CJA Judging Results for June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008 Jonathan Hilton, Chief Judge
“HM” indicates Honorable Mention The “Score” column shows the judges’ voting/maximum.
Category 1 … Chess Journalist of the Year (by CJA vote)
Category 2 … Best Chess Column
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Chess to Enjoy” by GM Andy Soltis, Chess Life magazine |
37.7/40 |
HM |
“Novice Nook” by NM Dan Heisman on Chess Cafe site: Col 1, Col 2, Col 3 |
35.1/40 |
“Chess” by David Sands, The Washington Times |
32.0/40 |
Category 3 … Best State Magazine
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
Georgia Chess by David Woolf and Mark N. Taylor |
39.5/40 |
HM |
Chess Horizons by Mark Donlan |
36.0/40 |
Category 4 … Most Notable Achievement In Correspondence Chess
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Team USA Makes Olympiad Finals” by FM Alex Dunne, January 2008 Chess Life, page 18 |
30.7/40 |
Category 5 … Best Layout
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
Chess Life for Kids |
N/A |
Category 6 … Best Chess Art
Category 7 … Best Photograph
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Chess Photo of Maryam Mansur” by Diego Garces, July 2007 Black & White Magazine, B&W, Color |
35.1/40 |
HM |
Photo of Irina Krush October 2007 Chess Life Cover by Jeffrey Weiss and Frankie Butler |
33.0/40 |
Category 8 … Best Tournament Report
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“US Championship” by IM John Watson, August 2007 Chess Life, page 16 |
49.0/55 |
HM |
“Akobian Continues Stellar” by Jerry Hanken, October 2007 Chess Life, page 34 |
47.5/55 |
“Gold for Naroditsky” by Aviv Friedman, February 2008 Chess Life, page 32 |
47.0/55 |
“2007 Closed & Class Champs” by Tim McEntee and Mark Capron, Iowa Chess News En Passant, Volume 47, Issue 3 |
44.5/55 |
Category 9 … Best Regular Newspaper Column
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Chess” by Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post) |
35.0/40 |
HM |
“Chess: A Knight’s Tour” by Bill Cornwall (Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel) |
33.5/40 |
“Chess” by David Sands (The Washington Times) |
33.0/40 |
Category 10 … Best Regular Newspaper Column of Local Interest
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Chess: A Knight’s Tour” by Bill Cornwall (Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel) |
33.5/40 |
Category 11 … Best State Website
Category 12 … Best General Website
Category 13 … Best Chess Blog, Video, or Podcast
Category 14 … Best Historical Article
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Chess Expert Jailed” by Olimpiu G. Urcan, July 2007 Chess Life, page 46 |
33.5/40 |
Category 15 … Best Interview
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
E.Vicary on Chess, Girls, and Genius by Jennifer Shahade, Chess Life Online (June 26, 2007) |
29.0/30 |
HM |
“Interview with Robert Hess” by Jerry Hanken, June 2008 Chess Life Magazine |
24.0/30 |
Category 16 … Best Editorial
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Greg on Chess: The Swiss is Terrible“ by Greg Shahade, Chess Life Online (September 10, 2007) |
34.5/40 |
Category 17 … Best Review
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Watson: The Sequel” by Pete Tamburro, November 2007 Chess Life, page 14 |
37.0/40 |
HM |
“Tactically Toothless” by Jonathan Hilton, February 2008 Chess Life, page 14 |
34.5/40 |
“Matchless Match Book” by GM Joel Benjamin May 2008 Chess Life, page 12 |
32.5/40 |
Category 18 … Best Analysis
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Deep Analysis Lecture” by Alexandra Kosteniuk, Swiss Chess Review |
25.9/30 |
HM |
“Korchnoi Explains the French” by Harald Fietz, September 2007 Chess Life Magazine |
25.2/30 |
Pete Karagianis, 53rd Iowa Open, Iowa Chess News En Passant, Volume 47, Issue 4 |
24.6/30 |
Crushing the Dragon by Jason Juett, Iowa Chess News En Passant, Volume 47, Issue 4 |
24.0/30 |
Category 19 … Best Instructive Lesson
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“How Wojo Won: The Sicilian” by Jonathan Hilton, Chess Life Online (September 27, 2007) |
27.6/30 |
HM |
“How Wojo Won: the King’s Indian Defense” by Jonathan Hilton, Chess Life Online (April 30, 2008) |
27.5/30 |
“Hook and Ladder” by Dana Mackenzie, July 2007 Chess Life Magazine |
25.9/30 |
“Implode” by Dana Mackenzie, May 2008 Chess Life Magazine |
25.2/30 |
“Beginner Misconceptions” by Dan Heisman, ChessCafe.com |
24.8/30 |
“Getting the Edge” by Dan Heisman, ChessCafe.com |
24.6/30 |
“Trading When Ahead or Behind” by Dan Heisman, ChessCafe.com |
24.5/30 |
“Don’t Allow the Floobly” by Dan Heisman, ChessCafe.com |
24.0/30 |
Category 20 … Best Humorous Contribution
Category 21 … Special Recognition Award
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Get Ready for the Next Generation” by Macauley Peterson, June 2007 Chess Life, page 16 |
35.1/40 |
HM |
64 Square Tour by Bart Gibbons, Chess Life Online (December 17, 2007) |
34.9/40 |
Category 22: Excellence in Chess Writing, Mainstream Media received no entries this year.
Category 23 … Best Human Interest (3-way tie)
Place |
Entry |
Score |
1st |
“Sunday in the Park” by C. K. Damrosch December 2007 Chess Life, page 32 |
32.0/40 |
“In Memoriam: Gilbert F. Gosselin” by George Mirijanian Chess Horizons, July – September 2007 |
32.0/40 |
“Farewell to Boris” by Jerry Hanken, May 2008 Chess Life magazine |
32.0/40 |
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