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Senior Open update

By Todd Andrews | 31 Aug 2006
The 2006 Senior Open Championship kicked off on August 27th. After four rounds only one chess veteran, FM Joe Bradford, has a perfect score. This national event is the second of three tournaments taking place at the beautiful and enormous Gaylord Opryland Hotel during perhaps the busiest chess week ever in Nashville, Tennessee...

Perelshteyn Takes Atlantic Open.

By Elizabeth Vicary | 30 Aug 2006
Newly designated Grandmaster, Eugene Perelshteyn took clear first at the Atlantic Open (August 26-28) in Washington, D.C. Find out how in Elizabeth Vicary's report, filled with photos and brilliant games including a scorcher over Larry Kaufman by Thomas Bartell.

U.S. Chess League kicks off!

By JS | 28 Aug 2006
The second season of the U.S. Chess League kicks off this week. The two new teams, the Seattle Sluggers and the Tennessee Tempo face off 9 pm Aug.28 for this week's Monday night featured game. The other four matches will take place on Wednesday, August 30. Hear from League commissioner Greg Shahade why this season will be more exciting than ever!

GM Ashley gives tips to Youth champs

By JS | 26 Aug 2006
On a summer day in Washington Square Park of New York City, Grandmaster Maurice Ashley met two promising American stars, 15-year-old Medina Parilla from the Bronx and 11-year-old Darrian Robinson from Brooklyn. Both girls will participate in the World Youth Championship in Batumi, Georgia (October 18-29,2006.) It will be the first time two African-Americans participate in a World Youth team. Read more about the girls, and Maurice's tips for them.

August Key Krackers (Members Only)

By David L. Brown | 25 Aug 2006
Our August edition of Key Krackers features "progressive twin" mates. Don't know what that is? Don't worry- they're beautiful problems and perfectly designed to entertain friends at chess parties.
E-mail or mail the correct answers before anyone else and get a free, signed copy of U.S. Problem Anthology, a problem collection compiled by Edgar Holladay.

Irina Blogs from Montreal

By IM Irina Krush | 24 Aug 2006
Irina Krush and four other Americans, including our U.S. Champion Alexander Onischuk, played in the Montreal Empresa International (Round Robins,August 8-16). Irina blogs about her running start, and other bright spots in what was overall, a disappointing showing for the American squad.

GM Joel on cheating and coaching.

By GM Joel Benjamin | 23 Aug 2006
GM Joel answers two juicy ones-hear his thoughts on cheating
and how to find a great chess coach , and detect if one might be ripping you off.
Also online now is the August Chess Life Magazine , with two articles by Joel.

French Defense in the Lower East Side

By JS | 21 Aug 2006
The Fringe Festival art festival in New York City features a play, The French Defense , by Dimiti Raitzin about the 1960 Botvinnik-Tal match. Check out Jennifer's thoughts on the play on her blog. If you're a New Yorker, you can still catch the final Fringe showing on Aug.25 at 5:30 pm. For details, check The French Defense website.

August Rating List Recap

By IM Greg Shahade | 18 Aug 2006
Once again,GM Gata Kamsky tops the rating list while CLO columnist Joel Benjamin makes the biggest leap forward. On the women's side, Susan Polgar is back and easily the top rated woman in the country. For more insights into the summer ups and downs of our top players, read Greg Shahade's full report.

Shulman, our new U.S. Open Champ!

By JS | 13 Aug 2006
GM Yury Shulman takes clear first in the U.S. Open! His key victory was in Round 8, in which he defeated GM Alexander Shabalov. In round 9, he met a peaceful Emilio Cordova. GM John Fedorowicz was unable to win a better endgame against Michael Aigner, leaving Yury's 8/9 untouchable. For full CLO report, click here. For final results, click here.

Abby takes her second straight Polgar!

By JS | 13 Aug 2006
Abby Marshall, a clear point ahead of the field going in to the final round, held a draw to clinch her second consecutive Polgar title. The decisive game was in Round 5, against Amanda Mateer from Arizona. For photo gallery and full report, click here.

Seven medals, and controversy in Ecuador

By Aviv Friedman/J.Shahade | 12 Aug 2006
We got seven medals in Cuenca,Ecuador including two golds and a 9-0 sweep by Tatev Abrahamyan. Elliott Liu, winner of the U18 Gold Medal is happy to be home, and not just to show off his medal. Read the full report for games, photos and the scoop on the cheating dispute involving Elliott's competition....

Three GMs on top after 7 rounds

By JS | 12 Aug 2006
The seventh round was the most exciting so far in the Open. Alexander Shabalov thrilled crowds watching both live and on the internet, with a sacrificial gem against Georgian GM Giorgi Kacheishvili. Meanwhile, on board one Joel Benjamin declined a draw and fought toward the win against slightly higher rated GM Gregory Kaidanov. Both fascinating games in the report. Shulman defeated IM Alfonso Almeida to join Joel and Alex with 6.5/7.

Nelson Lopez clear first in Denker

By JS | 11 Aug 2006
Nelson Lopez II from North Carolina defeated Tyler Hughes of Colorado to take clear first in the Denker tournament of high school champions. He then went on to win an impromptu blitz match against Polgar Invitational winner, Abby Marshall. For photos, his last round win and his secrets to success, click here. Click here for final standings.

Three new GMs join in.

By JS | 10 Aug 2006
The six-day and five-day schedules are on! GMs Yuri Shulman, Alexander Shabalov and John Fedorowicz have joined the fray.Our report includes games, photos and Denker/Polgar updates.

Victorious Krush reports from Dortmund (Members Only)

By Irina Krush | 9 Aug 2006
In Dortmund, Germany IM Irina Krush defeated German IM Elisabeth Paehtz 3.5-2.5. She brings us a photo gallery, plus thoughts on her match and the concurrent super GM tournament. Read the full text to learn why Irina thinks that laptops may not be worth the extra luggage after all. this is the sixth time he's won clear first or tied for first

Energy high in Denker and Polgar
By JS | 8 Aug 2006
We're three rounds into the Arnold Denker and Susan Polgar tournaments for high school champions, and the action is heating up. Today, the top boards were all decided by tactical flourishes.Check them out, along with a large gallery of photos. Click here for Denker and Polgar results.

Round 2, Board 2- Generational Battle
By JS | 7 Aug 2006
In Round 2 of the U.S. Open, octogenarian and physicist Dan E. Mayers played a creative attacking game against 22-year-old GM Zviad Izoria. When he was 22, Mayers was working on the Manhattan project in Los Alamos. In spite of Mayers' valiant effort, Izoria, born in Tbilisi, Georgia and now living in New York City, defended successfully.
See full article for picture gallery and game highlights.
Click here for Round two results and standings.

U.S. Chess Kids off to running start in Ecuador.
By Aviv Friedman | 7 Aug 2006
Aviv Friedman reports from Cuenca, Ecuador where 19 of America's top young players compete in the Pan-American Championships (Aug.3-9). Tatev Abrahamyan had a sweeping start, and is the only U.S. player to have 5-0. Close behind her are Ray Robson and Marc Arnold, who have 4.5/5. Check out Aviv's blog and photo journal!

U.S. Open kicks off!
By Jennifer Shahade | 6 Aug 2006
The U.S. Open (August 5-13) kicks off with an exciting line-up of events. Five Grandmasters (Kaidanov, Izoria, Benjamin, Kacheishvili and Gurevich) are playing in the traditional schedule. State high school champions congregate for the Denker and Polgar championships. See the full report for game highlights from Round 1 of the Open and pictures from the Denker/Polgar opening ceremony.

Kamsky close up
By JS/Josh Friedel | 4 Aug 2006
Read Chess Life Online's special report on Gata Kamsky, our highest ranked U.S. player, recent winner of the Mayor's Cup and the World Open. Josh Friedel annotates games from Kamsky's international results. Plus: exclusive photos from his Brooklyn neighborhood and more on his "lucky charm."

GM Joel on draws and corruption
By GM Joel | 2 Aug 2006
GM Joel starts the month's questions off.
Read his thoughts on the etiquette of draw offers and refusals
and
Whether or not FIDE is replaceable.

Send your own questions to AskGMJoel@uschess.org

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Upcoming and Current National events

48th Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Championship, October 6-8 2007, Arlington, Virginia

U.S. Class Championship, October 19-21, Houston, Texas

National Youth Action , St. Louis, Missouri, Nov 16-18

National Scholastic K-12/Collegiate Champs , Houston, Texas Dec.7-9.
Other major events

"http://www.chessmexico.com/es/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=101"target="_
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