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By USCF
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January 31, 2013 |
 The
USCF has passed a motion to appoint a USCF Web Site Advisory Committee
(WSAC), which will report back to the Executive Board
by June 1, 2013 with advice and a proposed action plan for the USCF Web site.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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January 31, 2013 |
 New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof illustrated his points on the importance of education via the achievements of IS 318, as depicted in the documentary, Brooklyn Castle.
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By CLO
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January 30, 2013 |
 The #6 article in Best of CLO 2012 is Skywalk to Chess: The National High School Champs by Melinda J. Matthews. Judges enjoyed the richly detailed account from a chess parent on the 2012 High School Nationals
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By CLO
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January 29, 2013 |
 The US won the Pan-American Team Championship, thereby securing a spot into the World Team Championship, set for Antalya, Turkey in December 2013.
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By Caroline Sagalchik
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January 29, 2013 |
 The 3rd annual Chess Benefit for autism at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory included a simul by IM Justin Sarkar and a talk by Dr. Ronemus who gave a lecture on the histoy of autism.
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By CLO
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January 29, 2013 |
 The #7 article in Best of CLO 2012 is London Chess Classic: Mate in 196 by Daniel Parmet. Judges praised Daniel’s story-telling and the way he set up the key game of the article, Anand-Nakamura.
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By CLO
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January 27, 2013 |
 The Pan-American team Championships are underway in Brazil. The US team got off to a good start with two wins against Cuba & Brazil.
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By CLO
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January 27, 2013 |
 Magnus Carlsen dominated the Tata Steel Chess tournament, finishing 1.5 points ahead of his nearest rival. US Champ Hikaru Nakamura finished plus one for clear sixth.
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By CLO
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January 25, 2013 |
 The #8 article in Best of CLO 2012 is "Nakamura Defeats Fischer’s Record in Istanbul" by FM Mike Klein. Judges praised the 2012 Chess Journalist of the Year's attention to detail and humor.
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By CLO
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January 24, 2013 |
 The #9 article in Best of CLO 2012 is Sam Loyd’s Organ Pipes and Benko’s 45th Anniversary by Dr. Steven Dowd. Judges praised Dr. Dowd's enthusiasm and his ability to explain a complex theme, even to those not immersed in the culture of chess problems.
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By Cheryle Bruce
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January 24, 2013 |
 Crossville’s Mayor J.H. Graham III helped with the 2013 executive board election process today with a double blind drawing process to decide candidate order.
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By CLO
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January 24, 2013 |
 Reach over 5,000 players, plus many more parents, coaches, and family members by advertising in the SuperNationals V Program book.
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By Walter Brown
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January 23, 2013 |
 The latest FIDE presidential board meetings approved the GM title for Robert Hungaski and IM titles for Samuel Sevian and Kayden Troff, conditional upon reaching a 2400 rating.
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By CLO
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January 23, 2013 |
 The #10 article in Best of CLO 2012 is Greg on Chess: Opening Books by IM Greg Shahade, an impassioned editorial on how to improve the most popular type of chess book.
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By Ankit Gupta
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January 22, 2013 |
 IM Dionisio Aldama, IM Zhanibek Amanov, IM Andranik Matikozyan, and WGM
Tatev Abrahamyan took top honors at the recently concluded Century West
Open with final scores of 4-1.
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By Mike Wilmering
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January 22, 2013 |
 The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will host the 2013 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s from May 2-May 13. Find full details on invitees and format.
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