American Chess Magazine
Issue #02 — Wesley So
Wesley So's back-to-back wins at Wijk aan Zee and the London Chess Classic, GM Vassily Ivanchuk on positional play with Black, and full coverage of the Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship match.
- Issued
- Spring 2017
- Issue
- No. 2 of the year
- Pages
- 154
- Cover
- Wesley So
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About This Issue
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.
Wesley So’s rise is examined from several angles: GM Ivan Sokolov explains “Why Wesley Won Wijk,” GM Leinier Dominguez writes on “Wesley Ahead of Magnus,” and World Junior Champion GM Jeffery Xiong contributes “Texan Lone Star Shines in Europe.” Women’s World Champion GM Hou Yifan covers Nakamura at the top of the Rock in the Gibraltar Masters, while European Champion GM Ernesto Inarkiev analyzes the Carlsen–Karjakin match in New York.
World Rapid Champion GM Vassily Ivanchuk shows “How to Win Positionally with Black,” GM Alex Fishbein demystifies queen endings, and GM Yasser Seirawan is the guest in “Where Grandmasters Advise Young Players.”
ACM is packed with chess material, ranging from world-class play to local and state news and games. Instructive and entertaining games from recent events are presented with outstanding annotations, while special attention is given to overviews of the latest trends in the openings and explanations of practical endgame techniques.
ACM has an impressive list of contributors, including Yasser Seirawan, Joel Benjamin, Alex Fishbein, Jeffery Xiong, Alex Lenderman, Mackenzie Molner, Jaan Ehlvest, Nikola Mitkov, Leinier Dominguez, Rafael Leitao, Alejandro Ramirez, Vassily Ivanchuk, Ivan Sokolov, Baadur Jobava, Denes Boros, Mihail Marin, Pontus Carlsson, Ernesto Inarkiev, Hou Yifan, Brian Wall, Carsten Hansen, Danny Rensch and Jon Edwards.
What’s Inside
- p.10 — The Rise of Wesley So
- p.12 — Why Wesley Won Wijk — GM Ivan Sokolov
- p.22 — Wesley Ahead of Magnus — GM Leinier Dominguez
- p.36 — Texan Lone Star Shines in Europe — GM Jeffery Xiong, World Junior Champion
- p.62 — Nakamura Top of the Rock in Gibraltar Masters — GM Hou Yifan, Women's World Champion
- p.68 — How to Win Positionally with Black — GM Vassily Ivanchuk, World Rapid Champion
- p.86 — New York: Carlsen–Karjakin Match — GM Ernesto Inarkiev, European Champion
- p.102 — Queen Endings Demystified — GM Alex Fishbein
- p.152 — Where Grandmasters Advise Young Players — GM Yasser Seirawan
Inside the Issue
