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Find out more about investment guru Rex Sinquefield, whose passion for chess brings a showcase club and the 2009 U.S. Championships to Saint Louis. The article also includes games from the Mid-America Open and annotations by GM Ramirez.
Check out videos from the SuperNationals video challenge, hosted on USCF's vimeo page. All submissions will be entered into a Grand Prize drawing for a free
chess lesson with Women’s World Champion GM Alexandra
Kosteniuk.
SuperNationals participants, parents and coaches: Be sure to check out
this introductory video so that you don't get lost in the enormous
Opryland Hotel during the SuperNationals!
Jonathan Hilton recounts his experience in the Ohio High School Champs and looks forward to the SuperNationals and beyond. The article includes annotations by Hilton and the champ, Michael Vilenchuk.
On March 21, Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk gave a U.S. Chess Trust fundraising simul in New York City. Check out games, photos and thoughts from the event and get ready for two Kosteniuk simuls in Nashville!
This contest requires you to identify the silhouettes of top American players. The first six perfect answers will get one-year WCL memberships and the first perfect answer gets a bonus: a choice between Dvoretsky and Aagaard books. 
The winner of the State Champion of Champions event (March 28-April 5, Internet Chess Club) gets a ticket to the U.S. Championship (May 7-17.) Tune in live to watch players such as Kudrin and Shankland fight for the last spot in Saint Louis.
GM Levon Aronian took clear first in the Amber Chess Tournament (Nice, France, March 14-26). American contestant Kamsky tied for first in the rapids but finished in the middle of the pack in the overall standings and at the bottom in blindfold.
Sportswriter David Friedman profiles three of the most decorated players in American chess history who never won a U.S. Championship: Rueben Fine, Pal Benko and finally, Gregory Kaidanov who is set to compete in the 2009 event.