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GM Hikaru Nakamura will be playing in the farewell edition of the Melody Amber rapid/blindfold tournament, which begins Saturday, March 12 in Monte Carlo. Participants include Anand, Carlsen and Aronian.
16-year-old GM Ray Robson earned the final US Championship spot in a thrilling playoff contest against GM Alejandro Ramirez. Check out the game and find more details on the CCSCSL website!
The US Chess Scoop caught up with NM Joshua Colas at the US Amateur Team East, where he talked about breaking the record for the youngest-ever African-American master and his goals for the future.
Are you already missing CLO coverage of the US Amateur Team weekend? Check out game highlights from the US Amateur Team South and East Championships including annotated games by Matt Helfst and Peter Dyson of the US Amateur South Championship team, Armageddon Your Pieces. 
GM Alexander Shabalov took clear first and $1400 at the Eastern Class Championships in Sturbridge, MA. Al Lawrence's report includes Shabalov's key win against GM-elect Shankland.
After 5 rounds of the Saint Louis Invitational, GM Gregory Kaidanov leads with 3.5/4 with GM Ramirez, GM Robson & IM Brooks close behind. Also watch a video interview with GM Jesse Kraai. 
After three rounds at the Saint Louis Invitational, also a qualifier for the 2011 US Championships, GM Gregory Kaidanov leads with 2.5/3. Close behind are GM Jesse Kraai and local hero IM Michael Brooks.
The Saint Louis Invitational (March 4-9), a ten-player round robin will qualify the final two players to the 2011 US Chess Championships.
Organizer Chad Schneider writes about strategies in creating his "dream tournament", the Southern Rocky FIDE Open and the dream finish for local master Lior Lapid, who finished ahead of several titled players. 
Matthew Herman took time off between jobs to go on an incredible chess
ride, raising his rating from 2149 to 2437 in just 5 tournaments. Along the way he collected 2 IM norms. Matthew, 24, talks to Jen Shahade about picking up the Slav, graduating college as a teen and talent vs. work.
Students at Chess Without Borders have made new moves as social entrepreneurs. Watch an excerpt from a documentary which features their help in raising funds for a young burn victim, Meher.
Last week, GM Hikaru Nakamura received a key to the city of Memphis. Nakamura talks to Alan Kantor about his goals, his role at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and his big win at Tata Steel Chess.
At the 3rd Metropolitan FIDE Invitational in Los Angeles, CA, Phillip Xiao Wang (pictured) and Joel Banawa earned their first IM norms while IM Jacek Stopa took clear first.
Chess Amateur Jason Smiles explores his first ever chess tournament, theWorld Amateur Team Championship in Parsippany,New Jersey. He meets many top players including GM Robert Hess, GM Leonid Yudasin and NM Laura Ross. 
USC, led by IM Jack Peters, scored a perfect 6-0 to become the 2011 US Amateur Team West Champions. Kostya Kavutskiy reports from Woodland Hills, California.