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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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