{"id":2160,"date":"2013-04-30T10:17:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T18:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danamackenzie.com\/blog\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2013-04-30T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T18:22:17","slug":"right-place-right-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danamackenzie.com\/blog\/?p=2160","title":{"rendered":"Right place, right time"},"content":{"rendered":"

A while ago I sent in a submission to Chess Life<\/em> for their column “My Best Move,” which appears on the last page of every issue. In this column, famous and semi-famous players share their favorite moves from their entire chess careers. I felt a little bit presumptuous putting myself in the company of players like Walter Browne, Alex Onischuk, Ben Finegold, and Irina Krush… but hey, why not? Non-presumptuous people never get anything published.<\/p>\n

Besides, as ChessLecture fans know, I had a really good candidate for “My Best Move,” and I’m not talking about my queen sacrifice against David Pruess. (That<\/em> story has already been told.) If you’ve seen my 100th ChessLecture, you’ve seen my favorite game-winning move.<\/p>\n

Today I got the news from the Chess Life<\/em> editor that they are putting my contribution in the next (June 2013) issue. I was in the right place at the right time; an anticipated submission from some other (presumably more illustrious) player didn’t show up on time, and my submission was there to fill the gap.<\/p>\n

This brings the number of articles I’ve written for Chess Life<\/em> up to five. For anyone who might be interested, here are the previous four.<\/p>\n

“Chess in Russia: An amateur’s impressions of chess life, Soviet style”<\/p>\n

Chess Life<\/em>, August 1981, p. 15. (Note:<\/em> This was written under my previous name. It’s also the first paid article I ever wrote for any publication. I was so naive back then that I didn’t even realize that Chess Life<\/em> paid for articles, and I was shocked when a check arrived in my mailbox!)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSac Your Queen on Move Six! (A New Anti-Computer Variation)\u201d<\/p>\n

Chess Life<\/em>, March 2007, p. 30<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe Hook & Ladder Trick\u201d<\/p>\n

Chess Life<\/em>, July 2007, p. 44<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t Just Reassess Your Chess \u2014 IMPLODe It!\u201d<\/p>\n

Chess Life<\/em>, May 2008, p. 37<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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