American Chess - March 2017

Be sure to pick up a copy of the Spring edition of the American Chess Magazine. If you liked the first issue, then you will like this latest one even more! The magazine turns the spotlight on the fantastic winning streak of Wesley So at the Wijk Aan Zee and London super-tournaments, as well as reporting on Hikaru Nakamura’s triumph at the Gibraltar Masters. Moreover this issue takes a very detailed look back at the Carlsen-Karjakin World Championship match in New York and even features a seven page anecdotal review of past champions and challengers, spanning two centuries of chess history.

The American Chess Magazine brings you 156 colorful pages, packed with amazing chess material, ranging from world class play to local State news and games. Instructive and entertaining games from recent events are presented with outstanding annotations, while special attention is given to overviews of latest trends in the openings, and explanations of practical endgame techniques.

The ACM has an impressive list of contributors from home and abroad, including Yasser Seirawan, 4-time U.S. Champion; Joel Benjamin, IBM’s Chess Consultant for the Deep Blue computer that defeated World Champion Garry Kasparov in a match in new York.; Alex Fishbein, Endgame Expert; Jeffery Xiong, World Junior Champion; Alex Lenderman, U.S. Olympiad Team Coach; and many others.