Joel Benjamin and Debbie Quinn

A three-time U.S. champion born and raised in New York finds himself captaining the Irish team at the Olympiad.

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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Photo Calle Erlandsson

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of Kalmykia was re-elected as the president of FIDE during the Turin Olympiad. He beat out Dutch businessman Bessel Kok's "Right Move" campaign, popular among the United States players and delgates.

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Eugene Perelshteyn, Photo John Henderson

Last month we presented our tournament report for Foxwoods, won in a playoff by GM Loek van Wely. But, perhaps more importantly for American chess fans, the casino paid off for IM, that is, GM, Eugene Perelshteyn.

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Photo Cathy Rogers

Alongside Linares and Wijk aan Zee, the Mtel Masters (in Sofia) is one of the top three tournaments in the world. Gata Kamsky proved that he is very close to his former world championship contender form.

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Photo Brian Killigrew

At the 2005 World Open, GM Kamil Miton took the title in a one-game shootout from the white side. He ends the Chicago Open embroiled in a shootout also, but this time GM Vadim Milov enjoyed the lighter side.

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