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2012
December
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Webster's A team leads the Pan-Am Championships after four rounds. 44 teams are competing in the prestigious event, held in the beautiful Frick Chemistry Lab in Princeton.
The Pan-American Championships have begun in Princeton, New Jersey. You can follow along at livestream.com/panamchess with a show featuring GM Ronan Har-zvi and Macauley Peterson.




The Princeton University Chess Club will host the annual Pan American Collegiate Team Chess Tournament on the Princeton University campus from Dec. 27-30. Find details in the official PR.
The opening ceremony of the World Cities Team Championship was held on Dec. 21st in Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates. GMs Akobian, Ehlvest, Finegold & GM-elect Hugaski form the US team.
Nakamura won his third silver at the World Mind Sport Games in Beijing, China for the blindfold. Anna Zatonskih earned bronze while Gata Kamsky narrowly missed a bronze medal.
Daniel Parmet, a member of the press team at the London Chess Classic, reports on what it was like to be at the historic event in person, and gives some insight into the wild Anand-Nakamura battle.


Nakamura earned two silver medals at the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing, China in both rapid and blitz divisions.
USCF President Ruth Haring visited Chess Federation headquarters in Crossville, TN.
Former US Women's chess champion Elina Cotler writes about a memorial simul by reigning US Women's Champ IM Irina Krush for their childhood coach Mikhail Trosman.
