2000 Award Winners
Congratulations to this year’s CJA Award Winners!
Each year the Chess Journalists of America judge chess material published during the previous year and submitted to them for competition. Following the judging, awards are made in various categories. Here is a list of the awards presented in this year’s competition. The awards were first announced at the US Open Championship in August 2000 .
Following is a list of categories, the winners and honorable mentions, and a list of the CJA members who judged that particular category (in parentheses). Only material originally published during the period July 1999 through June 2000 was eligible for this competition.
Helen Warren, Chief Judge
Cat. 1 Chess Journalist of the Year: (R Hough, P Tamburro, S Anderson)
| 1st | Al Lawrence |
Cat. 2 Best State Magazine (Open) (J Hanken, P Tamburro, M Lieberman)
| 1st | Chess Horizons , P. Sherwood , Editor |
Cat. 3 Best State Magazine, Under 1000 circulation (J Hanken, A Lawrence, M Rantala)
| 1st | Illinois Chess Bulletin, Flores & Frye, Editors |
Cat. 4 Best Club Bulletin (B Smythe, R Hough, K Thomas)
| 1st | En Passant, Pittsburgh Chess Club, Bob Dudley, Editor |
Cat. 5 Best Postal Magazine (R Hough, M Lieberman, H Lerman)
| 1st | APCT News Bulletin, Helen Warren, Editor |
| HM | The Chess Correspondent, Joe Ganem, Editor |
Cat. 6 Best New Magazine (B Smythe, J Hilbert, J Warren)
| 1st | A Lightning Bulletin, USPCL, Steve Cohen, Editor |
Cat. 8 Best Cover (M Rantala, A Lawrence, D Heisman)
| =1st | Chess Life March 2000 |
| =1st | Chess Life May 2000 |
Cat. 9 Best Layout (M Rantala, R Alexis, A Lawrence)
| 1st | Chess Horizons May-June 2000 |
| HM | GA Chess, June-July 2000 |
Cat. 10 Best Regular Magazine Column (S Anderson, F Niro, K Thomas)
| =1st | “Chess to Enjoy”, Soltis, Chess Life |
| =1st | “Endgame Edge”, Tom Britt, Columbus Chess Gazette |
Cat. 11 Best Magazine Tournament Report (M Lieberman, J Marfia, H Lerman)
| 1st | “100th US Open: the biggest little strike it rich in Reno”, Chess Horizons, Nov-Dec 1999, P. Sherwood. |
| HM | “Eastern Class Championship”, Chess Horizons, May 2000, P. Sherwood, et al. |
| HM | “A Battle of our Finest (& Fewest)”, Chess Life, June 2000, Al Lawrence |
Cat. 12 Best Regular Newspaper Column (H Warren, I Riddle, J Hillery)
| 1st | “Chess”, Washington Times, David Sands |
| HM | “Chess”, Washington Post, GM Lubomir Kavalek |
| HM | “Chess, A Knight’s Tour”, Sun Sentinel, B. Cornwall |
Cat. 13 Newspaper Column of Local Interest (H Warren, I Riddle, J Hillery)
| 1st | “Chess, A Knight’s Tour”, Sun Sentinel, Bill Cornwall |
Cat. 14 Best Newspaper Tournament Report (F Campbell, I Riddle, J Hillery)
| 1st | “GM Ivanov Shines in The Eastern”, Washington Times, David Sands |
Cat. 15 Best Chess Promotion (J Hilbert, F Niro, P Tamburro)
| 1st | “The Beauty of the Game”, CreativeHoofing, B. Thiede |
| HM | “Scott Pfeiffer’s Big Comeback”, Inside Chess, Fortado |
Cat. 17 Best Human Interest (W Harris, M Lieberman, F Campbell)
| 1st | “An Interview with Frank Brady”, P. Tamburro, The Chess Journalist, Sept. 1999 |
| HM | “Reversal of Fortune”, N. Rinsiker, Chess Life |
Cat. 18 Best Historical Article (S Anderson, J Hilbert, H Warren)
| 1st | “Hamilton 1941”, Bill Townsend, Empire Chess |
| HM | “Modern Chess Anarchy”, Macon Shibut, VA Chess |
Cat. 19 Best Interview (D Heisman, H Warren, J Weinheimer)
| 1st | “Interview with F. Brady”, The Chess Journalist, P. Tamburro [Available at the CJA web site: Interview: Frank Brady] |
| HM | “Igor Foygel”, Chess Horizons, P. Sherwood |
Cat. 21 Best Humorous Contribution (R Hough, R Moore, H Lerman)
| 1st | “Get the Director”, Joe Whitehead, Chess Horizons |
Cat. 22 Best Review (S Anderson, P Tamburro, J Warren)
| 1st | “Problem Solving Books: Nunn’s Chess Puzzles, Ziatdinov’s GM-RAM: Essential Grandmaster Knowledge”, Bill Kelleher, Chess Horizons |
| HM | “New Chess Film”, E. Johnson, GA Chess |
Cat. 23(a) Best Analysis – Opening (J Tomas, S Anderson, A Watson)
| 1st | “What’s the Deal with the BDG”, M. Shibut, VCN |
| HM | “The Kopec System…”, Kopec, Chess Life |
Cat. 23(b) Best Analysis – Endings (J Donaldson, J Hillery, J Tomas)
| 1st | “Benko…”, Chess Life |
| HM | “Think Fast!”, Jacob Rasin, Chess Horizons |
Cat. 23(c) Best Analysis – Other (J Donaldson, J Tomas, A Watson)
| 1st | “A Most Memorable Game”, Matt Bengtson , Chess Horizons |
Cat. 24 Best Instruction (B Smythe, F Niro, A Lawrence)
| =1st | “Opening Notebook”, Bennett, Chess Horizons |
| =1st | “Bamboozling the Machine”, F. Wilson, Atlantic Chess News |
Cat. 25 Best Cartoon (R Alexis, R Hough, K Thomas)
| 1st | “Draw Offer”, Labraco, Illinois Chess Bulletin |
| HM | “And then the mean GM…”, G. Robinson, Chess Horizons |
Cat. 26 Best Art (R Alexis, A Lawrence, R Hough)
| 1st | Illinois Chess Bulletin Jan-Feb 2000, J Flores |
Cat. 27 Best Chess Photograph (R Alexis, I Riddle, W Harris)
| 1st | “Chess Mania at So. Station”, Tony Cortizas, Chess Horizons May-June 2000 |
| HM | “HM Euwe”, Cover Photo, AL Chess Antics, July 1999 |
Cat. 28 Best New Book (D Brandreth, J Hillery, F Wilson)
| 1st | “Just the Facts”, Lawrence, Alburt, Krogius |
| HM | “Chessdon”, Don Schultz |
Cat. 29 Best Online Article (F Campbell, J Marfia, M Lerman)
| 1st | “Bobby Fischer: Friends Don’t Pay Retail”, Alburt & Lawrence, http://www.chesscafe.com |
| HM | “The Secrets to ‘Real’ Chess”, D. Heisman, http://www.chesscafe.com |
| HM | “FIDE on the Rocks”, Don Schultz, http://www.chessdon.com |
No entries received for
- Cat. 7 Most Improved Magazine
- Cat. 16 Best News Release
- Cat. 20 Best Editorial