2005 Award Winners
Congratulations to this year’s CJA Award Winners!
Fred Cramer Awards Committee for Excellence in Chess Journalism
Joint Announcement
The following list of prize winners in this year’s CJA Awards program was provided by Daniel Lucas, Chief Judge and President of CJA.
Daniel Lucas, Chief Judge
Cramer Award Categories
Category 1
Chess Journalist of the Year (by CJA vote)
| Frisco Del Rosario |
Category 2
Gallery of Distinguished Chess Journalists
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The following three chess journalists were voting into the Gallery of Distinguished Chess Journalists this year:
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Category 3
Best Book
| 1st | Igor Khmelnitsky: Chess Exam and Training Guide |
Category 4
Best Chess Column, Any Media
| 1st | Dan Heisman: “Novice Nook” at http://www.chesscafe.com |
Category 5
Best State Magazine/Editor, Open Division
| 1st | Georgia Chess, Daniel Lucas, Editor |
Magazine Editor Categories
Category 6
Best State Magazine, Under 1000 Circulation
| 1st | Georgia Chess, Daniel Lucas, Editor |
Category 7
Best Club Bulletin
| 1st | En Passant, Journal of the Pittsburgh Chess Club, Dr. William Hoppmann, Editor |
Category 8
Best Correspondence Chess Magazine
| 1st | The Chess Correspondent, Joseph Ganem, Editor |
Category 9
Best New Magazine
| 1st | Frisco Del Rosario: Success Chess School Dragon |
Category 10
Most Improved Magazine
| No Entries |
Category 11
Best Cover
| 1st | David Woolf: Georgia Chess, September/October 2004 |
Category 12
Best Layout
| 1st | Chess Horizons, Mark Donlan |
Magazine Author Categories
Category 13
Best Regular Magazine Column
| 1st | Stephen Whiteman: “Games of the Month”, Georgia Chess |
Category 14
Best Magazine Tournament Report (tie)
| 1st | Mig Greengard: “2005 U.S. Championship”, Chess Horizons, April-June 2005 |
| 1st | Tim Redman: “‘Dean of Chess’ Honored at the 2004 Senior Open”, Chess Life, September 2004 |
| HM | David Glickman: “2004 Boylston Chess Club Championship”, Chess Horizons, January-March 2005 |
Newspaper Author Categories
Category 15
Best Regular Newspaper Column (tie)
| 1st | Bill Cornwall: “Chess: A Knight’s Tour”, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel |
| 1st | Lubomir Kavalek: “Chess”, The Washington Post |
Category 16
Best Regular Newspaper Column of Local Interest
| 1st | Bill Cornwall: “Chess: A Knight’s Tour”, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel |
Category 17
Best Newspaper Tournament Report
| 1st | David R. Sands: “Two Paths Lead to Victory”, The Washington Times, 9/18/04 |
Web-Based Categories
Category 18
Best State Website
| 1st | http://www.georgiachess.org Bill Noyes, Webmaster |
Category 19
Best Internet Chess News Site
| 1st | http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/index.html, Dr. Daaim Shabazz, Webmaster |
Category 20
Best General Chess Web Site
| 1st | Dr. Daaim Shabazz: http://www.thechessdrum.net |
Category 21
Best Web-Based Review
| 1st | Dan Heisman: “Rethinking The Chess Pieces”, http://www.chessville.com/reviews/RethinkingTheChessPieces.htm |
Category 22
Best Web-Based Analysis
| 1st | A.J. Goldsby: “The Record Holder”, http://www.lifemasteraj.com/great_chs-gms/gcg_karp-sax_lin1983.html |
Category 23
Best Web-Based Instruction
| 1st | Ward Farnsworth: “Predator at the Chessboard: A Field Guide to Chess Tactics”, http://www.chesstactics.org |
| HM | Dan Heisman: “A Guide to P-R3”, http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman48.pdf |
Category 24
Best Correspondence Chess Website
| 1st | The Campbell Report, J. Franklin Campbell, Webmaster. http://correspondencechess.com/campbell/ |
Category 25
Best Web-Based Interview
| 1st | Dr. Daaim Shabazz: “IM Amon Simutowe (HB Global Chess Challenge)”, http://www.thechessdrum.net/tournaments/HBCC2005/audio/Simutowe.mp3 |
General Author/Artist Categories
Category 26
Best Press Release
| No Entries. |
Category 27
Best Human Interest Story
| 1st | Mark N. Taylor and Fenice Taylor: “The Dragon Vacation”, Georgia Chess, September/October 2004 |
| HM | Stephen Dann and George Mirijanian: “Harold Dondis Testimonial Dinner”, Chess Horizons, January-March 2005 |
Category 28
Best Historical Article
| 1st | Olimpiu G. Urcan: “Living the American Dream”, http://www.chesscafe.com/text/skittles254.pdf |
| HM | Neil Brennen: “The Process of Creation: Correspondence Play and the Growth of Chess in Texas a Century Ago”, http://correspondencechess.com/campbell/articles/a050509.htm |
Category 29
Best Interview
| 1st | George Mirijanian: “A True Lover of Chess”, Chess Horizons, October-December 2004 |
Category 30
Best Editorial
| 1st | Howard Goldowsky: “Tournament Entry Fees”, Chess Horizons, January-March 2005 |
Category 31
Best Review
| 1st | Michael Mulford: “Secrets of Chess Transformations”, Georgia Chess, March/April 2005 |
Category 32
Best Analysis
| 1st | IM Michael Brooks: “Annotations”, Iowa Chess News En Passant, April 2005 |
| HM | Robert F. Keating: “Feature Game,” Iowa Chess News En Passant, April 2005 |
Category 33
Best Instruction
| 1st | Stephen Whiteman: “Why Endings Matter”, Georgia Chess, January/February 2005 |
Category 34
Best Humorous Contribution
| 1st | Matt Traynor: “Putting the Question to the Bishop”, http://www.chessreporter.com/hangin_puts_the_question_to_the_bishop.htm |
Category 35
Best Cartoon
| No Entries. |
Category 36
Best Chess Art
| 1st | Lela Dowling: “Cover: A First Book of Morphy”, A First Book of Morphy |
Category 37
Best Chess Photograph
| 1st | Tony Cortizas, Jr.: “Harold Dondis Cover Photo”, Chess Horizons, October-December 2004 |
Category 38
Best General Chess Article
| 1st | GM John Nunn: “Proof Games”, Chess Horizons, April-June 2005 |