ........................................... 32
Cover Photo courtesy of Berkeley Chess School
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CalChess Journal
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Northern California affiliate of the
United States Chess Federation. A
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Summer 2014