CHESS JOURNALISTS OF AMERICA

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
Best Regular Newspaper Column

• David Sands – Chess (The Washington Times, 11/8/22 and 3/14/23.)

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
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 Non-Instructive Chess Video
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)

• Saint Louis Chess Club – 2023 Superbet Chess Classic (rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.)

• Saint Louis Chess Club – 2023 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland (days 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.)

• U.S. Chess Federation – 2023 FIDE World Championship.

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
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

Laurel Aronian.

• U.S. Chess – “Faces of U.S. Chess.

• U.S. Chess – “2023 FIDE World Championship.

Ellen Wang.

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

CalChess.org.

• 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.