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At the Pan-American Championships, top ranked University of Baltimore Country beat host University of Texas at Dallas's "A" team. Update: UTD's "B" team and UMBC drew their final round game and tied for first with 5/6 match points each.
GM Georgi Kacheishvili took clear first in the North American Open in Las Vegas, with a penultimate win over GM Varuzhan Akobian and a final score of 6/7.
Seven players are tied for the lead in the Eastern Open in D.C including Bryan Smith, pictured to the left, while GM Georgi Kacheishvili pulled ahead in the North American Open in Vegas with 4.5/5.
Check out photos by WIM Alexey Root from the opening ceremony of the Pan-American Championships (Dallas, Texas, Dec.27-30). Also see game highlights, standings after round 1 and complete team rosters.
Now that the presents have been unwrapped, chessplayers on both coasts can rush to their nearest massive open: The Eastern Open in D.C. and the North American Open in Las Vegas both start this weekend.
Chris Dobbs writes about how he created a chess club at Miami University, and the team's preparation for the biggest collegiate event of the year. The Pan-American Championships kick off in Dallas, Texas from December 27-30.
GM Alexander Onischuk came out on top at the 
GM Kacheishivili leads the 2008 Berkeley International and Zenyuk leads the norm hunt. Update: Zenyuk, Rensch and Esserman earned IM Norms +WGM for Zenyuk. Look for full story soon.
Four rounds into the Berkeley International, GMs Zviad Izoria, Giorgi Kacheishvili and FM Daniel Rensch lead with 3/4. Check out game highlights including two sparkling wins from IM David Pruess and photos by IM Irina Krush.
