Issue #10 — Michael Brown

About This Issue

GM Michael Brown, on the cover of ACM #10, tells the story of how he earned his final grandmaster norm – “a tale of perseverance!”

GM John Burke covers the World Champion’s seventh Wijk aan Zee title in “Magnus in Seventh Heaven” and examines Vladimir Kramnik’s decision to take early retirement (“I Felt I Could No Longer Give My All!”). GM Yakov Geller reports how young Vladislav Artemiev left a trail of destruction on his way to victory in the Gibraltar Masters, and GM Irina Krush covers Valentina Gunina bringing her A-game to St. Louis at the Cairns Cup for women.

Dusan Krunic interviews dynamic director Peter Giannatos about the chess boom in Charlotte, and WIM Thalia Cervantes Landeiro describes her mid-winter pilgrimage to Moscow – a 10,000-mile round trip that was 100% worthwhile.

GM Jacob Aagaard invites readers to a master class in All-Round Training, IM Boroljub Zlatanovic shows that you too can be a military commander in “Chess & War,” and GM Alex Fishbein takes a new look at some old classics in “Emanuel Lasker – The First True Artist of the Endgame.” GM Joel Benjamin muses on generations young and old, Jon Edwards asks whether AlphaZero will go where no computer has gone before, and GM James Tarjan advises young players in the 5x5 column.

What’s Inside

• p.10 — World Champion Wins Wijk...yet Again! — Magnus in Seventh Heaven — GM John Burke
• p.19 — Vladimir Kramnik Decides to Take Early Retirement — “I Felt I Could No Longer Give My All!” — GM John Burke
• p.26 — Young Vlad Leaves a Trail of Destruction! — Hurricane Artemiev Hits Gibraltar — GM Yakov Geller
• p.40 — My Final Grandmaster Norm: A Tale of Perseverance! — GM Michael Brown
• p.57 — Valentina Gunina Brings Her A-Game to St Louis — Cairns Cup for Women — GM Irina Krush
• p.72 — Emanuel Lasker – The First True Artist of the Endgame — GM Alex Fishbein
• p.78 — Mid-Winter Pilgrimage to Moscow — WIM Thalia Cervantes Landeiro
• p.98 — Where Grandmasters Advise Young Players — GM James Tarjan

Inside the Issue