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Gold for Tanuj in Pan-Am Youth!!
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 20, 2009
8-year-old Tanuj Vasudeva takes gold in the Pan-American Youth with a round to spare, scoring 8/8. Good luck to the rest of the American team in round 9!
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Finegold on the Summer Chess Academy
By IM Ben Finegold   
August 19, 2009
IM Ben Finegold gives a glimpse into one of his lessons at one of the many chess camps he taught at this summer, the Summer Chess Academy in Tempe, Arizona.
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Rising Stars vs. Experience Starts Tomorrow
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 19, 2009
The NH Rising Stars vs. Experience face-off begins tomorrow in Amsterdam and goes from August 20-31. U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura leads the Rising Stars team. Games begin at 7:30 EST; look for GM Ian Rogers onsite reports on CLO!
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Arthur, Annie and Tanuj Still Perfect in Argentina
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 19, 2009
There are  three perfect 4-0s from the American squad at the Pan-American Youth Championship in Mar Del Plata, Argentina: Arthur Shen in the Under 12, Tanuj Vasudeva in the Under 8, and Annie Wang in the Girls Under 8.
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Five Perfect at the Pan-Am Youth
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 18, 2009
Five of the 23 American representatives at the Pan-Am Youth in Mar Del Plata, Argentina still have 3/3: Tanuj Vasudeva, Tommy He, Arthur Shen, Vincent Huang and Annie Wang.
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Friedel on Missing Out in Brazil
By GM Josh Friedel   
August 17, 2009
GM Josh Friedel writes about narrowly missing out on one of six World Cup qualifier spots at the Continental Championships in São Paulo, Brazil.
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23 Americans in Argentina for Pan-Am Youth
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 16, 2009
America sent 23 players and four coaches to the Pan-American Youth in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, including WIM Alisa Melekhina who is playing in the Under 18 Absolute section.
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How to Score a Summer Upset
By Matan Prilleltensky   
August 13, 2009
Matan Prilleltensky shows readers how to score an upset, using both historic and contemporary games as examples. Eric Rosen's last round US Open scorcher over GM Fedorowicz is included.
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Baseball at 10 Boards an Hour
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 11, 2009
Jennifer writes about a chess night at the ballpark, where she and her dad FM Mike Shahade gave simuls at the BlueClaws game. Also see photos of the first pitch and read about the "Ask a Greg" simul.
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The Final Five in Indiana
By Macauley Peterson   
August 11, 2009
Read about the paths to victory for the five players who earned U.S. Champs spots at the U.S. Open: GM-elect Lenderman and GMs Gurevich, Kudrin, Yermolinsky and Kraai.
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Robson Nets Norm and Ties for First in Norway!
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 10, 2009
14-year-old IM and U.S. Junior Champion Ray Robson tied for first at the Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromso, Norway, earning his first GM norm along the way.
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USCF Revokes Memberships of Polgar and Truong
By Bill Hall   
August 10, 2009
The USCF voted to revoke the memberships of Susan Polgar and Paul Truong. Polgar and Truong appealed the revocations to the Board of Delegates on Saturday and the revocations were upheld by a vote of 55-21 (Polgar) and 58-18 (Truong).
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Six Tie in U.S. Open; Gurevich Wins Official Title
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 10, 2009
Six tied for first at the US Open with 7.5/9: GM-elect Lenderman, IM Stopa and GMs Kudrin, Yermolinsky, Kraai and Gurevich, who won the official title in the playoff. Stopa is from Poland; the other 5 all earn a spot into the US Champs.
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Lenderman and Kudrin Lead in Indiana
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 9, 2009
After eight rounds of the U.S. Open, GM-elect Alex Lenderman and GM Sergey Kudrin lead with 7/8. There are many Americans sitting at 6.5 hoping to qualify for one of five spots in the U.S. Championship.
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U.S. Chess Scoop #5
By Jennifer Shahade   
August 7, 2009
This week's U.S. Chess Scoop features games from the U.S. Open in Indiana (August 1-9) and the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, where Abby Marshall became the first woman ever to win the Denker.
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Roaming the Halls in Indiana
By Macauley Peterson   
August 7, 2009
In Macauley Peterson's report from the U.S. Open in Indiana, he covers the Kosteniuk simul, the G/15 tournament and a joke involving Lasker, Fischer and Nakamura.
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