The January 1999 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features GM Nick de Firmian, winner of the 1998 U.S. Championship for the 3rd time. There are also articles on the Manhattan International (won by GM Georgi Kacheishvili), the Western States Open (won by GM Alex Goldin), and 1998 World Youth Championships, and the Hoogovens Tournament (won by Judith Polgar). There is also a tribute to Leonid Stein.