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By IM Greg Shahade
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February 28, 2012 |
 IM Greg Shahade writes about how to build an opening repertoire based on your goals for chess improvement.
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By Glenn Panner
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February 27, 2012 |
The Chess X-men team swept the US Amateur Team North, held at the Crowne Plaza in Northbrook, Illinois from February 17-19.
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By Kostya Kavutskiy
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February 24, 2012 |
 The winning team at this year's US Amateur Team West was Forfeit By Disconnection (FM Robin Cunningham, Julian Chan, Todd Rumph, Dana Mackenzie, Steven Gaffagan), held in Santa Clara, CA.
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By US Chess Scoop
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February 23, 2012 |
Jason Smiles asks participants at the World Amateur Team Championship in
Parsippany, New Jersey about their favorite openings. Features GM
Alejandro Ramirez, IM Greg Shahade, NM Laura Ross, IM David Vigorito, NM
Andrew Wang, Emily Tallo and more.
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By Melinda Matthews
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February 23, 2012 |
 Melinda Matthews reports on the US Amateur Team South, which saw record breaking attendance in its new location in Fort Lauderdale.
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By Mike Wilmering
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February 22, 2012 |
 The fields are set for both the 2012 U.S. Championship and 2012 U.S. Women's Championship, scheduled to be held simultaneously May 7 through May 20 in St. Louis.
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By Al Lawrence
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February 22, 2012 |
 GM Hess's team "Forking with Tebow's Knights" earned top honors at the record-setting World Amateur Team in NJ. See Hess's clutch win over WGM Goletiani, top board prizes and a game by GM Benjamin in Al Lawrence's report.
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By CLO
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February 20, 2012 |
Yesterday, 60 Minutes aired a piece on World #1 Magnus Carlsen. Catch the full piece and web extras and supplemental materials, including interviews with Frederic Friedel of chessbase and GM Danny King.
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By Al Lawrence
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February 20, 2012 |
 The U.S. Amateur Team East, an event known to put big fun into chess with a small entry fee and lots of fellowship, set a new attendance with 294 teams and about 1300 players.
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By Anatoly Ostrovskiy
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February 17, 2012 |
 GM Mikeil Kekelidze from Georgia scored an incredible 8 out of 9 to win the Marshall Chess Club Invitational. 49-year-old Columbia University professor Ildar Salakhutdinov earned an IM norm.
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By CLO
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February 17, 2012 |
 American players Erik Kislik and Alexander Battey are both doing well in First Saturday tournament series in Budapest, Hungary. Battey earned his third IM norm in the recent, February edition while Kislik, who already has three norms, surpassed the 2400 FIDE rating barrier.
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By Cheryle Bruce
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February 17, 2012 |
 Valentine’s Day was a nostalgic occasion at USCF headquarters. A
celebration of the two longest term USCF employees – Joan Dubois with 42
years of service and Judy Misner with 41 years of service took place on
February 14.
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By CLO
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February 14, 2012 |
 The most anticipated adult tournament series of the year, the Amateur Team Championships are set for Presidents' Day Weekend in Northbrook, IL (North), Fort Lauderdale, FL (South), Parsippany, NJ (East) and Santa Clara, CA (West.)
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By Joyce Laforteza
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February 13, 2012 |
 On Sunday, February 5, while many people watched the Super Bowl, 540 young
people between the ages of 4 and 13 turned out to play chess in the CalNorth Youth Chess Age Level Champs, founded and organized by Dr. Alan Kirshner four years ago.
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By Alex Dunne
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February 12, 2012 |
 Alex Dunne's February 2012 "The Check is in the Mail" features a game by 2007 Electronic Knights champion James Sawaski and an obituary of Louis B. Owen.
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