American Chess Magazine Issue 13

The revealing story behind a Fischer portrait from 1971
THE FISCHER COVER - UNCOVERED!

Solutions from Issue #12
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

Chess Riddle - Solution
Nine CHESS DETECTIVES!

Chinese No.1 victorious at Sinquefield Cup after an unforgettable tie-break
DING LIREN TOPS MAGNUS CARLSEN
GM Romain Edouard

A fruitful summer for Jeffery Xiong who reached another career milestone
A NEW MEMBER OF THE 2700 CLUB!
GM Jeffery Xiong

READERS’ VOICES
When do you see Xiong entering the top 10 in the world and what will he still need to do
in order to get there?

Interview with Jeffery Xiong
I GENUINELY LOVE CHESS!
Dusan Krunic

Liang wins U.S. Junior for the third time at age 16!
AWONDER’S PLAYGROUND
GM Alex Lenderman

Chess Journalists of America Awards
ACCOLADES FOR AMERICAN CHESS MAGAZINE

GM Jacob Aagaard invites you to his master class
ALL-ROUND TRAINING

Newly crowned Russian Champion dissects his key tournament victory against the main favorite
MASTERCLASS BY THE PROFESSOR
GM Evgeny Tomashevsky

Interview with Chess Artist
25 QUESTIONS FOR MARIA YUGINA
SHE PAINTS THE GAME
Jennifer Vallens 

Fabulous Finishes
THE HISTORY MAKER PAL BENKO
Pete Tamburro

First All-women Tournament in Berkeley, CA
HOME OF OPPORTUNITIES
WGM Carla Heredia

Why do the Queen & Knight cooperate better than the Queen & Bishop?
A POWERFUL COMBO!
GM Pontus Carlsson

One of the biggest dilemmas in endgames
THE BISHOP OR THE KNIGHT?
IM Boroljub Zlatanovic

Musings of an American Grandmaster
SENIOR SUMMER: A SEASON OF BATTLES WITH OLD AND YOUNG
GM Joel Benjamin

Chess Tech
ADVANCE YOUR PLAY WITH CHESSBASE 15
Jon Edwards

Scholastic Chess
OPENING BITS
FM Josip Asik

History
LAST ROUND
Kester Svendsen

Book Reviews
FRESH LEAVES FROM THE BOOKSHELF
FM Carsten Hansen

Results from near
and far...
TOURNAMENT REVIEW

Where Grandmasters
advise young players
GM VLADIMIR GEORGIEV