American Chess Magazine

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BEST OVERALL MAGAZINE
American Chess Magazine; Josip Asik (Editor); #17, #18, #19, #20, #21
BEST CHESS COLUMN
"Endings" - Alex Fishbein - American Chess Magazine
BEST INTERVIEW
"25 Questions for James T. Sherwin" - Pete Tamburro - American Chess Magazine #18
BEST PERSONAL NARRATIVE
"Finding Bobby Fischer" - Josip Asik - American Chess Magazine #18
BEST REVIEW
"Fresh Leaves from the Bookshelf" - Carsten Hansen - American Chess Magazine #19
BEST TOURNAMENT REPORT - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
"I Feel Blessed to Play Chess" - Wesley So - American Chess Magazine #17
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
"Readers vs. COVID" - Readers and Editors of ACM - American Chess Magazine #17

HM INTERVIEW
"Interview with Irina Krush" - Dusan Krunic - American Chess Magazine #21
HM PERSONAL NARRATIVE
"I Feel Blessed to Play Chess" - Wesley So - American Chess Magazine #19
HM PERSONAL NARRATIVE
"She Answered the Phone and Helped Change Chess History!" - Bette Marshall - American Chess Magazine #19
HM PERSONAL NARRATIVE
"A Knack for Winning Critical Games" - Irina Krush - American Chess Magazine #21
HM TOURNAMENT REPORT - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
"He Came Off the Bench and Scored a Winner!" - Athanasios Mastrovasilis and Dimitrios Mastrovasilis - American Chess Magazine #17
HM TOURNAMENT REPORT - LOCAL/STATE
"Live Chess Outbreak in Dallas" - Justin Sarkar - American Chess Magazine #19

BEST OVERALL MAGAZINE
American Chess Magazine; Josip Asik (Editor); #12, #13, #14/15, and #16
BEST INTERVIEW
"With John Donaldson" - Dusan Krunic - American Chess Magazine #14/15
BEST PERSONAL NARRATIVE (Co-winner)
"Excellence in the Face of Adversity" - Justin Sarkar - American Chess Magazine #14/15
BEST PERSONAL NARRATIVE (Co-winner)
"Remembering My Great Predecessors" - Joel Benjamin - American Chess Magazine #16
BEST INSTRUCTIVE LESSON
"Top Ten Endgames of 2019" - Alex Fishbein -American Chess Magazine #14/15
BEST CHESS ANALYSES
"2019 Opening Trends" - Ivan Sokolov - American Chess Magazine #14/15
BEST TOURNAMENT REPORT - LOCAL/STATE
"Chess in Brownsville" - Bartek Macieja - American Chess Magazine #14/15
BEST JUNIOR ARTICLE
"4 Steps That Changed the World" - John Burke - American Chess Magazine #16

HM TOURNAMENT REPORT - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
"Isle of Man; Enter the Dragon" -- Michael Rohde -- American Chess Magazine #14/15
HM TOURNAMENT REPORT - STATE/LOCAL
"Texas and Missouri" -- Alex Ipatov -- American Chess Magazine #16
HM JUNIOR ARTICLE
"Not So Wide Yet Quite Deep" -- John Burke -- American Chess Magazine #12

BEST OVERALL MAGAZINE
American Chess Magazine; Josip Asik (Editor); #07, #08, #09, #10, and #11
BEST CHESS COLUMN
“Aagaard’s All-Round Training” – Jacob Aagaard – American Chess Magazine
BEST CHESS ANALYSES
“In a League of His Own” – John Burke – American Chess Magazine #11
BEST INSTRUCTIVE LESSON
“Three Pillars of Endgame Theory” – Alex Fishbein – American Chess Magazine #07
BEST JUNIOR ARTICLE
“Lady with a Torch” – Jennifer Yu – American Chess Magazine #11
BEST TOURNAMENT REPORT - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Rapid Supremacy – the World Championship” – ACM Staff ((D.Llada, J.Benjamin, J.Burke, M.Molner) – American Chess Magazine #09

HM CHESS ART
“The Sinquefield Super Trip” - Willum Morsch – American Chess Magazine #08

BEST OVERALL MAGAZINE
American Chess Magazine, Josip Asik (Editor); ACM #03, #04, #05, and #06
BEST ANALYSES
“Top Three US Championship Games” by Ivan Sokolov – American Chess Magazine #03
BEST INTERVIEW
“25 Questions for Carol Meyer” by Pete Tamburro – American Chess Magazine #06
BEST HISTORICAL ARTICLE
“The Great American Chess Magazine War” by John S. Hilbert – American Chess Magazine #03
BEST TOURNAMENT REPORT - STATE/LOCAL
"Chicago! My Kind of Tourney” by Daniel Parmet with annotations by Ilya Smirin, Dmitry Gurevich, Akshat Chandra, Joshua Colas – American Chess Magazine #03
BEST TOURNAMENT REPORT - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
“California Sun Beats Down on a Foggy British Island” by Michael Brown; American Chess Magazine #05

HM MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER LAYOUT - VISUAL ARTS
American Chess Magazine, Josip Asik (Editor); #05
HM INSTRUCTIVE LESSON
“Aagard’s All-Around Training” by Jacob Aagard; American Chess Magazine #04
HM TOURNAMENT REPORT - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
“Philly Open” by Mackenzie Molner - American Chess Magazine #03
HM ANALYSES
“Magnus the King among Mere Mortals” by GM Ivan Sokolov – American Chess Magazine #05
HM INTERVIEW
25 Questions for GM Lev Alburt” by Pete Tamburro - American Chess Magazine #05
HM REVIEW
“Fresh Leaves from the Bookshelf” by Carsten Hansen – American Chess Magazine #04
2^nd PLACE - STORY OF THE YEAR
"A Cinderella Story” by Alisa Melekhina – American Chess Magazine #03

BEST MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER LAYOUT - VISUAL ARTS
American Chess Magazine; Josip Asik (Editor); American Chess Magazine #02
BEST ANALYSES
Top Three US Games - Ivan Sokolov - American Chess Magazine #01
BEST INTERVIEW
"It Ain't Over Till It's Over" - Josip Asik - American Chess Magazine #01
BEST INSTRUCTIVE LESSON
"Queen Endings Demystified" - Alex Fishbein - American Chess Magazine #02

HM TOURNAMENT REPORT - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
"My Olympiad Diary" - Sam Shankland - American Chess Magazine #01