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By Andrea Rosen
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November 30, 2011 |
 Andrea Rosen wraps-up the World Youth in Brazil and declares it "Sucesso" even beyond fantastic quantifiable achievements such as her son Eric's first IM norm and Awonder Liang's gold medal.
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By Jon Haskel
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November 29, 2011 |
 At the 2011 Turkey Bowl in Fort Lauderdale, Florida saw a four-way tie for first between GM Lars Hansen, FM Eric Rodriguez, Christopher Heung and Alex Zelner.
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By US Chess Scoop
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November 29, 2011 |
The Scoop on the National Chess Congress (Philly, Nov 25-27) includes thoughts from winner GM Ivanov and an interview from team champs Christian Brothers Academy. Updated with Games!
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By Mike Wilmering & Mike Kummer
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November 29, 2011 |
 82 players, including 7 GMs, spent Thanksgiving weekend at the Saint Louis Chess Club for the 2011 Thanksgiving Open. Shabalov took clear first. Meanwhile, a GM tourney kicks off today at the club.
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By CLO
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November 28, 2011 |
 The results of three major T-Day tourneys are in: The National Chess Congress in Philly (Ivanov on tiebreak over Gerzhoy, Kachieshvili), the American Open (Akobian) & the Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open (Shabalov.)
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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
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November 28, 2011 |
 The 2nd George Koltanowski Conference on Chess and Education, held in Dallas in conjunction with the K-12 National Champs, featured speakers such as Dr. Frank Brady, Lior Lapid & organizer Dr. Alexey Root.
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By CLO
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November 26, 2011 |
 Awonder Liang earned a gold medal at the World Youth in Brazil in the Under 8 Open while Ruifeng Li took silver in the Under 10 Open. Congrats!
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By CLO
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November 25, 2011 |
 GM Magnus Carlsen won the Tal Memorial in Moscow on tiebreak over GM Levon Aronian. Carlsen scored a final round victory over our own GM Hikaru Nakamura. Also see news on Carlsen's plans in New York City!
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By CLO
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November 25, 2011 |
 GM Hou Yifan convincingly defended her Women's World Championship title with a 5.5-2.5 victory over challenger GM Humpy Koneru.
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By Andrea Rosen
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November 23, 2011 |
 Andrea Rosen writes from the World Youth in Brazil where two US players retain perfect 5-0 scores, Awonder Liang and Ruifeng Li. "It is hard to convey what it feels like to be in the playing
hall with more than 1,000 children and teenagers from dozens of
countries."
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By Kostya Kavutskiy
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November 23, 2011 |
 In one of the most anticipated final matches of all time, The New York Knights won the 2011 USCL Championship Match after defeating the Chicago Blaze, 2.5-1.5. Play through the games and read details on Kostya's wrap-up.
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By CLO
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November 22, 2011 |
 Nakamura has lost only one game in the Tal Memorial in Moscow, to Peter Svidler and drawn all the rest. In the remaining two games, he faces World Champ Anand and GM Ivanchuk.
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By IA Carol Jarecki
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November 21, 2011 |
 Reigning champ Hou Yifan currently leads by two points in her match against challenger Humpy Koneru. International Arbiter Carol Jarecki reports from the scene in Albania.
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By Aditya Kumar
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November 21, 2011 |
 A record-setting 370 scholastic players from states across the country came to play in the National Junior Congress hosted in the Santa Clara, California on October 28th-30th.
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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
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November 19, 2011 |
 About 1170 youths are competing in the K-12 National Championships this weekend in Dallas, Texas. The tournament is split into 13 sections by grade.
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By Kostya Kavutskiy
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November 18, 2011 |
 The US Chess League final between the Chicago Blaze and the New York Knights is set for Nov. 20th. UPDATE 11/20: The Knights capture the USCL title. Full story coming soon!
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