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By Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff
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May 17, 2013 |
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Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced the winners of the chess tournament that took place today between Cook County jail detainees and Russian inmates. After the second round was complete the Russian inmates won 8 matches and Cook County detainees won 2, for a final score of 14 ½ to 5 ½ in favor of Russia.
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By USCF Board
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May 12, 2013 |
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On Thursday, May 9, 2013 the USCF Executive Board accepted a letter of resignation from Executive Director, Bill Hall. Bill is leaving the organization for personal reasons, and we wish him every success in his future endeavors.
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By Beatriz Marinello
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April 15, 2013 |
 The 2013 Scholar-Chessplayer Award winners were announced at SuperNationals V: Miles Hinson (NY) Anna Matlin (NJ) Kevin Mo (PA) Benjamin Tong (CA) and Thomas Ulrich (WI). Find full details in the PR.
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By David Heiser
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April 8, 2013 |
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Due to high demand this year for the All-Girls Nationals, the Swissotel has sold out of room nights on Friday and Saturday night. Find information on the overflow hotel, the Hyatt Regency.
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By Ankit Gupta
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March 29, 2013 |
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IM Zhanibek Amanov took clear first in the 25th Metropolitan Chess Invitational, held in Los Angeles from March 20th to 24th, 2013. Kesav Viswanadha had an impressive performance with norm chances until the last day.
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By Jerry Nash
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March 18, 2013 |
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The invitation regulations governing players from the United States who are eligible to participate in the World Youth Chess Championship have just been updated.
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By Jerry Nash
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March 11, 2013 |
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By Richard Krueger
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February 6, 2013 |
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Kasparov Chess Foundation held its 2013 original Scholastic Championships Series, spanning across major metropolitan areas of the nation these past two weekends.
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By Jon Haskel
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January 22, 2013 |
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Registration is now open for the Collegiate Team Tournament taking place on the Internet Chess Club (ICC) this Sunday. Find full details in the PR.
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By Richard Krueger
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January 15, 2013 |
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Kasparov Chess Foundation welcomes students from K - 12 grades to take part in its 2013 Scholastic Championships Series, spanning across major metropolitan areas of the nation.
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By Daniel Rensch
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January 11, 2013 |
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By Luis Garcia
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January 2, 2013 |
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Candidate Master Deepak Aaron will give a 40-board simultaneous exhibition on January 5th, 2013, Saturday at 1 PM to raise money for the Middletown Food Pantry and the Bombay teen Challenge Children Center.
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By Ankit Gupta
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December 17, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an GM norm round robin tournament from Dec 19-23. Participants include GMs Alejandro Ramirez and one of our new gold medallists, Sam Sevian.
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By USCF
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December 8, 2012 |
 Super GM Fabiano Caruana has expressed interest in playing in this year’s US Chess Championship. Contrary to web reports, he has not yet received an official invitation.
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By Robert McLellan
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December 7, 2012 |
 The new award-winning documentary "Brooklyn Castle” is coming to the big screen in Plano. On Sat. Dec. 8 after the 7:15 screening there will be a short Q&A on chess in education with Dr. Alexey Root.
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By Justin Ennis
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November 29, 2012 |
 On Saturday Dec 1, current Chess Life cover star Phiona Mutesi will speak to young female chess players about her incredible journey from the slums of Katwe, Uganda, to international chess fame.
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By Phillip R Smith
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November 5, 2012 |
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A record 89 players from across the United States leave shortly to compete in the 2012 World Youth Chess Championships in Maribor, Slovenia from November 8 – 19. The US delegation includes over 200 persons including players, coaches, and family members. Head of Delegation, Michael Khodarkovsky, and twelve other coaches will prepare the players throughout the eleven round event.
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By Jerry Nash
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October 30, 2012 |
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The chess teams from the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Belgrade, Serbia square off in what is now the seventh year of match competition.
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By Dan Bell
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October 30, 2012 |
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Dan Bell Casting in L.A is casting for a national commercial and we are looking for chess players, both men and women up to age 65 years who have had a heart event and have been prescribed aspirin.
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By Patricia K Smith
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October 24, 2012 |
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The All-America Team was created in 1987 to honor the very best players ages 18 and under. The team, one of the highest national honors attainable by a young chess player, is selected on the basis of age, rating, and activities during that year, similar to the selection process of “all conference” sports teams.
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By Beatriz Marinello
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October 22, 2012 |
A new event comes to New York City’s vibrant chess community, the “Rapid Chess Challenge” on October 28, 2012. Find details in the official press release and be sure to register by October 26, 2012.
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By Ankit Gupta
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October 15, 2012 |
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Andranik Matikozyan finished first in a Metropolitan Chess International Master norm round robin tournament from October 10th to October 14th, 2012.
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By IM John Donaldson
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September 21, 2012 |
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The Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club will hold the Third Imre Konig Memorial this weekend (Sept 22-23). Players include the current Chess Life cover star, GM Sam Shankland. Find full details in the official PR.
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By Daniel Rensch
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September 12, 2012 |
Chess.com's next "Blitz Death Match" will feature a matchup between two of America's best-known chess figures, IM Dean Ippolito and FM Robby Adamson. Both are famous for their personal chess achievements, as well as their teaching accomplishments, having trained many of America's brightest scholastic individual stars and teams.
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By Mike Wilmering
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August 24, 2012 |
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Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan will arrive in Saint Louis on September 3 to serve as the acting Resident Grandmaster of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
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By Dave Shapland
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August 24, 2012 |
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Find out all about how to enter your Fantasy Olympiad chess team at fantasychessteam.com in the official PR. The contest is organized by two chess addicts from Yorkshire in the United Kingdom.
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By Ankit Gupta
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August 17, 2012 |
 IM Enrico Sevillano won the 21st Metropolitan Chess, Inc. Grandmaster norm round robin tournament from August 3rd to August 7th, 2012. He also earned his final GM norm along the way. Congrats!
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By Callie Jones
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August 2, 2012 |
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Texas Tech University officials have announced the hiring of Al Lawrence as the new director of the Texas Tech chess program and Alex Onischuk as head coach of the defending national college chess championship team.
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By Daniel Rensch
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August 1, 2012 |
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World Champion Viswanathan Anand will play a match against the World via Chess.com's "Vote Chess" platform on August 13th 2012 at 10:30 AM PST. Chess.com LLC and Metropolitan Chess, Inc have partnered up to make this amazing event possible.
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By Mike Wilmering
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July 13, 2012 |
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With two players ranked in the top 15 in the world, Hikaru Nakamura & Gata Kamsky, the United States will be well represented for the upcoming 2012 World Chess Olympiad, scheduled to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, August 27 through September 10.
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By Ankit Gupta
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July 13, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from July 11th to July 15th of 2012. Participants include WGM Tatev Abrahamyan & NM Samuel Sevian.
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By Michael Regan
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July 12, 2012 |
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A strong field is lining up for the inaugural Washington International. Three of the top four players residing in the US will be playing (Kamsky, Gareev, and Onischuk). The current overall field for the tournament includes 8 GMs and 11 IMs.
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By Daniel Rensch
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June 22, 2012 |
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By Jerry Nash
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June 21, 2012 |
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The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce that the following players have qualified to participate in the 2012 World Youth Chess Championships to be held in Maribor, Slovenia from November 7 – 19.
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By Russian Chess Federation
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June 15, 2012 |
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Russian Chess Federation resolutely refuses to accept the position of
the Turkish Chess Federation demonstrated in its President’s, Mr. Ali
Nihat Yazici’s, latest statement.
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By Jerry Nash
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June 5, 2012 |
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By Ankit Gupta
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June 5, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an IM norm round robin tournament from June 6-10. Participants include IMs Zhanibek Amanov, Andranik Matikozyan, Larry Remlinger & Samuel Sevian.
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By IM David Pruess
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May 31, 2012 |
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Find out more about the American chess talents, including Jeffrey Xiong (pictured) will be participating in two new invitational competitions June 8-10 presented by chesskid.com.
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By Beatriz Marinello
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May 8, 2012 |
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The U.N. Women Executive Director, Dr. Michelle Bachelet and FIDE Vice President, Beatriz Marinello met to discuss a partnership between both organizations.
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By Bill Hall
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May 2, 2012 |
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The USCF Executive Board passed a motion this morning, with a vote of 7-0, directing me to convey our concerns related to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's recent activities in Chicago, Illinois. The text of the motion is in the official PR.
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By Paul Ruiz
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April 22, 2012 |
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Two-time national collegiate chess champion Texas Tech University is looking to hire a Director for its nationally recognized chess program. See details in the news release.
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By CLO
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April 19, 2012 |
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IM Roman Yankovsky won clear first at the 18th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational with a score of 7.5-1.5.
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By Ankit Gupta
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April 11, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an IM norm round robin tournament from April 11th-15th. Players include IM Zhanibek Amanov (KAZ), IM Roman Yankovsky (RUS), IM Larry Remlinger (USA).
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By Mike Wilmering
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April 9, 2012 |
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The Saint Louis Invitational, a GM norm tournament, is scheduled to begin Monday, April 9th. This marks the second norm tournament held at the CCSCSL (outside of U.S. Championship events) in as many years.
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By Salman Azhar
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April 9, 2012 |
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The Bay Area Spring Open attracted a record of 92 players. FM Ryan Porter dominated from beginning to the end to win the Open section and $400 cash.
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By Ankit Gupta
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April 6, 2012 |
 Metropolitan Chess, Inc. hosted an International Master norm round robin tournament from March 28th to April 1st 2012. IMs Roman Yankovsky & Andranik Matikozyan tied for first with 7.5/9.
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By Mike Wilmering
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April 4, 2012 |
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The 2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championship will be held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis July 6-20 this year. Find details in the official PR.
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By Kali Holloway
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March 28, 2012 |
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Brooklyn Castle, a documentary that takes a look at a year in the lives of several members of the champion chessteam at I.S. 318, will screen at the Atlanta Film Festival 365 on Saturday, March 31, at 11:30 a.m.
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By Ankit Gupta
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March 28, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from March 28th to April 1st of 2012. Participants include IMs Zhanibek Amanov (KAZ), Andranik Matikozyan (ARM) & Roman Yankovsky.
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By Ted Castro
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March 16, 2012 |
 NorCal House of Chess will be conducting its first Invitational tournament, an IM norm round robin event, from March 17-25.
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By Mike Regan
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March 2, 2012 |
 A major international Swiss tournament will debut in Washington this
July from July 28 – August 1st. The 9-round tournament will award
$17,000 in guaranteed prizes and will provide an opportunity for players
to earn GM and IM norms. GMs slated to play include Alex Onischuk & Josh Friedel.
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By Amanda Cook
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February 29, 2012 |
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The World Chess Hall of Fame will open its doors on two new exhibits
starting March 9, 2012. Bobby Fischer: Icon Among Icons, Photographs by
Harry Benson CBE and Marcel Dzama: The End Game.
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By Lauren Nystrom
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February 28, 2012 |
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Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri is putting out a call for some of the finest young chess players in America and abroad.
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By U.S. Chess Trust
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February 23, 2012 |
 If you are a high school junior or senior looking for scholarship money, be sure to consider applying for the National Scholar-Chessplayer Award. Act fast, as the deadline is March 1. Full details in the press release.
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By Ankit Gupta
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February 21, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from February 22nd to 26th of 2012. Participants include the young Kayden Troff and CLO contributor Kostya Kavutskiy.
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By Kevin Tedesco
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February 16, 2012 |
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Set your DVRs! Bob Simon profiles the 21-yr-old chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Feb. 19 (7:00-8:00 PM) on the CBS Television Network.
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By Douglas Stack
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February 6, 2012 |
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Saturday, January 28th at Middletown High School, chess candidate master Deepak Aaron took on all comers in Middletown’s third annual simultaneous chess exhibition.
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By Alfred Ong
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February 6, 2012 |
 ChessPalace edged La Palma, San Diego, and Hemet Chess Club in this year's edition of the Club Match Championship.
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By Claire Flesch
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February 3, 2012 |
 On Sunday, January 29th, Rex Sinquefield was among 15 inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield was also recognized for her help in recognizing the Merit Badge for Chess.
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By Ankit Gupta
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February 1, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. hosted an
International Master
norm round robin tournament on January 25th to 29th 2012. The tournament was won by IM Enrico Sevillano
in a convincing fashion with a score of 7.5-1.5.
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By Mike Wilmering
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February 1, 2012 |
Lindenwood University is putting out a call for some of the finest young
chess players in America and abroad. And the university is willing to
provide scholarship money to build the nation’s top collegiate chess
program.
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By Jerry Nash
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January 31, 2012 |
 The USCF announced the 50 team members selected for the 2012 All-America Team at the K-12 tournament in Dallas this past November. All of the team members are named in the press release.
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By Ankit Gupta
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January 26, 2012 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from January 25th to 29th of 2012. Find full details in the PR.
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By Baron Nimzowitsch
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January 25, 2012 |
 For the first time ever, four siblings Mick, Dante, Gia, and Jayani
Peterson won or tied for first place in four different grades at a state
championship.
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By Alice Mascarenhas
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January 24, 2012 |
 The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess festival opened on January 23rd. and features GM Peter Svidler as well as many American players, including GM Varuzhan Akobian and reigning US Women's Champion Anna Zatonskih.
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By Catherine Sevcenko
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January 23, 2012 |
 On January 22nd in Washington DC, ten students from the U.S. Chess Center played games against ten students from Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro in an international match.
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By Richard Krueger
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January 22, 2012 |
 Kasparov Chess Foundation today announced its
2012 Scholastic Championships Series, spanning across major metropolitan areas
of the nation.
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By Robby Adamson
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January 17, 2012 |
 The 2012 Arizona State Grade Championship was held Saturday, January 7,
2012, at the Holiday Inn Palo Verde in Tucson, Arizona. See the press release and photos of the top winners.
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By Gunnar Bjornsson
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January 16, 2012 |
 Organizers of the Reykjavik Open have arranged for special packages in
co-operation with Icelandair. Participating Grandmasters include Italian-American Fabiano Caruana and American GMs Maurice Ashley, Robert Hess, Yuri Shulman.
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By Attila Turzo
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January 6, 2012 |
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IM Attila Turzo will play 1000 chess games
simultaneously with chess players from all over the world. Find out how you can participate in the official PR.
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By Michael Regan
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December 19, 2011 |
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The Chesapeake Open returns to the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, MD on Jan. 6-
8. Pre-registered players include GMs Alexander Onischuk and Larry Kaufman.
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By Ankit Gupta
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December 14, 2011 |
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See the press release from USCF Organizer of the Year Ankit Gupta on the Metropolitan Chess GM and IM norm tournaments held from December 7-11.
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By IM Greg Shahade
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December 8, 2011 |
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Spots are still open for the 17th United States Chess School in Tucson, Arizona from December 26-30th. This particular edition is an all-girls camp. Players under 18 and over 1800 or under 21 and over 2000 should apply!
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By Ankit Gupta
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December 7, 2011 |
 Metropolitan Chess, Inc . is hosting an International Master norm and a International Grandmaster norm round robin tournament in tandem from December 7th to December 11th of 2011.
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By Mike Wilmering
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November 23, 2011 |
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Find details on the Thanksgiving Open in Saint Louis and a round-robin GM norm tournament scheduled directly thereafter. Other major holiday Opens this weekend include the National Chess Congress in Philadelphia and the American Open in Los Angeles.
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By Bill Hall
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November 22, 2011 |
 17-year-old Quinton Smith, died at the K-12 Nationals held last weekend in Dallas. On behalf of the USCF, Bill Hall express his sadness and links to a site where you can find out more about Quinton and the upcoming funeral.
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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
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November 21, 2011 |
 Newly crowned 12th Grade Champ Matthew Dahl earned a scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas last weekend. Full story includes details on Dahl and other winners, including K-6 blitz champ Kiana Arab (pictured.)
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By Ankit Gupta
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November 12, 2011 |
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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from November 9th to 13th of 2011 featuring IMs Zhanibek Amanov, Andranik Matikozyan, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan and more.
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By Eric van Reem
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November 9, 2011 |
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On 26 November it will be thirty years, since former Dutch Chess World Champion Dr. Max Euwe died. To honor his memory two groups of four will play a double round robin tournament from 14 to 20 November in the “Openbare Bibliotheek” (public library) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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By Jon Haskel
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November 2, 2011 |
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Registration
for the Duncan Oxley Online Collegiate Tournament takes place on
November 6th on the Internet Chess Club. Find out more details in
official PR.
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By Holger Lieske
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October 26, 2011 |
 PlayChess is hosting an online qualifier for the SportAccord MindSport Games in Beijing, China on October 29, 2011. Holger Lieske of playchess says, "We would be pleased to welcome American players and especially many IM/GM."
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By Jorge Amador
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October 18, 2011 |
 The Executive Board of the United States Chess Federation
designated Chess Camp (Mongoose Press) the official beginner's puzzle book series of the
USCF at its 2011 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.
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By Richard Krueger
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October 18, 2011 |
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Kasparov Chess Foundation announced the Ninth Annual National All-Girls
Chess Championships, to be held in downtown Chicago, IL, at the
Swissotel, April 20 - 22, 2012.
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By Francisco Guadalupe
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October 16, 2011 |
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Zonal president Francisco Guadalupe updates us from the 82nd FIDE Congress in Krakow, Poland. The large USCF delegation in attendance includes Tony Rich, who arrived after small travel hiccups.
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By Bill Hall
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October 15, 2011 |
 USCF Executive director Bill Hall writes about arriving in Krakow, Poland for the FIDE Congress. USCF President Ruth Haring, Michael Khodarkovsky, Francisco Guadalupe are also part of the US delegation.
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By Utah Chess Association
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September 26, 2011 |
 Eliza McIntosh, a high school USCF chess player (1547), plans to make history on Oct. 8th by breaking the world record for the longest "arm-powered" wheelie in a wheelchair. Find out how you can help!
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By MonRoi
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August 11, 2011 |
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The Canadian Centre for Ecumenism will launch Youth Chess Tournaments for Peace, in Montreal, on Sept. 7, 2011 in collaboration with MonRoi Inc. and the Canadian Chess’n Math Association.
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By Michael A. Propper
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July 28, 2011 |
 Find details on a series of August New York City Chess Camps headlined by three-time US Women's Champion IM Irina Krush. The sessions will be hosted at the Marshall Chess Club.
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By Bill Hall
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July 22, 2011 |
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Results are in for the 2011 United States Chess Federation Executive Board election. Gary Walters, Mike Nietman (incumbents) and Allan Priest will join the board.
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By Jerry Nash
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June 29, 2011 |
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The deadline for qualifying players to confirm their participation in the 2011 World Youth is approaching! Please contact Jerry Nash (jnash@uschess.org) for details if you have not already done so.
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By Allen Kaufman
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June 23, 2011 |
 On July 1, 2011 International Master John Donaldson will become the new
secretary of the Samford Fellowship Committee, replacing Allen Kaufman
who has held the position since 1987.
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By Arun Sharma
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June 22, 2011 |
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A strong International with
GM and IM norm possibilities in the San Francisco area is planned for The Northern California International, presented by NorCal House of
Chess, will have two sections, a GM-norm Round Robin and a Swiss, both with GM
and IM norm possibilities.
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By David Pruess
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June 22, 2011 |
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GM Alex Onischuk, the #3 rated U.S. player
(FIDE 2675, USCF 2743), will take on the world in a vote chess match organized
and sponsored by chess.com,
starting on July 9th.
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By Megan Hike
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June 16, 2011 |
Fifteen Master chess players competed in a first of
its kind online chess tournament yesterday, the Shindig Masters Invitational. GMs Hess, Jobava, Kacheishvili, Lenderman & Socko tied for first.
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By Stephen Dick
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June 14, 2011 |
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The 2nd Annual Rentschler Foundation High School Chess Championship to be held at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill, NJ on June 25 - 26 offers more than $21,000 in prizes.
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By Ankit Gupta
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June 6, 2011 |
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By Jerry Nash
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June 3, 2011 |
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By Alan Kantor
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June 1, 2011 |
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Inspired by Al Lawrence's report on the US Amateur East? It's not too late to play in the US Amateur South, set for Memphis, June 4-5. Check out details in the press release. |
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By Alan Kantor
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May 16, 2011 |
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The U.S. Cadets (Under 16) Champs keeps getting stronger. The 2011 version, to be held in Crossvile for the third year in a row is led by Ostrovskiy and Bodek from New York, Shetty from Michigan and more!
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