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By Elizabeth Vicary
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August 19, 2008 |
 The U.S. Chess School met for the second time this summer from August 12-16 at the Dean Chess Academy in New Jersey. Joel Benjamin was the coach, check out highlights from the lessons and a quiz for you to try.
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August 19, 2008 |
 Despite drawing two Blacks in a row in the first 2 rounds of the Tal Memorial, Gata Kamsky wasted no time in rebounding from his first round to loss against Ivanchuk, scoring a Slav victory over Shirov.
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August 19, 2008 |
 The 2009 U.S. Championship will be held in Saint Louis, Missouri at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Read the official PR and look for full details on uschess.org in the coming months.
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By GM Joel Benjamin
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August 18, 2008 |
 GM Joel takes a break from answering questions to blog on what he calls the "greatest tournament ever", the 2008 Curacao Chess International. Send your questions about Curacao, chess and anything in between to askgmjoel@uschess.org.
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By Jerry Hanken
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August 18, 2008 |
 In Jerry Hanken's final corner from the Dallas U.S. Open, he covers falling asleep at the board, his inspiration for YHR and YKE, a lively history of Hanken Corners' Past and why this may be the last Hanken's Corner ever.
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August 18, 2008 |
 Vassily Ivanchuk avenged his loss to Gata Kamsky in the Sochi Grand Prix with a win in round 1 of Tal Memorial (Moscow, Aug 18-29) World Champ semi-finalist Kamsky has plenty of chances to comeback in the 10 player round-robin.
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By Betsy Dynako/Jennifer Shahade
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August 17, 2008 |
 Sergey Erenburg won the New England masters with 7.5/9. The other big winners were Parker Zhao and Victor Kaminski, who both picked up IM norms. Check out game highlights and a huge photo gallery.
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By Blas Lugo
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August 15, 2008 |
 If you haven't made plans yet for the Miami Open (Sept 10-14), be sure to check out the tournament details and then sign up for World Chess Live's online qualifier (free to USCF members!) this weekend, Aug. 16-17, with 10K in prizes.
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August 15, 2008 |
 In the World Junior Championship, Indian players won both divisions. Tyler Hughes finished with 6/13, while Tatev Abrahamyan and Alejandro Ramirez scored 7.5/13 each.
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August 15, 2008 |
 The last day of the New England Masters will feature a major norm hunt. Update: Sergey Erenburg takes clear first while Parker Zhao and Victor Kaminski earn IM norms! Look for full story this weekend.
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August 14, 2008 |
Gata Kamsky finished the Sochi Grand Prix with a win over David Navara, to finish with 7.5/13. Levon Aronian clinched clear first with 8.5/13 with a final round win over Grischuk.
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By Jennifer Shahade/Betsy Dynako
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August 13, 2008 |
 After four rounds of the New England Masters (Rhode Island, August 11-15), GM Timur Gareev leads with 4/4. Close behind are GMs Keith Arkell and Sergey Erenburg. Check out game highlights and a big photo gallery by Betsy Dynako.
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By Jonathan Hilton
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August 13, 2008 |
 In Jonathan Hilton's final blog, he notes the commonalities between his result and play at the U.S. Open (Dallas, Aug. 2-10) and the fate of the three champions.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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August 12, 2008 |
 It's been a blazing month for the University of Texas at Dallas. In addition to IM Rade Milovanovic's tie for first at the U.S. Open, UTD students Keaton Kiewra and Davorin Kuljasevic earned GM norms at the Kavala Open in Greece.
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By GM Michael Rohde
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August 12, 2008 |
 GM Michael Rohde reports on the Bradley Open (Aug.8-10, Hatford, CT), where he tied for first with GMs Sergei Kudrin, Alexander Ivanov and IM Marlo Micayabas.
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By J.Shahade/Elizabeth Vicary
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August 12, 2008 |
 IM Enrico Sevillano, co-champ of the U.S. Open with Shabalov and IM Milovanovic, talks about his result in Dallas and Kamsky's chances. Also check out photos and the key games from the final round of the Open.
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