2023 CJA Award Entries
Click below to see the 2023 individual entries for each category and each award.
Chess Journalist of The Year
Best Story of The Year
• Jamaal Abdul-Alim – “Squaring off Against AI Chess Boards.“
• Laurel Aronian – “Big Fun at the K-12 Grade Championships!“
• Laurel Aronian – “Judit Polgar vs the World.“
• Shannon Bailey and Emily Allred – “Fischer Revealed!“
• John Brezina – “The Wimbledon of Chess.“
• John Burke – “Nepo Again!“
• Jon Edwards – “Human Champion of ‘Computer Chess.’“
• Alec Getz – “More Than Meets The Eye.“
• Alvin Hamilton – “The Advent and History of the Fairfield Interscholastic League.“
• John Hartmann – “L’affaire Niemann.“
• Alexander Lumelsky – “NM Arslan Otchiyev: Chess Master, MMA Fighter, Wanderer.“
• Robert Shlyakhtenko – “Fischer versus Spassky – 50 Years on.“
• Ellen Wang – “A Chess Festival that Celebrates Our Journey.“
Best Column of the Year
• Jacob Aagaard – “Play it Along With Sam.” (American Chess Magazine, issues #31 and #32.)
• Tatev Abrahamyan – “Getting to Work.”
• Alex Fishbein – “GM Alex Fishbein on the Endings.” (American Chess Magazine, issues #30 and #31.)
• Rachel Schechter – “Chess Keys.” (The Chess Journalist, issues May 2023 , October 2022 and July 2022.)
• Sarunas Sulskis – “The Magnificent Three.” (American Chess Magazine, issues #29 and #30.)
Best Book of The Year - Overall
• Dewain Barber & Ralph Bowman – “Humor in Chess III.“
• Joel Benjamin – “Chessboard Combat.“
• Vinay Bhat – “How I Became a Chess Grandmaster.“
• Dale Brandreth & Pete Tamburro (editors) – “The Chess Diary of Young Rudolf Spielmann.“
• Frederik Ekman – “Jetan: The Martian Chess of Edgar Rice Burroughs.“
• Frank Hoffmeister – “Chess Theory From Stamma to Steinitz, 1735–1894.“
• Dean Ippolito – “Tricks, Tactics And Tips in the Chess Opening.“
• Lubomir Kavalek – “Life at Play.“
• Cyrus Lakdawala – “Irrational Chess.“
• Cyrus Lakdawala and Carsten Hansen – “The Chess Wizardry of Wotawa.“
• Abhimanyu Mishra – “The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World.“
• Alexey Root – “United States Women’s Chess Champions, 1937–2020.“
• Scott Varagona – “Kings of my Home State.“
• Victoria Winifred – “The Princess, the Knight, and the Lost God: A Chess Story.“
Best Book of The Year - Other
• Dale Brandreth & Pete Tamburro (editors) – “The Chess Diary of Young Rudolf Spielmann.“
• Frederik Ekman – “Jetan: The Martian Chess of Edgar Rice Burroughs.“
• Frank Hoffmeister – “Chess Theory From Stamma to Steinitz, 1735–1894.“
• Lubomir Kavalek – “Life at Play.“
• Abhimanyu Mishra – “The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World.“
• Alexey Root – “United States Women’s Chess Champions, 1937–2020.“
Best Book of The Year - Instructional
• Joel Benjamin – “Chessboard Combat.“
• Vinay Bhat – “How I Became a Chess Grandmaster.“
• Dean Ippolito – “Tricks, Tactics And Tips in the Chess Opening.“
• Cyrus Lakdawala – “Irrational Chess.“
Best Book of the Year - Self Published
• Dewain Barber & Ralph Bowman – “Humor in Chess III.“
• Cyrus Lakdawala and Carsten Hansen – “The Chess Wizardry of Wotawa.“
• Scott Varagona – “Kings of my Home State.“
• Victoria Winifred – “The Princess, the Knight, and the Lost God: A Chess Story.“
Best Photojournalism Article
• Sandeep Sethuraman – “Records & Rivalries.” (Photos by David Llada.)
Best Art
• Laurel Aronian – “Chess Circle.“
• Laurel Aronian – “Mosaic Chess Board.“
• Laurel Aronian – “Chess Queen.“
• Jim Hollingsworth – “The 8th Rank.” (originally published here.)
• Austin Fuller – “Saint Louis Chess Club Summer Camp Ad.“
• Natasha Roberts, Nicole Esaltare, John Hartmann and Melinda Matthews – “100K!“
• World Chess Hall of Fame – “Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess.“
Best Cartoon
• Nicolas Barrios (art), Natasha Roberts (layout and design) and Melinda Matthews (script) – “That Nakamura Life.“
• Tony Sullivan – “Chess Peace.“
Best Single Chess Photo
• Joshua Anderson – (Photo of Bette Marshall).
• Joshua Anderson – “Pure Happiness.“
• James Cullen – “Nakamura in NOLA.“
• Austin Fuller – (Akobian and Hakobyan after 2022 Spring Chess Classic Playoff.)
• Austin Fuller – (Dorsa Derakhshani teaches a Sunday class at the STL chess club.)
• Austin Fuller – (Hikaru and Friends at Ultimate Moves 2022.)
• Austin Fuller – (Make a Wish kid Collin meets Aronian at the WCHOF.)
• Austin Fuller – (Scholastic players watch GM Hikaru between rounds.)
• Crystal Fuller – (Boris Spassky’s son examining a chess set.)
• Crystal Fuller – (Hans Niemann & Magnus Carlsen.)
• Crystal Fuller – (Magnus Carlsen & Eric Rosen.)
• Crystal Fuller – (Police officer playing a game of chess with a child from an underserved community.)
• Crystal Fuller – “Chess Queens.”
• David Llada – “Drama!“
• Alexander Lumelsky – “The Madness of Kudrin.“
• Paul Rychlik – “Play With Style.“
• Patrick Tejeda – “Caissa’s Best Friend.” (originally posted here, sponsored by the Texas Chess Association.)
• Patrick Tejeda – “Capitulation.” (Originally posted here.)
• Patrick Tejeda – “Pawn Quixote.“
• Patrick Tejeda – “Seahorses.” (Originally posted here.)
Best Single Chess Magazine Cover
• American Chess Magazine – #28.
• American Chess Magazine – #29.
• American Chess Magazine – #30.
• American Chess Magazine – #32.
• Chess Life – April 2023. (Photo by David Llada.)
• Chess Life – August 2022. (Art by Robert Bentley.)
• Chess Life Kids – August 2022. (Art by Jui Talukder.)
• The Chess Journalist #153. (photo by Joshua Anderson.)
• Florida Chess Spring– May 22, 2023. (photo by Caitlyn Hoon.)
Best Feature Article
• Jacob Aagaard – “The Candidates: Nepomniachtchi Wins Again!“
• Jamaal Abdul-Alim – “Squaring off Against AI Chess Boards.“
• Shannon Bailey and Emily Allred – “Fischer Revealed!“
• John Burke – “Junior Stars Rule The Stage!“
• Jon Edwards – “Human Champion of ‘Computer Chess.’“
• David Emerling – “The Fried Liver Attack.“
• Alec Getz – “More Than Meets The Eye.“
• John Hartmann – “L’affaire Niemann.“
• Illia Nyzhnyk – “9-0!“
• Grayson Rorrer – “U.S. Teenage Sharks.“
• Robert Shlyakhtenko – “Fischer versus Spassky – 50 Years on.“
Best Tournament Report - State/Local
• Alex Fishbein – “Rebirth of High Level Chess in Wyoming.“
• Robert Shlyakhtenko – “Our Irresistible Game.“
• George Supol – “A Very Special Canadian Chess Event!“
• Paul Swaney – “A Double Clean Sweep!“
• Justus Williams – “Getting my Reps in.“
Best Review
• Devadeep Gupta – “The 10 Best Fictional Chess Books to Read.“
• Carsten Hansen – “Fresh Leaves From The Bookshelf.“
• John Watson – “But Does it Actually Work?“
• John Watson – “Solid Self-Publishing.“
Best Humorous Contribution
• Pete Tamburro – “Unfortunate Chess Quotes.“
Best Overall Magazine
Best Interview
• Jimmy Adams – “An Interview With Liz Garbus.“
• George Foote – “Spotlight—Interview with Daaim Shabazz.“
• Maurice Carter – “GM Jon Edwards: 32nd World Correspondence Chess Champion.“
• John Hartmann – “Interview: Hikaru Nakamura.“
• John Hartmann – “Meet FM Andy Woodward.“
• Pete Tamburro – “25 Questions for Bruce Pandolfini.“
• Pete Tamburro – “Interview With Rex Sinquefield.“
Best Club Newsletter
• Memphis Chess Club – Chess Advocate (edited by Dwight Weaver, Volume 7 No. 1, Volume 7 No. 2, and Volume 7 No. 3.)
Best Analysis
• John Burke – “Nepo Again!“
• Emilio Cordova – “From Benko to Petroff.“
• Cory & Larry Evans – “A Nettlesome English.“
• Vjekoslav Nemec (with annotations by Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Peter Heine Nielsen) – “Take it Slow.“
• Nikolaos Ntirlis – “The Petroff in One Hour.“
• Sarunas Sulskis – “The Magnificent Three.“
Best Personal Narrative
• Laurel Aronian – “It’s Not Over.“
• Jon Edwards – “Human Champion of ‘Computer Chess.’“
• Mark Heimann – “Woodpushing for the Washed-Up.“
• Ray Linville – “My Best Move.“
• Illia Nyzhnyk – “9-0!“
• Kayden Troff – “The Road That led me Back.“
Best Single Article of Local Interest
• Bill Broich – “IM Michael Brooks wins Kansas City FIDE Invitational.“
• Steve Erbach – “The Green Bay Open.“
Best Tournament Report - National/International
• Laurel Aronian – “Big Fun at the K-12 Grade Championships!“
• Laurel Aronian – “Judit Polgar vs the World.“
• David Brodsky – “A Bittersweet Experience.“
• John Burke – “Naka Is The Last Man Standing!“
• John Burke – “Junior Stars Rule The Stage!“
• John Burke – “Nepo Again!“
• Emilio Cordova – “Chess Titanomachy!“
• Irina Krush – “A Triumph of Experience and Youth!“
• J.J. Lang – “The 2022 Las Vegas Chess Festival.“
• Awonder Liang and Tatev Abrahamyan – “The 2022 U.S. Championships!“
• Elshan Moradiabadi – “Seeking Paradise in the Desert!“
• Magesh Panchanathan – “Respect!“
• Grayson Rorrer – “Everyone’s a Winner!“
• Grayson Rorrer – “No Brakes for the Top Racer!“
• David Sands – “Niemann Back at the Board as FIDE Delays Report.“
Best Instructive Lesson
• Jacob Aagaard – “Play it Along With Sam Shankland (ACM #31).“
• Jacob Aagaard – “Play it Along With Sam (ACM #32).“
• Tatev Abrahamyan – “How to Study Tactics.“
• Doug Eckert – “The Middlegame for Seniors.“
• David Emerling – “Bishop vs Knight.“
• Alex Fishbein – “A Huge Endgame Alphabet.“
• Alex Fishbein – “On The Edge.“
• Alex Fishbein – “The Eternal Struggle.“
• Sid Pickard – “The Troitzky Line.“
Best Historical Article
• Jimmy Adams – “I Can’t Get no Satisfaction!“
• Joshua Anderson – “1946 Youth Chess Movement.“
• Joshua Anderson – “Man on a Journey.“
• Mykola Fuzik – “Isaac Lipnitsky: Chess Master.“
• John Hilbert – “Not Without Hope.“
• Robert Shlyakhtenko – “Fischer versus Spassky – 50 Years on.“
• Pete Tamburro – “America’s Greatest Problemist!?“
Best Interview
• Laurel Aronian – “Fabi’s First Nationals.“
• Mark Capron – “In the Limelight: Jon Edwards.“
• Ioan Christian-Chirila, Michael Khodarkovsky and Adam Lamentowicz – “Carlsen: My Retirement Only Lasted a Couple of Days.“
• James Eade – “Episode 65 of The Chess Files – The Answers are Out There [Interview with Sal Matera].“
• Sean Hennessy – “WFM Nastya Matus: A Hidden Gem in the Chess World.“
• Elizabeth Heubeck – “A Chess Grandmaster Makes the Case for Teaching the Game in School.“
• Ellen & Justin Wang – “Interview with WFM Sophie Morris-Suzuki.“
• Ellen & Justin Wang – “Interview with WGM Thalia Cervantes.“
• Rheanna Wachter – “The first Black Grandmaster of Chess looks to expand the sport.“
• Adam Whitaker – “FM John Curtis Interview – Chess Shorts Ep. 2.“
• Davis Zong – “Interview with GM Awonder Liang.“
• Davis Zong – “Interview with GM Darwin Yang.“
Best Feature Article
• Joshua Anderson – “World Chess Hall of Fame: 1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, Its Origin, and Influence.“
• Sean Hennessy – “Drew Shattuck Is Not Your Typical Tournament Director.“
• Ray Linville – “Why Elon Musk Doesn’t — And Can’t — Play Chess.“
• Alexander Lumelsky – “NM Arslan Otchiyev: Chess Master, MMA Fighter, Wanderer.“
• Melinda Matthews – “Sexual Harrassment in Chess.“
• Sid Pickard – “The Troitzky Line.“
• J. Eugene Salomon – “From Alekhine to Kasparov and Beyond.“
• J. Eugene Salomon – “Lessons From my Games.“
• Chris Torres – ” Highlights from the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco.“
• Paul Whitehead – “Chess at the Top.“
Best Podcast
• Pete Karagianis – “The Chess Underground.“
• J.J. Lang and Julia Rios – “chessfeels: Conversations About Chess, Psychology & Mental Health.“
• Evan Rabin – “Premier Chess: Conquer the Game; Master Your Life.“
• Kevin Scull – “Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement.“
Best Single Podcast Episode
• Pete Karagianis and Gopal Menon – “Chess Underground EP#43: Julia Rios.“
• J.J. Lang and Julia Rios – “The ADHD Episode.“
• Evan Rabin – “Episode 217 with Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard.“
• Jennifer Shahade – “Ladies Knight with Jen Shahade ft. Laurel Aronian.“
Best Tournament Report – National/International
• Laurel & Jack Aronian – “The World Grand Chess Tour, St. Louis Rapid & Blitz 2022 ~ ‘The Sinquefield Sacrifice.’”
• John Brezina – “Champions Showdown: Chess9LX.“
• John Brezina – “St. Louis America Cup Report.“
• John Brezina – “World Fischer Random Chess Championship.“
• Carsten Hansen – Sinquefield Cup (rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.)
• Kostya Kavutskiy – American Cup (rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.)
• J.J. Lang – “Last-Second Substitute Wins Most Prestigious Online Event of the Year.“
• Ray Linville – “Rising Chess Star Emerges In Bulgaria: Under-20 Woman Almost Wins National Championship.“
• Max Lu – “Mr. President, Señor Presidente! 3 Americans Win Spots at the World Cup.“
• Melinda Matthews – “‘You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know.’“
• Aakaash Meduri – “When Gambling Pays Off: Meduri Goes All-In On Vegas.“
• Chris Torres – “Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco.“
• Jason Wang – “North American Open: Wang Wards Off Winter, Wows With Wins.“
• Vanessa West and Jack Rodgers – FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament Final. (Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.)
• Davis Zong – “All Tension and No Rest as So and Lee Win Elimination Bracket Finals.“
Best Tournament Report - State/Local
• Bill Broich – “Youth and Experience Clash in FIDE-Rated Midwest Events.“
• Brian Kuehl – “Sheridan Open Brings Big Chess to Small Town.“
• J.C. MacNeil – “Denver Open 2022.“
• Chris Torres – “DCM Spring Invitational Chess Tournament in Los Altos Hills.“
Best Club Newsletter
• Marshall Chess Club – The Marshall Spectator (edited by Greg Keener.)
• Memphis Chess Club – Chess Advocate (edited by Dwight Weaver, Volume 7 No. 1, Volume 7 No. 2, and Volume 7 No. 3.)
Best Instructive Lesson
• Todd Bardwick – “The Chess Detective: Hunting the King With the Exchange Sacrifice.“
• David Emerling – “Bishop vs Knight.“
• Dan Heisman – “Chess – a Thought Process Overview.“
• Dan Heisman – “Improve Your Chess with Concrete Analysis.“
• Dane Mattson – “Learn From Morphy with NM Dane Mattson – Chess Shorts Ep. 5.“
• Evgeny Miroshnichenko – “Chess Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.“
• Sid Pickard – “The Troitzky Line.“
• Rachel Schechter – “Chess Keys (The Chess Journalist, May 2023).”
• Rachel Schechter – “Chess Keys (The Chess Journalist, October 2022).”
• Rachel Schechter – “Chess Keys (The Chess Journalist, July 2022).”
• Chris Torres – “Viewer Requests: Position of the Week 2.“
Best Analysis
• Varuzhan Akobian – “1972 Fischer/Spassky: Beautiful Games Lecture.“
• Miguel Ararat – “Games From Recent Events.“
• Miguel Ararat – “Games From Recent Events.“
• Robert Irons – “Check is in the Mail: October 2022.“
• Alex King – “Annotation Time.“
• J.J. Lang and Awonder Liang – “Ding Escapes Nepo’s Surprise in WCC Opener.“
• Grayson Rorrer – “Endgame Deep Dive.“
• Chris Torres – “Born on this Day in 1958: International Master Emory Tate.“
Best Humorous Contribution
• Bob Basalla – “How to Become World Chess Champion.“
• Ray Linville – “37 Funny Chess Jokes For Kids.“
• Matt Monta – “The Nightmarish Frontier of AI in Chess.“
• Matthew Traynor – “Broken Finger.“
• Matthew Traynor – “Did you ever wonder how to get an elephant out of a swamp?“
Best Historical Article
• Robert Irons – “Check is in the Mail: RIP FM Alex E. Dunne.“
• Ray Linville – “How Shelby Lyman Mesmerized Millions During 1972 Fischer-Spassky Match.“
• Sid Pickard – “The Troitzky Line.“
• J. Eugene Salomon – “From Alekhine to Kasparov and Beyond.“
• J. Eugene Salomon and Javier Cordero (co-authored) – “Playing Blindfolded on the Board of Life.“
• Vanessa West – “Bobby Fischer Scores 1st Win.“
Best Personal Narrative
• Mark Capron – “2023 Senior Open.“
• David Emerling – “Blind Spot.“
• Alvin Hamilton – “The Advent and History of the Fairfield Interscholastic League.“
• Grayson Rorrer – “In the Ring: 2022 CCC Fall IM Norm Invitational.“
• Grayson Rorrer – “In the Ring: 2022 Minnesota International Chess Festival.“
• J. Eugene Salomon – “From Alekhine to Kasparov and Beyond.“
• J. Eugene Salomon – “Lessons From my Games.“
• Abhinav Suresh – “Our Man in Madrid.“
• Chris Torres – “Chess Memories of Birthdays Past.“
• Chris Wainscott – “Adult Improver or Adult Enjoyer?“
• Davis Zong – “Returning to Chess in the Schools.“
Best Overall Chess Website
• Jim Eade – eadefoundation.org.
• Gert Hilhorst (Website Administrator) – Connecticut State Chess Association.
• Saint Louis Chess Club – uschesschamps.com.
• Saint Louis Chess Club – saintlouischessclub.org.
• U.S. Chess Federation – uschess.org.
• World Chess Hall of Fame – worldchesshof.org.
Best Overall Website – Small Organization (groups of less than 500)
• Laurel and Jack Aronian – chessin1day.
• Caleb Brown (webmaster) – Innovative Chess Solutions (sponsored by the Texas Chess Association).
• Jim Eade – Eade Foundation.
• Gert Hilhorst (Website Administrator) – Connecticut State Chess Association.
• Chris Torres – Daily Chess Musings.
Best Blog
• Ray Linville – Learning with Each Game.
• Evan Rabin – Premier Chess.
• Chris Torres – Daily Chess Musings.
• Ed Yetman – Substack Chess Column.
Best Educational Lesson
• John Hartmann – “Grandmaster Versus Amateurs – Lessons from the 2022 U.S. Open.“
• Dan Heisman – “Improve by playing ‘What If?’ with a Chess Engine.“
• Dan Heisman – “The Geometry of Chess Tactics.“
• J.J. Lang – “15 Teachable Moments from the Pro Chess League.“
• Rachel Schechter – “Chess Keys (The Chess Journalist, May 2023).”
• Rachel Schechter – “Chess Keys (The Chess Journalist, October 2022).”
• Rachel Schechter – “Chess Keys (The Chess Journalist, July 2022).”
• Chris Torres – “Playing with my Student 3/16/23.“
Best Online Review
• Joshua Anderson – “Glory to the Queen—A 21st Century version of The Three Musketeers Review.“
• Joshua Anderson – “World Chess Hall of Fame: 1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, Its Origin, and Influence.“
• Miguel Ararat – “Book Reviews.“
• Mark Capron – “Chessays, Travels Through The World Of Chess by Howard Burton.“
• Ray Linville – “How A Book About Chess Can Capture A Child’s Imagination.“
Best Non-Instructive Chess Video
• Mike Klein – (Video from the 2023 FIDE World Championship.)
• Chris Torres – “Halloween Blitz Chess Extravaganza 10/29/22.“
• Chris Torres – “Halloween Blitz Chess Extravaganza 10/30/22.“
• U.S. Chess Federation – “Baltimore Kids Chess League: Amaree Bobbitt.“
• U.S. Chess Federation – “One Move at a Time: The Gift of Chess Prison Program featuring Tony Ballard.“
• Adam Whitaker – “Chess Shorts ep 1 – Elo Ratings and Chess Titles Explained.“
Best Twitter Feed
• Dan Heisman – “NM Dan Heisman.“
• Grand Chess Tour – “Grand Chess Tour.“
• Saint Louis Chess Club – “STLChessClub.“
• U.S. Chess Federation – “USChess.“
• World Chess Hall of Fame – “WorldChessHOF.“
Best Twitch Channel
• Saint Louis Chess Club – STLChessClub.
Best Instagram Feed
• Patrick Tejeda – “JPStevensChessClub.“
• Grand Chess Tour – “GrandChessTourOfficial.“
• Saint Louis Chess Club – “stlchessclub.“
• U.S. Chess Federation – “us_chess.“
• World Chess Hall of Fame – “worldchesshof.“
Best Documentary
• Howard Burton (director) – “Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration.“
• Gloria Iseli (director) – “King Chess.“
• John Paul Stevens (executive producer) – “Knocking the King Down.“
• Adam Whitaker – “Chess Legacy Paul Morphy American Champion.“
Best Tournament/Match Coverage (This may be a series of videos)
Best Coverage by Mainstream Publication (Free entry!)
• The Unruly Queens – “Unruly Queens give young girls a seat at the chess table.“
• The Unruly Queens – “The ‘Unruly Queens’ of Chess.“
Best Print Article by a Junior
• Laurel Aronian – “Big Fun at the K-12 Grade Championships!“
• Laurel Aronian – “Fabi’s First Nationals.“
• Laurel Aronian – “Judit Polgar vs the World.“
• Laurel Aronian – “My Star-Spangled Haring.“
• Liora Ginzburg – “My Favorite Event.“
• Grayson Rorrer – “Everyone’s a Winner!“
• Grayson Rorrer – “No Brakes for the Top Racer!“
• Grayson Rorrer – “U.S. Teenage Sharks.“
• Ellen Wang – “A Chess Festival that Celebrates Our Journey.“
• Jason Wang – “Happy Holidays Indeed!“
• Jennifer Yu – “One Last Chance.“
• Davis Zong – “Sharing Chess One Story at a Time.“
Best Online Article by a Junior
• Max Lu – “Mr. President, Señor Presidente! 3 Americans Win Spots at the World Cup.“
• Kevin Pan – “California Chess Talents Episode #4: WGM Rochelle Wu.“
• Andy Woodward – “Andy Woodward: A Quest For My IM Title.“
• Davis Zong – “USATE 2023 – Two Teams At Top.“
Best Personal Narrative by a Junior
• Laurel Aronian – “It’s Not Over.“
• Laurel Aronian – “My Star-Spangled Haring.“
• Laurel & Jack Aronian – “The World Grand Chess Tour, St. Louis Rapid & Blitz 2022 ~ ‘The Sinquefield Sacrifice.’”
• Liora Ginzburg – “My Favorite Event.“
• Max Lu – “Mr. President, Señor Presidente! 3 Americans Win Spots at the World Cup.“
• Ellen Wang – “A Chess Festival that Celebrates Our Journey.“
• Andy Woodward – “Andy Woodward: A Quest For My IM Title.“
• Davis Zong – “Returning to Chess in the Schools.“
• Davis Zong – “Sharing Chess One Story at a Time.“
Special Achievement Award Entries
Best State Championship Report
• Mark Capron – “2023 Senior Open.“
• Bryan Tillis and Matthew Kolcz – “2022 Harvey Lerman Florida State Chess Championship.“
• Scott Varagona – “The 69th Alabama State Championship – Play by Play.“
Best Scholastic Coverage in State (may be multiple articles)
• Andrew Rea – “2023 Florida Scholastic Championship!“
• Andrew Rea – “Central Region Report.“
• Jesse Cohen – “2023 State Scholastic Championships.“
• Connecticut State Chess Association Homepage. (various authors, far too many items to list.)
Best Overall State Website
• Daniel DeLuca (webmaster) – ChessMaine.
• Gert Hilhorst (Website Administrator) – Connecticut State Chess Association.
• Chris Wood (webmaster) – Texas Chess (sponsored by the Texas Chess Association).
Best State Magazine/Newsletter – Print
• Jeff French (editor) – Texas Knights (the official publication of the Texas Chess Association, issues Jan-Feb 2023 and Mar-Apr 2023.)
• Jeffrey Roland (editor) – Northwest Chess Magazine (issues 2022-06, 2022-07, 2022-08, 2022-09, 2022-10, 2022-11, 2022-12, 2023-01, 2023-02, 2023-03, 2023-04, and 2023-05.)
Best State Magazine/Newsletter – Online
• Connecticut State Chess Association (various authors) – Connecticut Chess Journal (issues 1/24/23, 12/19/22, 11/27/22, 9/1/22, 8/23/22 and 8/12/22.)
• Tiffany Elliott (Newsletter Coordinator) – Tennessee Chess News (issues June 2022, September 2022, November 2022 and February 2023.)
• J.C. MacNeil and Christofer Peterson (editors) – Colorado Chess Informant.
• Jeffrey Roland (editor) – Northwest Chess Magazine (issues 2022-06, 2022-07, 2022-08, 2022-09, 2022-10, 2022-11, 2022-12, 2023-01, 2023-02, 2023-03, 2023-04, and 2023-05.)
• Chris Torres (editor) – The CalChess Journal.
Best Personal Narrative
• Mark Capron – “2023 Senior Open.“
• Alvin Hamilton – “The Advent and History of the Fairfield Interscholastic League.“
• Kirk Petty – “Tal Sacked His Queen to Beat Me.“