Brush with greatness at Chess Zone
World Champ Visits Chess Zone!
GM Susan Polgar, Women’s World Champion from 1996-1999, visited Chess Zone on November 15 for a lecture, Q&A, and book signing.
Table of Contents
This Month in CZN
Game of the Month!
Coach Bella Annotates
Bella Belegradek is the 3rd highest-rated woman to ever live in Georgia, with a peak rating of 2107. She is a long-time Kid Chess coach and has led many Eastside Elementary teams to state titles. Chess Zone News welcomes her as our new Game of the Month and Tactics columnist. If you want her to consider one of your games or if you have an interesting tactic to share, please send your pgn file to bella.belegradek@kidchess.com.
Make sure to see the new Tactics column from Bella further down!
Susan Polgar Visits Chess Zone
Chess Zone was thrilled to host the legendary Susan Polgar on Saturday, November 15 for a special members-only event at Chess Zone. We had a full house of close to 60 attendees. Her powerful and inspiring message during a lecture featuring game analysis and a rousing Q&A session left both our young and adult players motivated and full of passion for the game. She signed copies of her book Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster, addressed personally to attendees. There are additional signed copies available at Chess Zone for $20–make sure to pick up a copy on your next visit. (They also make great holiday gifts!)
Chess Zone Tactics
Coach Bella highlights tactics from games played at Chess Zone the past month. Some directly arise from the game, some are interesting possibilities from the path not taken.
Upcoming Chess Zone Events
Sunday, December 14th – ACTION G/60+5
Saturday, December 20th – SCHOLASTIC G/25d5
Sunday, December 21st – Generations G/60+5 with GCA
Saturday, December 27th – Holiday Quads G/60+5
Sunday, December 28th – RAPID G/10+5 Championship
Sunday, December 28th – BLITZ G/5+2 Championship
Chess Zone News is edited by Dan Lucas with contributions from Bella Belegradek, Doug Cox, Matthew Hardman, and Chess Zone staff. Thank you to Paul Truong for the photos of the Polgar event.
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