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By Taras McKey
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September 30, 2012 |
 Simone Liao has played for the United States all over the World but On Sept. 23rd, she repped closer to home in a team match. Find a report and a win by Liao with skillful knight play.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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September 30, 2012 |
 Halfway through the Grand Slam final in Sao Paulo/Bilbao, GM Fabiano Caruana leads. GM Ian Rogers reports from the scene, including beautiful checkmates and tricks that could have been.
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By Sam Livesay
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September 27, 2012 |
 Several girls including 11-year-old Ashrita Eswaran excelled at the NorCal House of Chess Summer Championship in Fremont, CA held from September 15-16.
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By Macauley Peterson
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September 26, 2012 |
Our US Champion Hikaru Nakamura is smack in the middle of the field at the first FIDE Grand Prix tournament in London. Macauley Peterson's report includes a video interview with Nakamura.
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By IM John Donaldson
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September 25, 2012 |
 The two youngest participants, GM Sam Shankland and IM Daniel Naroditsky triumphed at the 3rd Imre Konig Memorial Rapid (Sept 22-23) at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club of San Francisco.
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By Kostya Kavutskiy
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September 24, 2012 |
 Kostya Kavutskiy shows off the most exciting games in week three US Chess League, including Game of the Week, Sadorra-Perez. Watch the action live tonight starting at 8:15 PM EST.
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By IM Greg Shahade
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September 21, 2012 |
IM Greg Shahade writes about a big gripe he has with many US tournaments: long time controls in even two-game a day events.
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By Andrew Murray-Watson
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September 21, 2012 |
 The Grand Prix in London kicked off with a glamorous opening with guests such as actress Gillian Andersen and model Lily Cole. Tournament participants include our Nakamura. Find full details in the PR.
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By Alex Dunne
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September 19, 2012 |
 The September "Check is in the Mail" column features Ken Doyko's win in the 2010 Colorado State Championships as well as wins by Alfredo Gotay & Juraj Beres.
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By Kostya Kavutskiy
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September 17, 2012 |
Week two of the US Chess League saw interdivisional match-ups and a number of dramatic games, including GM Ben Finegold's "Game of the Week" a 25-move win.
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By Melinda J. Matthews
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September 16, 2012 |
 Melinda Matthews writes about her experience traveling with her son Nicky to the US Masters in North Carolina, which
GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (pictured) won.
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By Al Lawrence
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September 14, 2012 |
 The American chess team at the chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, had some help from a bank of computers more than 6,000 miles away at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. TTU has recently appointed Al Lawrence as chess program director and GM Onischuk (pictured) as head coach.
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By IM John Donaldson
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September 14, 2012 |
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The Frank P. Samford. Jr. Chess Fellowship is pleased to announce its twenty seventh consecutive annual award. Completed applications for the 2013 Fellowship must be received no later than January 15, 2013. We expect to announce the winner in April, 2013.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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September 13, 2012 |
 GM Robert Hess is a writer and editor for a new website, "The Sports Quotient", founded by chess expert Zachary Weiner. Find the full scoop and excerpts from Hess's latest piece on chess as a sport.
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By Christine VanCott
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September 12, 2012 |
 You know a lot about our team's moves in Istanbul, but what did they eat? Find out more about the culinary culture of Istanbul in Christine VanCott's photo report.
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By CLO
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September 11, 2012 |
The final installment of Labor Day madness includes US Masters & Illinois Open coverage. UPDATE on 9/12: Wisconsin States "US Open Preview" and STL District Champs.
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