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With solid performances at four tournaments in June and July, Max Matura boosted his official US Chess rating a remarkable 632 points from July to…
Bill Feldman · August 22, 2016
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On August 20, 2016, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XV. Richard Zhang, the eventual Open Winner “whupped” the organizer in the first round to…
Dr. Orlan Smith, PhD · August 21, 2016
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When Sriram Ashokkumar mentioned to his uncle that he thought a chess tournament could be more than just about chess, it sparked a chain of…
Bill Feldman · August 21, 2016
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There is something for everyone who enjoys tournament play on the weekend of August 26-28. Iowa, Indiana and Illinois will all host major tournaments that weekend,…
Bill Feldman · August 19, 2016
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The 9th-ranked player in the world drew an overflow crowd to a short question-and-answer session followed by some thrilling blitz simuls. Anish Giri, a Dutch-based…
Bill Feldman · August 19, 2016
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Gopal Menon’s 6.5/9 at the 117th US Open Championships in raised his rating to 2394, within a pawn’s throw of the coveted 2400-mark. With 24…
Bill Feldman · August 15, 2016
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Pete Karagianis wrote an amazing set of articles for the March 2016 edition of Chess Life, the US Chess monthly publication. “The Struggle” was a…
Bill Feldman · August 15, 2016
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At the onset of the 2016 US Chess Delegates meeting, a memorium roll call is read and the assembled pay respects to those in the…
Bill Feldman · August 15, 2016
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Talk about getting around! 22-year old Grandmaster Anish Giri was born in St. Petersburg, Russia before moving to Japan in 2002. He has lived in the Netherlands…
Bill Buklis · August 3, 2016
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Thanks to winning their respective Illinois invitational tournaments in May, soon-to-be IMSA Junior George Li will be representing the Land of Lincoln at the National Denker…
Bill Feldman · July 29, 2016
