July Chess Life
Columns
I.S. 318 team members engage in a practice session.
10 LOOKS AT BOOKS
A Rock-Solid Curriculum
By GM Ben Finegold
14 CHESS TO ENJOY
Mungo says, “Black is
Better!”
By GM Andy Soltis
16 SOLITAIRE CHESS
Who’s Giving the Exhibition?
By Bruce Pandolfini
44 BACK TO BASICS
Preparing the Classic Bishop
Sacrifice
46 ENDGAME LAB
45 Years
By GM Pal Benko
Departments
3
PREVIEW
6
COUNTERPLAY
8
FIRST MOVES
PHOTO: ADRIANA LOPEZ SANFELIU
By GM Lev Alburt
12 USCF AFFAIRS
50 TOURNAMENT LIFE
18
COVER STORY
Team of History
70 CLASSIFIEDS
By Matan Prilleltensky
The Junior High I.S. 318 are National High School Champions
and Ben Gershenov is the individual champion.
71 SOLUTIONS
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All-Girls
Fighting Spirit
By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
11-year-old Anupama Rajendra is the youngest player in the
tournament’s nine years to win the 18 and younger section.
On The Cover
I.S. 318, a junior high school
in Brooklyn, New York, has won
the National High School team
championship. This could be
one of the most remarkable
achievements ever in scholastic
team chess. Read the story
beginning on page 18. Pictured
on the cover, left to right, are
the four top scorers for the team:
Matthew Kluska, Justus Williams,
Isaac Barayev, James A. Black, Jr.
Cover photo by
Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu
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Chess Life — July 2012
32
Scholastics
Beat People!
By Jorge Barerra
An atmosphere of fun and excitement at the All-Girls National
Championship, as captured in this photo essay.
36
In the Arena
Playing Black
By GM Varuzhan Akobian & William Faulk
Inside the mind of GM Varuzhan Akobian
40
World Open
Vanquishing Vishy
By IM Dan Edelman
How I “Worsted” the World Champ in Hectic Heyday World Open
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