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January 30, 2012 |
 GM Levon Aronian won clear first at Tata Steel Chess with 9/13 while American contenders Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky both finished solidly, with 7.5 and 7, respectively. Full story coming soon from GM Ian Rogers.
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January 27, 2012 |
 The #4 article in best of CLO 2011 is Tale of a Winter Rating Spike by CLO editor Jennifer Shahade with Matthew Herman.
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January 27, 2012 |
 The #5 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Shankland on Making the Most of Luck by GM Sam Shankland. Shankland's article talked about his fantastic first round upset at the 2011 World Cup, where he downed one of the top GMs in the World, GM Peter Leko.
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January 26, 2012 |
 The two highest rated US players, Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky, face off on Friday, January 27,2012 at Tata Steel chess. Update: The game was a draw.
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January 26, 2012 |
 The #6 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Hilton on Chess Cosmopolitanism by Jonathan Hilton. Judges praised Hilton's clear voice and inspiring perspective on travel and chess.
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January 25, 2012 |
 The #7 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Dreams and Local Heroes by Chad Schneider. Judges praised the honesty and tone of Schneider's chronicle to organize a major FIDE rated tournament, the Rocky FIDE Open in Alburquerque, New Mexico.
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January 25, 2012 |
 The #8 article in Best of CLO 2011 is An Amateur Invades the World Amateur Team by the US Chess Scoop. The video featured an amateur chess player Jason Smiles, interviewing serious chess players at the US Amateur Team East.
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By IM Justin Sarkar
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January 24, 2012 |
 Justin Sarkar details his success at the Golden State Open, held over Martin Luther King Day weekend in Concord. Sarkar talks about his new coach, GM Kacheishvili and analyzes a win over IM Adam Hunt.
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By WIM Dr. Alexey Root
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January 24, 2012 |
 The new Jeopardy! champion is chessplayer Kevin "Kirby" Burnett. Kirby finished the day with $27,600 and will compete again tonight, Tuesday January 24th. Check your local listings to follow along.
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January 23, 2012 |
 The #9 article in Best of CLO 2012 was Keep the Draw---Fix the Flaw! by Tom Braunlich. Judges praised the article’s thoroughness and pro-active stance toward tackling the high frequency of draws in top-level chess.
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January 20, 2012 |
 The #10 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Nakamura in Brazil: From Fighting Anand to Miss USA by GM Ian Rogers.
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January 20, 2012 |
 GM Hikaru Nakamura has now notched two wins in a row at Tata Steel Chess, against David Navara and Boris Gelfand. Levon Aronian leads while US Champ Gata Kamsky stands with 2/6.
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By CLO
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January 20, 2012 |
 The grand prize winner for our Endgame contest is Andrew Peng, who wins a paperback copy of Endgame and a DVD of Bobby Fischer Against the World. The most popular favorite game was D. Byrne- Fischer '56.
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By US Chess Scoop
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January 19, 2012 |
Victor Shen was the clear victor at the 2012 Liberty Bell Open, held over Martin Luther King Day weekend in Philadelphia. The Columbia University freshman scored 6/7 and earned over $2200.
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By CLO
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January 19, 2012 |
 The Best of CLO 2011 competition is a look back at some timeless
articles from last year, that you may have missed during the rapid pace
of online news. This year's judges include GM Alejandro Ramirez, Michael "f-pawn" Aigner and international chess journalist Janis Nisii.
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By Macauley Peterson
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January 19, 2012 |
The top two US chessplayers, Hikaru Nakamura and reigning US Champ Gata Kamsky are both on 1.5/4 in Tata Steel Chess in Wijk aan Zee. Macauley Peterson reports on their progress so far.
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