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By CLO
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September 1, 2010 |
US Champion Gata Kamsky won the Baku Open (August 23-31) with 7.5/9. He lost in round six but came back with three wins in a row! The recent international success of Gata and Naka bodes well for our Olympic team.
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By CLO
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August 31, 2010 |
See details on the G-star RAW World Chess Challenge, where world #1 ranked player, Magnus Carlsen, will take on all comers. Read the latest press release on the event, set for September 10 in New York City. Also see details on a special Saint Louis viewing party.
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By GM Larry Kaufman
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August 30, 2010 |
GM Larry Kaufman, who blogged on the US Senior Open for CLO, earned the World Senior spot for the top player over 60. He reports on his playoff victory against Bondar and GM Alexander Ivanov's win.
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By Matan Prilleltensky
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August 30, 2010 |
GMs Shabalov & Paragua were joined at the top of the Atlantic Open crosstable with Alex Barnett. All three scored 4.5/5, with Shabalov earning the $100 1st place bonus on tiebreak. Matan Prilleltensky reports.
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By Arun Sharma
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August 29, 2010 |
Arun Sharma of the US Chess League recaps the first week action. Highlights include defending champs NY Knights' sweep over Boston, Philly's upset win over the Knockouts and the Saint Louis-Los Angeles battle.
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By CLO
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August 28, 2010 |
GM Alexander Ivanov took first place at the 2010 US Senior Open. Ivanov won his last round game against Emory Tate, while his main rival GM Sergey Kudrin drew against GM Larry Kaufman.
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By GM Larry Kaufman
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August 26, 2010 |
GMs Alexander Ivanov and Sergey Kudrin are tied for first at the US Senior Open with perfect 4-0s. They'll face off tomorrow. GM Larry Kaufman, who is leading the race for the top player Over 60, reports from Boca Raton.
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By CLO
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August 26, 2010 |
After three rounds of the US Senior Open in Boca Raton, Florida, GMs Kudrin, Ivanov and IMs Tate and Bradford lead with perfect 3-0 scores. Tonight should be interesting, with the perfect scores facing off- watch games live on Monroi.com.
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By Aaron Kiedes
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August 24, 2010 |
At the Dean of Chess Academy FIDE Invitational, IM Dean Ippolito, founder of the club, swept the event 9-0. Find out more about the tournament and the club from tournament director Aaron Kiedes.
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By GM Larry Kaufman
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August 23, 2010 |
Former World Senior Champ GM Larry Kaufman writes about the first round of the US Senior Open and assesses the pre-tournament favorites. Update: You can now watch live games from the US Senior on Monroi.com!
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By CLO
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August 22, 2010 |
At NH Chess, Nakamura won a blitz tiebreak over fellow Rising Star GM Anish Giri to earn a golden ticket into Melody Amber. As Hikaru moves on to the Spanish League, GM Gata Kamsky is off to the Baku Open.
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By Franc Guadalupe
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August 22, 2010 |
The US Senior Open begins on Monday. The six-game tournament will be held in Boca Raton from August 23-28. Look for CLO dispatches from former World Senior Champion Larry Kaufman.
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By CLO
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August 20, 2010 |
The US Olympiad and Women's Olympiad teams have been finalized. The
event will be held in Khanty-Mansisyk from September 19 to October 3. Pictured to the left are overall boards 2+3, US Champ Gata Kamsky and World team gold medallist Alexander Onischuk.
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By GM Pascal Charbonneau
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August 19, 2010 |
GM Pascal Charbonneau writes about "vacationing" from his finance job with chess tournaments. Here he focuses on the Continental Open in Sturbridge, in which GM Lenderman and Andrei Zaremba tied for 1st.
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By CLO
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August 19, 2010 |
At the North American Youth Championship in Montreal, four US players reached a perfect score: Aravind Kumar, Samritha Palakollu, Anna Matlin and Dai Yang. Others who tied or won their section: Akshita Gorti, Jeffrey Xiong, Rachel Gologorsky, Eve Zhurbinsky and Victor Shen.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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August 19, 2010 |
GM Rogers analyzes Nakamura's quick victory over GM Loek Van Wely, and tells a surprising backstory about the game's variation.
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