From: nolan@helios.unl.edu (Michael Nolan)
Subject: 1992 Chess Journalism Awards
Reply-To: nolan@helios.unl.edu
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date: 22 Aug 92 22:44:24 GMT


Chess Journalists of America
Ira Lee Riddle, President
400 Newtown Road
Warminster, PA  18974

August 6, 1992
Chess Journalists of America Announce 1992 Journalism Awards

Dearborn, Michigan.  The Chess Journalists of America announced the recipients
of their 1992 Chess Journalism awards.

Chief Judge Michael Nolan announced that the membership had voted to honor 
Joel Benjamin as the 1992 Chess Journalist of the Year.  Benjamin, an 
International GrandMaster, is also the editor of Chess Chow, which was 
selected as the Best New Chess Publication.

The runaway winner was Chess Life, which received 11 awards and two honorable 
mentions. Inside Chess received three awards and two Honorable Mentions. 

The full list of winners follows.

The panel of judges consisted of Chief Judge Michael Nolan, Chris Chabris, 
Hanon Russell, and Ira Lee Riddle.  Judges did not participate in categories
for which they were nominated, made nominations, or had other conflicts of
interest.

Membership in the Chess Journalists of America is open to all with an 
interest in chess journalism.  Those actively involved with a U. S. chess 
publication (as writer, editor, or other production staff) may become
regular members, entitled to vote for the Chess Journalist of the Year. All 
others may become Associate members.

Membership is $10 per year and includes a subscription to The Chess 
Journalist, the CJA's official magazine.  For additional information, 
contact CJA President Ira Lee Riddle at the address given above.

1992 Chess Journalism Awards:

Best State Magazine
       Chess Horizons, published by the Massachussets Chess Association

Best State Magazine, circulation under 1000
       Ohio Chess Bulletin, published by the Ohio Chess Association
       Honorable mention to Rank & File, 
               published by the Southern Californa Chess Federation
       Honorable mention to Northwest Chess, 
               published by the Oregon Chess Federation and the Washington 
	       Chess Federation

Best Club Bulletin
       en passant, published by the Pittsburgh Chess Club

Best Postal Magazine
       APCT News Bulletin, published by American Postal Chess Tournaments

Best Serial Chess Publication
       Inside Chess, published by International Chess Enterprises, Inc.

Best New Chess Publication
       Chess Chow, published by Chess Chow Publications

Most Improved Publication
       Ohio Chess Bulletin, published by the Ohio Chess Association

Best Regular Magazine Column
       "Chess to Enjoy" by Andy Soltis, in Chess Life
       Honorable mention to "Wolff's Den" by Patrick Wolff, in Chess Horizons

Best Magazine Tournament Report
       'Candidates Semi-Finals', by Yasser Seirawan, in Inside Chess

Best Regular Newspaper Column
       'Evans on Chess' by syndicated columnist GM Larry Evans

Best Regular Newspaper Column of Local Interest
       'Chess', by Frisco Del Rosario, in the Redwood City, CA, Weekly News

Best Chess Promotion
       'The Greening of American Chess' by Lev Alburt & Larry Parr, 
	  in Chess Life
       Honorable mention to 'Life Itself' by Larry Parr & Lev Alburt, in 
	  National Review

Best Human Interest Story
       'The Art of Samuel Bak' by Samuel Bak, in Chess Life
       Honorable mention to 'A Profile of Predrag' by Phillip Dorsey, 
	  in The Center File

Best Historical Article
       'Golden Knights in Review' by Joan Dubois, in Chess Life
       Honorable mention to 'Journey of 100 Issues' by Yasser Seirawan, 
	  in Inside Chess

Best Interview
       'The Grand Old Man: Samuel Reshevsky' by Hanon Russell, in Chess Life
       Honorable mention to 'Inside Interview: Bessell Kok' by Yasser Seirawan,
	  in Inside Chess

Best Editorial
       'GMA Update' by Yasser Seirawan, in Inside Chess

Best Humorous Contribution
       'WBCA Blitz Chess Rules Supplement' by Phillip Dorsey, in The Center File
       Honorable mention to "Bozo's Book Barn' by Jack Young, in Chess Horizons
       Honorable mention to "Hollywoodpushers" by Robert W. Basalla, 
	  in Cleveland Chess Bulletin

Best Review
       Chess: An Annotated Bibliography, by Andy Lusis, reviewed by Parley Long 
               in Ohio Chess Bulletin

Best Analysis
       'Openings Laboratory, Cosio-Lucena Defense' by Joseph Shipman and 
	  Walter Shipman, in Chess Horizons

Best Instruction
       'The Chessplayer's Decalogue' by Ariel Mengarini, in Chess Life
       Honorable mention to 'Knowing What to Know & Strongpoint: The Dvoretsky 
	  Method" by Lev Alburt & Larry Parr, in Chess Life

Best Layout
       Chess Life February 1992, Glenn Petersen, editor
       Honorable mention to the 1991 U. S. Women's Chess Championship 
	  Tournament Program, edited by Donald Schultz

Best Cover (tie)
       1991 U. S. Women's Chess Championship Tournament Program, 
	  photo by John Curry
       Chess Life November 1991, photo by Paul Bachem

Best Cartoon
       Chess Life October 1991, p. 49, by Al Comer
       Honorable mention to Chess Chow May 1992 cover illustration, 
	  by Lisabeth Levine

Best Chess Art
       Chess Life January 1992 Cover, by Samuel Bak

Best Chess Photograph
       Chess Life June 1992 cover, photo by Fil Hunter
       Honorable mention to 1991 U. S. Women's Chess Championship Tournament 
	  Book, front cover photo by John Curry
       Honorable mention to Chess Life March 1992 cover, photo by Jim Woodward



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