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| THIS IS NOT LIFE. PLAY SOME SPORTS PLEASE. BEFORE YOU GET SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER FAT OK??????????THIS IS NOT LIFE. PLAY SOME SPORTS PLEASE. BEFORE YOU GET SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER FAT OK?????????? | |||
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| {{Infobox magazine | |||
| | title = Chess Life | |||
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| | image_caption = ''Chess Life'', September 2010 | |||
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| | founded = 1946 | |||
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| | language = English | |||
| | website = {{URL|http://www.uschess.org}} | |||
| | issn = 0197-260X | |||
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| '''''Chess Life''''' is a monthly ] magazine published in the ]. The official publication of the ] (USCF), it reaches more than a quarter of a million readers every month. A subscription to ''Chess Life'' is one of the benefits of Full Adult, Youth, or Life (as of 2011) membership in the USCF. USCF members under age 13 receive ''Chess Life for Kids'' bi-monthly. Other members receive a quarterly newsletter containing only information about upcoming chess tournaments. From late 1969 to 1980 it was called ''Chess Life & Review''. | |||
| ==History== | |||
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| The United States Chess Federation was incorporated on December 27, 1939. In the early years, it had no office and no publication. In 1945 and 1946, USCF Annual books were published. In 1946, publication of ''Chess Life'' started as a bi-weekly newspaper, usually eight or twelve pages long. In 1961, ] converted ''Chess Life'' to a slick-covered magazine. In 1969, ''Chess Life'' merged with '']'', the other leading U.S. chess magazine. The magazine was published under the title ''Chess Life & Review'' starting with the November 1969 issue until 1980 when it returned to the name ''Chess Life''. | |||
| ==Editors== | |||
| * 05/1946–12/1957 Montgomery Major | |||
| * 01/1958-12/1960 Fred M. Wren | |||
| * 01/1961–12/1961 ] | |||
| * 01/1962–05/1966 J. F. Reinhardt <!-- editor on April 1962 issue, not sure when he started --> | |||
| * 06/1966–11/1966 ] and ] | |||
| * 12/1966–––––––– ] and ] | |||
| * 01/1967–10/1979 ] | |||
| * 11/1979–01/1982 Fairfield W. Hoban | |||
| * 02/1982–12/1984 Frank Elley | |||
| * 01/1985–03/1988 ] | |||
| * 04/1988–––––––– Fairfield W. Hoban | |||
| * 05/1988–07/1989 Don Maddox | |||
| * 08/1989–––––––– ] | |||
| * 09/1989–10/1990 Julie Ann Desch | |||
| * 11/1990–10/2000 Glenn Petersen | |||
| * 11/2000–10/2003 Peter Kurzdorfer | |||
| * 11/2003–12/2003 Glenn Petersen | |||
| * 01/2004–03/2005 Kalev Pehme | |||
| * 04/2005–02/2006 Glenn Petersen | |||
| * 10/2005–02/2006 Gerald Dullea | |||
| * 03/2006–present Daniel Lucas | |||
| ==Contributors== | |||
| Some of the notable chess authors and players to write for ''Chess Life'': | |||
| * ] ''Back to Basics'' | |||
| * ] (1960s) | |||
| * ] ''In the Arena'' (1972–1981), ''Endgame Lab'' (1981–2013), and chess problem column ''Benko's Bafflers'' | |||
| * ] ''Key Krackers'' | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] (1950s and 1960s) ''Games by USCF Members'' <!-- column present in April 1962 issue, must have started earlier --> | |||
| * ] ''The Check is in the Mail'' | |||
| * ] ''Evans on Chess'' <!-- column present in Feb 1962 --> | |||
| * ] (June 1963 debut) ''Fischer Talks Chess'' | |||
| * ] ''Game of the Month'' | |||
| * ] (1993–1994) | |||
| * ] (1968–1975) ''Keres Annotates...'' | |||
| * ] Former USCF Executive director and co-author of more than a dozen books | |||
| * ] ''Easy Does It'' (chess problems) | |||
| * ] (1958–1960s) ''Tidbits of Master Play'' <!-- Oct 1962 column says column was nearing end of 4th year --> | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] Contributed at least one article, game, letter or photo to the magazine in each of the past five decades. | |||
| * ] ''Pachman On the Openings'' | |||
| * ] ''Solitaire Chess'' | |||
| * ] ''Opening Secrets'' | |||
| * ] ''Observation Point'' | |||
| * ] ''The Art of Positional Play'' | |||
| * ] (1991–2006) ''Game of the Month'' | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] ''Chess to Enjoy'' | |||
| * ] (1970s) ''Games from Recent Events'' | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| *{{Official website|http://www.uschess.org}} | |||
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Revision as of 19:37, 3 March 2015
THIS IS NOT LIFE. PLAY SOME SPORTS PLEASE. BEFORE YOU GET SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER FAT OK??????????THIS IS NOT LIFE. PLAY SOME SPORTS PLEASE. BEFORE YOU GET SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER FAT OK??????????