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Chess Life Online Meet the Judges: Best of CLO 2012
Chess Life Online Meet the Judges: Best of CLO 2012 | Meet the Judges: Best of CLO 2012 |
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| January 17, 2013 | |
Best of CLO judge GM Ben Finegold on a camel in his recent trip to UAE for the World Cities Team Champs
Michael Aigner is a USCF life master, private coach of talented juniors, ICC administrator, blogger and above all a dedicated disciple of Caissa. His attendance at tournaments has been limited for the past 2.5 years by a life-changing medical condition though he fulfills his chess quota by playing blitz online. Contact fpawn online at ICC or visit his chess blog http://fpawn.blogspot.com.  
Tim Brennan
Ben Finegold is a popular Grandmaster, coach and commentator based in Saint Louis. See his blog at finegoldchess.blogspot.com and follow him at https://twitter.com/BenFinegold. Dr. Daaim Shabazz is the creator and sole operator of The Chess Drum, an internationally-known chess website. The site was created in 2001 and now tops 12,000 pages. Having served the journalist community since his collegiate days, Daaim has traveled widely for chess and has covered many tournaments including four Olympiads. He currently serves as a tenured faculty member at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 
Dr. Daaim Shabazz
 Polly Wright is a tournament player, chess instructor, tournament director and writer. Polly has also run triathalons and recently completed a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. With that completed, she plans to play and write more at http://castlingqueenside.blogspot.com/ in 2013. This year's top two honorable mentions, finished just outside of the top ten: HM #1-Interview with a Bug Wizard by CLO editor Jennifer Shahade "A rare article on bughouse turned a few heads and earned bonus points for creativity. No doubt, many youngsters loved it! What set this story apart was that the "Bug Wizard" actually played serious chess too, and at a high master level. Fun reading! " - Michael "f-pawn" Aigner "An aspect of chess that we often hear about but do not take seriously. FM Kazim Gulamali presents an inside look at bughouse and provides an intricate look inside of this small fraternity of aficionados. We may think that bughouse is about plopping pieces on squares, but Gulamali shows us that there is much more to the variant than we realize."- Daaim Shabazz HM #2-Forking with Tebow's knights Avoids Mate to Win USATE by Al Lawrence Article showing how fun team tournaments can be! Indeed! It was written in a readable style as well.- Daaim Shabazz Excellent tournament reporting as usual-Polly Wright A fun-filled report brought the Amateur Team East to life, and maybe encouraged a few readers to participate next month. The writer touched all bases: the struggle for first, a key annotated game, recognition for all the winners and even a word about the hard-working staff- Michael "f-pawn" Aigner Follow our countdown, with one article being unveiled each weekday for the next two weeks. Chime in about your favorites on facebook and twitter. |
