American Chess Magazine Issue 07

• Sam Shankland talks to ACM:
“MAYBE I’M BEING ASSISTED BY FISCHER’S
GHOST!”
Josip Asik
• SAM SHANKLAND ANNOTATES HIS GAMES
FROM US CHAMPIONSHIP
GM Sam Shankland
• READERS’ VOICES
• Play it Smart: TO SEAL THE TITLE, GO FOR THE
EXCHANGE CARO-KANN!
GM Robert Hungaski
• DON’T MESS AROUND!
GM Zviad Izoria
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO “THE BIG 3”?
• Fabiano Caruana: PLAY THE BOARD, NOT THE
OPPONENT!
GM John Burke
• Wesley So: NO THRILLS NO SPILLS FOR SO-SOSOLID
WESLEY!
GM Michael Rohde
• Hikaru Nakamura: SLOW START, MISSED
OPPORTUNITIES
GM John Fedorowicz
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• 15-year-old girl displays sensational maturity in her
first US Championship:
A STAR ISBORN
WIM Annie Wang
• READERS’ VOICES
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2018 Final Four of College Chess
A GRANDE FINALE!
Chris Wainscott
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY NO LONGER US
COLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONS!
GM Priyadharshan Kannappan
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• Grenke Chess Classic: BLACK IS STILL OK!
GM Mackenzie Molner
• Chess Improvement with Susan Polgar:
WARM-UP: CARLSEN-CARUANA
GM Susan Polgar
• Chucky’s Squares: THE CHIVALROUS KNIGHT
GM Vassily Ivanchuk
• The Berlin Candidates
BEYOND THE BERLIN WALL
CARUANA − A DESERVED WINNER
THE ONE AND ONLY PRIZE THE PLAYERS
WANTED
GM Jacob Aagaard
• THE THREE PILLARS OF ENDGAME TECHNIQUE
GM Alex Fishbein
• GEORGE N. CHENEY: AN AMERICAN CHESS
STORY
John S. Hilbert
• FRESH LEAVES FROM THE BOOKSHELF
FM Carsten Hansen
• WHEN GOOGLE PLAYS THE FRENCH
Jon Edwards
• MUSINGS OF AN AMERICAN GRANDMASTER
GM Joel Benjamin
• UNKNOWNS AND UNDERDOGS
IM Danny Rensch
• CHESS PARENT’S SURVIVAL GUIDE
Ryan Velez
• WHO IS INTO ROLEX?
Oyvind Von Doren Asbjornsen
• The beauty of chess composition:
INSPIRED BY MILAN VUKCEVICH
IM Piotr Murdzia
• IGOR’S CHESS DOUBLES
IM Igor Khmelnitsky
• TOURNAMENT REVIEW
• WHERE GRANDMASTERS ADVISE YOUNG
PLAYERS
GM Alisa Maric