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GM Joel on How to Make FM Print E-mail
By GM Joel Benjamin   
July 17, 2009
A 16-year-old with a strong work ethic, who claims to have "no talent", asks GM Joel about the best road to becoming a Fide Master. Email Joel at askgmjoel@uschess.org with questions from favorite tourneys to openings & endings.
 
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