Daniel Naroditsky update
The following was relayed to me by Daniel's brother, Alan.
In his time off from school, Daniel (photo above courtesy of McClatchy photo) has attained one of the most highly-sought-after titles in chess, the International Master title (there is only one title above this one - Grandmaster). The requirements for the attainment of this title include the achievement of three so-called International Master "norms." A norm is achieved by scoring a certain number of points in a special norm tournament, in which International Masters and Grandmasters play (the goal is for the title-seeker to play several of these extremely strong players in the tournament, serving as a kind of test whether or not the player is worthy of the title). These 9-round tournaments are extremely grueling and demanding affairs, due to both the elite level of opposition and pressure to score a certain number of required points to get the norm. In July, Daniel achieved his first norm in Budapest, Hungary. In December, Daniel achieved his second norm in Groeningen, The Netherlands, and in early January of this year, Daniel achieved his third and final norm in Berkeley, California. Daniel has been pursuing this title for a long time, and it is an enormous accomplishment. Very few people in the world have achieved as much as Daniel has, and he's only 15 years old!
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In his time off from school, Daniel (photo above courtesy of McClatchy photo) has attained one of the most highly-sought-after titles in chess, the International Master title (there is only one title above this one - Grandmaster). The requirements for the attainment of this title include the achievement of three so-called International Master "norms." A norm is achieved by scoring a certain number of points in a special norm tournament, in which International Masters and Grandmasters play (the goal is for the title-seeker to play several of these extremely strong players in the tournament, serving as a kind of test whether or not the player is worthy of the title). These 9-round tournaments are extremely grueling and demanding affairs, due to both the elite level of opposition and pressure to score a certain number of required points to get the norm. In July, Daniel achieved his first norm in Budapest, Hungary. In December, Daniel achieved his second norm in Groeningen, The Netherlands, and in early January of this year, Daniel achieved his third and final norm in Berkeley, California. Daniel has been pursuing this title for a long time, and it is an enormous accomplishment. Very few people in the world have achieved as much as Daniel has, and he's only 15 years old!
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The following was relayed to me by Daniel's brother, Alan.
In his time off from school, Daniel (photo above courtesy of McClatchy photo) has attained one of the most highly-sought-after titles in chess, the International Master title (there is only one title above this one - Grandmaster). The requirements for the attainment of this title include the achievement of three so-called International Master "norms." A norm is achieved by scoring a certain number of points in a special norm tournament, in which International Masters and Grandmasters play (the goal is for the title-seeker to play several of these extremely strong players in the tournament, serving as a kind of test whether or not the player is worthy of the title). These 9-round tournaments are extremely grueling and demanding affairs, due to both the elite level of opposition and pressure to score a certain number of required points to get the norm. In July, Daniel achieved his first norm in Budapest, Hungary. In December, Daniel achieved his second norm in Groeningen, The Netherlands, and in early January of this year, Daniel achieved his third and final norm in Berkeley, California. Daniel has been pursuing this title for a long time, and it is an enormous accomplishment. Very few people in the world have achieved as much as Daniel has, and he's only 15 years old!
In regards to the book, most people at Crystal are aware that Daniel's book (Mastering Positional Chess) was published in March of 2010 by New In Chess (one of the world's biggest chess publishers). A few days ago, Daniel's book was nominated as one of three finalists for ChessCafe (a very popular chess website) Book of the Year. This is an extremely prestigious award, and Daniel can use all of the help he can get from the Crystal Community. The voting is in the form of e-mail nominations. If one wishes to support Daniel, it is sufficient to write an e-mail with the following text:
"I would like to vote for Daniel Naroditsky's book, "Mastering Positional Chess" for ChessCafe's Book of the Year."
to "bookoftheyear@chesscafe.com".
The voting is open until January 31st, and the winner will be announced on February 2nd. Daniel worked very hard on this book and it would be a great honor for it to be given the designation of ChessCafe's Book of the Year.
Your help is greatly appreciated - the Crystal Community has always been a great supporter of Daniel.
Alan Naroditsky
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In his time off from school, Daniel (photo above courtesy of McClatchy photo) has attained one of the most highly-sought-after titles in chess, the International Master title (there is only one title above this one - Grandmaster). The requirements for the attainment of this title include the achievement of three so-called International Master "norms." A norm is achieved by scoring a certain number of points in a special norm tournament, in which International Masters and Grandmasters play (the goal is for the title-seeker to play several of these extremely strong players in the tournament, serving as a kind of test whether or not the player is worthy of the title). These 9-round tournaments are extremely grueling and demanding affairs, due to both the elite level of opposition and pressure to score a certain number of required points to get the norm. In July, Daniel achieved his first norm in Budapest, Hungary. In December, Daniel achieved his second norm in Groeningen, The Netherlands, and in early January of this year, Daniel achieved his third and final norm in Berkeley, California. Daniel has been pursuing this title for a long time, and it is an enormous accomplishment. Very few people in the world have achieved as much as Daniel has, and he's only 15 years old!
In regards to the book, most people at Crystal are aware that Daniel's book (Mastering Positional Chess) was published in March of 2010 by New In Chess (one of the world's biggest chess publishers). A few days ago, Daniel's book was nominated as one of three finalists for ChessCafe (a very popular chess website) Book of the Year. This is an extremely prestigious award, and Daniel can use all of the help he can get from the Crystal Community. The voting is in the form of e-mail nominations. If one wishes to support Daniel, it is sufficient to write an e-mail with the following text:
"I would like to vote for Daniel Naroditsky's book, "Mastering Positional Chess" for ChessCafe's Book of the Year."
to "bookoftheyear@chesscafe.com".
The voting is open until January 31st, and the winner will be announced on February 2nd. Daniel worked very hard on this book and it would be a great honor for it to be given the designation of ChessCafe's Book of the Year.
Your help is greatly appreciated - the Crystal Community has always been a great supporter of Daniel.
Alan Naroditsky