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October 31, 2008 |
 Hikaru Nakamura qualified to the Cap D'Agde Finals after defeating the legendary Anatoly Karpov in a blitz tiebreak. Update: Nakamura defeats Ivanchuk in finals to win Cap D'Agde!
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By Abby Marshall
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October 31, 2008 |
 Abby Marshall blogs on her trip to Beijing for the 1st Mind Sport Games, "a life-changing experience." Abby explains how China has made her more confident in navigating huge foreign cities, bargaining and the King's Gambit.
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October 30, 2008 |
 The Continental Championships kick off on Sunday, Nov.2 in Boca Raton, Florida. Check out the preregistered list, watch live games on Monroi and look for CLO coverage by GM-elect Josh Friedel.
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By Evan Rosenberg
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October 30, 2008 |
 Zviad Izoria and Giorgi Kacheishvili shared the title at the 92nd Marshall Chess Club Championship. Both Grandmasters scored a dominant 7.5/9.
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October 30, 2008 |
 With 8/11 each, Samuel Shankland and Darwin Yang both achieved bronze medals in the 2008 World Youth (Vung Tau, Vietnam.) Check out Samuel's clutch victory and look for more details and pictures later.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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October 29, 2008 |
 Anand is the new undisputed World Champion! His draw today in Bonn made
the score 6.5-4.5, clinching the title for the Indian GM. GM Ian Rogers reports on the final game and the press conference.
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October 29, 2008 |
 With just a round to go in the World Youth in Vietnam, Sam Shankland and Darwin Yang have good chances to take home medals with victories.
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October 28, 2008 |
 No, this is not the title of a script for a bad horror movie but a
reminder to CLO readers to check out the October 31 16-board match
between the University of Belgrade and the University of Texas at
Dallas.
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October 28, 2008 |
 Check a rundown of recent and current American play in the World Youth, the World Senior, the European Club Cup and Cap D'Adge with links to results and games.
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By IM Larry Kaufman
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October 27, 2008 |
 U.S. Senior Open champion IM Larry Kaufman arrived in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany for the World Senior Championship (Oct.28-Nov.11) Having just turned 60, Larry is the youngster of a 300-player event that includes ten GMs.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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October 27, 2008 |
 Vladimir Kramnik scored a win against Anand today, making the score 6-4 in the World Championship match. Despite this setback, the Indian GM needs only a draw to take home the crown, so it's still probably over. GM Ian Rogers reports and analyzes from Bonn.
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October 27, 2008 |
 GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana are in France in the Cap D'Adge rapid (Oct. 26-Nov.1) , both trying to qualify from the 7-player round robins into the playoffs.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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October 27, 2008 |
 The regular season of the U.S. Chess League concludes on Wednesday, October 29. Read about who has a chance to make it in the playoffs and week 9's drawslip and Game of the Week judging.
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By Michael Aigner
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October 25, 2008 |
 Michael "f-pawn" Aigner annotates five games from the Western States Open, including GM Sergey Kudrin's victory over GM Darmen Sadvakasov, which clinched him first place.
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October 24, 2008 |
 Darwin Yang leads the Under 12 section of the World Youth (Oct.20-31, Vietnam) with 5.5/6. Despite a third round loss, Simone Liao has climbed back to the top boards with 5/6. Hannah Liu lost her sixth round game and now stands on 4.5/6.
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October 23, 2008 |
 In the Marshall Chess Club Championship, held over two weekends is led by two GMs of Georgian descent, Zviad Izoria and Giorgi Kacheishvili. Update: Izoria and Kacheishvili share championship with 7.5/9.
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