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Submitted by mwilmering on Tue., 1/31/2012 - 8:39 pm

Day 4 Recap: No Norms at the CCSCSL Invitational

 

The tournament is wrapping up and there won’t be any norms this year, as the GMs showed their stuff thus far, occupying the top 3 places in the cross table. The player of the event is clearly GM Georgi Kacheishvili, who has a blistering 6.5-0.5 (a GM norm with 2 rounds to go!) to lead the pack.

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat., 12/3/2011 - 1:37 pm

Draws abound at Tal Memorial

GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Vladimir Kramnik played to a round-three draw.

A slow start: Rounds 1-3

Submitted by mwilmering on Mon., 11/21/2011 - 5:04 pm

SPICE Cup: Round-by-Round

GM Ben Finegold scored a nice victory against IM Vitaly Neimer in round 8 to help solidify his win.

The Final Day 

Submitted by mwilmering on Wed., 10/19/2011 - 12:55 pm

Arch Bishops Sting Scorpions

FM Doug Eckert's victory over FM Robby Adamson delivered the knock-out punch for the Arch Bishops.

 

The fourth round of the U.S. Chess League was pivotal for both teams, since the Scorpions were 1-2 and the Arch Bishops a paltry 0-3! But we were able to get on the scoreboard with a real team effort.

Submitted by mwilmering on Fri., 9/23/2011 - 2:58 pm

And the winner is ...

Missouri Invitational Championship

Submitted by mwilmering on Mon., 8/22/2011 - 1:50 pm

Robson Secures 4th-Place Finish at World Juniors

Ray Robson gets 4th Place in the 2011 World Junior Championship

Submitted by mwilmering on Thu., 8/18/2011 - 10:43 am

GM Ray Robson in contention after 10 rounds

A New Opening, A Familiar Result: Round 10 of WJC

Submitted by mwilmering on Mon., 8/15/2011 - 8:49 am

Goodbye China, Hello India

GMs Alex Onischuk and Ben Finegold contemplate a complex position.

Shanghai to Chennai (7-30-2011)

With the World Team Championship ending, players had to all go their own way (maybe we all like Fleetwood Mac?). Yasser went back home to Amsterdam, Gata went to Moscow then New York, Alex went back to the D.C. area, Var went home to L.A. (he has been away from home for a month!), and Tony “D” Rich went to the U.S. Open in Orlando, FL.

Submitted by mwilmering on Mon., 8/1/2011 - 10:05 am

U.S. Team keeps pace in China

Egypt proved no match for the U.S. in round four. GM Robert Hess, right, pulled out the victory over Sammy Shoker.

USA beats Egypt

Submitted by mwilmering on Thu., 7/21/2011 - 9:59 pm
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