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Does coming to Las Vegas make you want to stay in Las Vegas? Cuban-American GM Julio Becerra defected to America at the 1999 World Championship in Las Vegas. Now living in Miami, the 2006 U.S. Chess League MVP is a coach and a serious student of the game. Read more in Julio Becerra's bio, recently added to CLO's Top Player Bio Gallery.