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Jennifer on Playing By Trust
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 18, 2009
Jennifer Shahade writes about the Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess show at the Francis Naumann gallery in NYC, where Jennifer played against GM Alburt on Yoko Ono's all white chess-set, "Play it By Trust." Hulachess was also installed in the collection of contemporary art that accompanied the show. 
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Two Knights Against a Pawn at the Marshall
By Andre Harding   
September 18, 2009
The notorious two knights vs. a pawn endgame has come up in a statistically improbable number of recent games at the Marshall Chess Club, including two times in one night at the Grandmaster Challenge!
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From Roulette to Jazz to Great Games at the US Women's
By Jack Naudi   
September 15, 2009
Read the latest press release about the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship, coming soon to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, from October 3-13.
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Jennifer on a Win for the Inventors
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 15, 2009
On her blog, CLO editor Jennifer Shahade shows pictures of the Philadelphia Inventors U.S. Chess League team and games from their week 3 victory over the Kingfishers. Also, see a special message from team captain Alex Lenderman.
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Be a USCF Benefactor!
By Bill Hall   
September 15, 2009
Help promote American chess by becoming a USCF Benefactor Member.  Benefactor Membership includes Life Membership, a special membership card, and recognition on a benefactor page of our website and periodically in Chess Life.
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Cirque de Chess in Oklahoma
By Tom Braunlich   
September 13, 2009
An in-depth report on the Okie Chess Festival includes games and photos from the 1st Women's Open, the Master Invitational, the U.S. Senior Open and thoughts on Fischer-Random and the FIDE time control.
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Gold for Alisa in China!
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 11, 2009
The US team finished 8th at the World Women's Team Championship in Ningbo, China (Sept 2-11.) The highlight of the event for the USA was 18-year-old Alisa Melekhina's gold medal for her performance on board four.
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U.S. Chess Scoop #7
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 10, 2009
Click here to see the seventh episode of the U.S. Chess Scoop which features a game from GM Larry Christiansen in the U.S. Senior Open and in-studio guest GM-elect Alex Lenderman.
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Labor Day Roundup Part II: GM Melik Annotates; Antal Tops Southwest
By Khachiyan, Hillery, Guadalupe   
September 10, 2009
The second installment of CLO's labor day round-up includes reports from the Southern California Open (featuring annotations by "GM Melik"), the Southwest Open, the Illinois Open and more!
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Join in the Fun at the 2009 U.S. Women's!
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 9, 2009
The 2009 U.S. Women's welcomes visitors. On the opening day, Oct.3, play in a FREE bounty blitz tournament where you can win prizes! There's also a jazz concert, a blindfold simul, a meeting of chess and chance and more.
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Labor Day Round up Part I: Dean and Alec Annotate
By Getz, Ippolito   
September 8, 2009
CLO's first labor Day round-up includes annotations by Dean Ippolito in the New Jersey Open and Alec Getz in the NY States, where Kacheishvili and Ravichandran tied for 1st. Also includes news from Colorado, New England and Arizona. 
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Update on North American Youth Championships
By Chuck Lovingood   
September 8, 2009
The official representatives at the North American Youth Championships will be the highest rated player per each category (Sept rating list) to register with the USCF office by Wednesday September 16th at 5:00 PM CST.
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Christiansen Takes Senior Open
By WIM Alexey Root   
September 7, 2009
GM Larry Christiansen won the U.S. Senior Open in Tulsa, ceding only one draw to GM Larry Kaufman. 5.5 of 6 was good for clear first and a spot in the 2010 U.S. Championships.  Saheli Nath won the U.S. Women's Open with 5/6.
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USA Scores Big Win Against China
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 7, 2009
After two tough losses, USA rebounded with a vengeance today in the World Women's Team Championship against China A, the tournament's top seeded-team. Krush, Goletiani and Melekhina scored full points.
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American Women's Team Struggling
By Jennifer Shahade   
September 6, 2009
USA is struggling in the World Women's Team Championship in Ningbo, China with two match losses in a row. As a consolation, Irina Krush sent over some photos. Update: Americans rebound with win over China A in round six! Full story soon.
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Update From Oklahoma
By WIM Alexey Root   
September 5, 2009
At the Senior Open in Oklahoma, 12 players have perfect scores. WIM Alexey Root analyzes her tough loss to Zenyuk in the Women's Open for CLO. Also check out links to other Labor Day chess news.
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