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February 13, 2009 |
 Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Grandmaster in history, has confirmed an appearance at the 2009 SuperNationals, which Ashley calls, "the grandest scholastic tournament of them all."
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February 12, 2009 |
 U.S. Women's Champion Anna Zatonskih has confirmed her apperance at the 2009 SuperNationals. "I am excited to share my knowledge with some of the thousands of young chessplayers who are coming to Nashville."
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By GM Alexander Onischuk
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February 11, 2009 |
 GM Alexander Onischuk earned a 2800+ performance rating in the Moscow Open, coming out ahead of over 50 GMs. In a CLO exclusive, Onischuk and his student, IM Ray Robson, annotate games from the event.
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February 11, 2009 |
 The first game of the Gata Kamsky Veselin Topalov match (Sofia, Bulgaria, February 16-28) begins one week from today. Wake up early to root on the American World Championship Qualifier!
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February 10, 2009 |
 GM Alexander Stripunsky has confirmed an appearance at the 2009 SuperNationals."The kids bring to these tournaments the spirit of the real
chess lovers compared with my more prudent and calculating world of pro chess. It energizes me."
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By Abby Marshall
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February 9, 2009 |
 Abby Marshall psychs up for the Amateur Team East (Parsippany, Feb. 14-16) by analyzing what went wrong in the Liberty Bell Open. She is also boxing, changing all her openings, and coming up with a 3-step plan to relax.
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By GM Pascal Charbonneau
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February 7, 2009 |
 Pascal Charbonneau blogs on his win in the Bermuda International (Jan. 29-Feb.1) where he tied for first with IM David Cummings and won the playoff. Find out why Pascal calls it the paradise tournament.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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February 5, 2009 |
 In the final edition of Interview with an American Medallist, this month's Chess Life cover star, WGM Rusudan Goletiani talks about talent, time trouble and the "three C's."
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By Jean Hoffman
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February 3, 2009 |
 On Wednesday, February 4 at 6 pm PST, Chesspark and WuChess.com will launch the first season of the Chesspark College Association (CCA) featuring players such as Leo Martinez from U of A, pictured to the left.
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February 2, 2009 |
 Play over games from the Gibraltar Gibtelecom Masters, where four American stars are competing including defending champ Hikaru Nakamura. Also check out IM Irina Krush's photo gallery from the event.
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February 2, 2009 |
 Sergey Karjakin won clear first in Corus A with a tear in the final two rounds, while Italian-American Fabiano Caruana took the "B" section, earning him a ticket to Corus "A" in 2010. Gata Kamsky, with two weeks till his big match finished on an even score.
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By Larry Cohen
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February 2, 2009 |
 Read about Southern hospitality and "Typical Tate Tactics" at the recent Land of the Sky Open (January 23-25, Asheville, North Carolina), where Ivanov took first.
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February 1, 2009 |
 Reigning U.S. Champion, GM Yury Shulman will make an appearance at the 2009 SuperNationals in Nashville, Tennessee (April 3-5).
"I am always excited about an event where 5,000+ people want to play chess!"
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By Gary Kevin Ware
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January 31, 2009 |
 Gary Kevin Ware's article includes over 15 problems for you to solve, and outlines American composer Sam Loyd's fascination with the Indian problem. For more problems, check out Gary's Gems on chessproblem.net.
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January 30, 2009 |
 GM Gata Kamsky scored today in Corus against GM Sergei Karjakin. Check out the game and the schedule for his match against Topalov, which begins just over two weeks from now.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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January 29, 2009 |
 GM Ian Rogers reports on Corus Chess 2009, including thoughts from the leader Levon Aronian on his win against Michael Adams. Rogers also details the events of the Radjabov-Smeets controversy.
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