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Irina vs. Iryna in Round Five of the Women's
By Jennifer Shahade   
October 8, 2009
Round five of the U.S. Women's saw the Irina and Iryna battle (Krush-Zenyuk). Update: Zatonskih leads by a full point after a win over Abrahamyan and the Irinas had an exciting draw.
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Letter to USCF Life Members
October 7, 2009
Life Members who wish to continue receiving Chess Life but who did not respond to the mailings regarding the issue need to contact the USCF office at uscf@uschess.org immediately. 
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Zatonskih Topples Krush
By Jennifer Shahade   
October 6, 2009
Today at the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship, Zatonskih prevailed with Black in her much awaited game against Krush when she found an unusual way to snare Krush's queen.
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Krush-Zatonskih Battle Nears
October 6, 2009
Check out a video recap hosted by Jen Shahade and Mike Klein after two rounds of action in the US Women's. Round three will feature the much awaited Krush-Zatonskih battle.
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Six Medals for USA in Mexico
By Abed Munoz   
October 5, 2009
Six Americans won medals at the 2009 North American Youth Championship in Mazatlan, Mexico: Stuart Finney, Deepak Aaron, Kayden Troff and Winston Zeng U-8.
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Four Decisive Games in Round 1 of the US Women's
By Jennifer Shahade   
October 4, 2009
Round one of the U.S. Women's Championship saw four decisive games, including a beautiful win by Camila Baginskaite and a wild game between Rusudan Goletiani and Tsagaan Battseetseg.
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Americans Hunt for Medals in Mexico
By Abed Munoz   
October 4, 2009
Our ten-player American delegation at the North American Youth Championship in Mazatlan, Mexico fights for medals against a large Mexican contingent.

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U.S. Women's Opens With Jazz, Hooping and Blindfold
By Jennifer Shahade   
October 4, 2009
The two days of festivities to open the U.S. Women's Championship in St. Louis (Oct.3-13) featured a jazz concert and blindfold displays. See photos and round 1 pairings. 
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Jerry Hanken Passes Away at 74
October 1, 2009
The USCF is saddened to receive news of the death of Jerry Hanken, chess journalist and Life Master. Former USCF President Bill Goichberg and Randy Hough remember Jerry. 
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Interview with a Hall of Famer: GM John Fedorowicz
By Jennifer Shahade   
October 1, 2009
Find out why 2009 Hall of Fame inductee GM John Fedorowicz enjoys playing more these days, and how he trained 16-year-old Marc Arnold to 3 IM norms in a row. Also enjoy IM Mark Ginsburg's annotations on two wins by "The Fed."
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Chess in Central Park
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 29, 2009
Central Park has been filled with chess lately. On Sept. 20, GM Robert Hess gave a speech & simul. On Sept.26, the park and Chess-in-the-Schools hosted the spectacular Chess-In-The-Parks G/10, which greeted over 600 players!
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GM Joel on the From's Gambit
By GM Joel Benjamin   
September 28, 2009
GM Joel Benjamin answers a reader's question about a line in the From's Gambit against the Bird Opening, 1.f4 e5. Ask Joel a question of your own at askgmjoel@uschess.org.
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North American Youth Squad Announced
By Abed Munoz   
September 27, 2009
An 11-player squad will be representing the U.S. in the North American Youth Championship 2009, in Mazatlan, Mexico - October 1-5. See our lineup.
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Titles for Rensch and Finegold
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 27, 2009
While Finegold earned his final GM norm in round 8 of the SPICE Cup at Texas Tech, Daniel Rensch followed suit, earning his final IM norm, in round nine. The B "group" saw a 3-way tie for 1st between Perelshteyn, Bhat and Finegold.
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Finegold Earns Final GM Norm; Ray Races for His!
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 26, 2009
Ben Finegold earned his final GM norm at the SPICE Cup at Texas Tech! Ray Robson needs a last round win for his GM title. He'll face Daniel Rensch, who needs a draw for HIS IM title.
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Lifestyles of a U.S. Champion
By Jennifer Shahade/Eddie Chang   
September 24, 2009
In addition to training for elite GM events, our US Champ also enjoys life--check out photos of Hikaru Nakamura at a recent UW game, and a video of him in a wing eating contest which proves his speed is not limited to chess.  
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