Brian Killigrew

g inchecKinfromthe editorWe thauk all those who ha\ taken the tune to write us about your thoushts and coiiccnis on Chess Life and the USCF. We wish we could share more of these letters with our readers.The letters that appear in this space are from you, our readers. The opinions expressed do not...

undeserving slayers "m writing tllis letter in response to the comments made by IM Jeremy Silman in the opening paragraph of his report on the Amateur West. I am an average chessplayer (1798 USCF) with a love for the game. Mn Silmans statement that class players such as myself play for...

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!!Bi US Open: Shabalov Triumphs Again! 1 ^ bv km I All hail the conquering hero, Alex Shabalov! The Pittsburgh Pounder is now on a remarkable run. When we interviewed him for the September issue after he won the Chicago Open clear, we issued a kind of challenge, calling the US Championship,...