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December 30, 2007 |
 At the North American Open in Las Vegas (Dec.26-29), GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM David Pruess tied for first with 6/7 each.
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By John Bartholomew
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December 29, 2007 |
 After three rounds of the Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship (Miami, Dec.27-30), four teams have perfect scores: UTD A, UTD B, UMBC A, and Stanford. IM John Bartholomew reports.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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December 28, 2007 |
 The U.S. Chess League added two new teams for the 2008 season, the Chicago Blaze and the Arizona Scorpions. Off season action also includes a Game of the Year contest. Web-editor Jennifer Shahade is one of the judges.
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December 27, 2007 |
 The Pan-American Championship in Miami, Florida kicked off Thursday. Look for blogging by University of Texas at Dallas student IM John Bartholomew. Two major Swisses, The North American in Vegas and the Eastern Open in DC are also heating up the holidays...
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By Michael Klein
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December 23, 2007 |
 Up for grabs in CLO's Holiday Chess Trivia quiz are book prizes, including a signed copy of "King's Gambit" by Paul Hoffman. Answers and winners now published! Congrats to 1st place winner, Jon Leisner.
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By Davorin Kuljasevic/Jennifer Shahade
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December 21, 2007 |
 University of Texas at Dallas business student IM Davorin Kuljasevic won his first GM norm at the UTD Invitational. Davorin annotates two of his games and tells CLO where he wants to go in chess and in business.
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By IM Josh Friedel
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December 19, 2007 |
 In IM Josh Friedel's second report on his European adventures, our 2007 Samford Scholar reports on the Bad Wiessee Open in Germany. Josh writes about losing with a rook vs. a knight, beating the "Mad Dog" and what he plans to do to get into top form.
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By GM Joel Benjamin
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December 17, 2007 |
 World Youth coach GM Joel Benjamin gives his thoughts on why Americans performed so well this year in Antalya, Turkey. Ask GM Joel a question of your own!
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By Bart Gibbons
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December 17, 2007 |
 In an inspiring article, International Correspondence Master Bart Gibbons takes a 64-square tour through chess history, looking for the best moves on each square. Read, solve and feel free to disagree about his choices! Pictured to the left is Bart's favorite of the 64.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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December 16, 2007 |
 Gata Kamsky drew the final game of his match against Shirov (Dec.13-16) to win the World Cup! Check out the game that clinched his victory.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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December 15, 2007 |
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 Gata Kamsky followed up his fantastic win with White in game 2 of the World Cup final against Alexei Shirov with a draw. Now Shirov MUST win tomorrow or Gata wins the World Cup!
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By Jennifer Shahade
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December 14, 2007 |
 In game two of the World Cup final (Dec.13-17), Gata Kamsky defeated Alexei Shirov in a wild Anti-Sveshnikov, taking him one step closer to serious World Championship possibilities.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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December 13, 2007 |
In the first game of the World Cup final (Dec.13-17, Khanty-Mansiysk), Kamsky drew against Alexei Shirov with Black. Although Shirov did have an edge against Kamsky's Ruy Lopez Breyer variation, Kamsky's solid play did not allow him many dreams of victory.
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By Macauley Peterson/Betsy Dyanko
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December 12, 2007 |
 Macauley Peterson wraps up his thoughts on the K-12 Nationals/Collegiate (Dec.7-9, Houston.) Don't miss the article's photo gallery by Betsy Dyanko which includes a pic of Hikaru Nakamura who turned 20 on Dec.9.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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December 11, 2007 |
 Shirov defeated Karjakin in the World Cup semifinals tiebreaker, so he advances to meet Gata Kamsky in the four-game final, which begin on Thursday at 5 AM EST.
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By Alexey Root/Jennifer Shahade
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December 10, 2007 |
 In the UTD GM Invitational (Dec.6-14), Ray Robson clinched his final IM norm. He shares the lead with 4.5/6 with GM Alejandro Ramirez and IM Davorin Kuljasevic. Full story includes a Robson tactical challenge plus Alexey Root's interview with Ray's father.
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