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U.S. Championship in Oklahoma!

By USCF Board | 28 Feb 2007
The USCF Executive Board has approved a bid by Frank K. Berry to hold the Frank K. Berry US Championship May 15-23, 2007 as a 9-round Swiss at the Holiday Inn in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Spotlight On Eugene Perelshteyn

By Jennifer Shahade | 27 Feb 2007
This month, America's newest Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn turns 27. The Boston-based GM has an offbeat opening repertoire and is most proud of wins in Foxwoods and New York. Read Eugene's full bio in Chess Life Online's Top Player Gallery.

Orange County's ship comes in

By Jerry Yee | 27 Feb 2007
At the U.S. Amateur Team West (Feb. 17-19, San Pedro, CA), "the Knights of the Republic", "Hoo's Next American Idol" and "Orange County Chess Club" finished at the top of the crosstable with 5/6. Orange County squeaked by on tiebreak to advance to the finals.

Oklahoma gives the Open a Twist

By WFM Elizabeth Vicary | 26 Feb 2007
The North American FIDE Open in Stillwater, Oklahoma(February 17-19) offered women appearance fees and a $4500 prize fund. Elizabeth Vicary's report includes game highlights, a big photo gallery and musings on the unusual conditions. The young Ukrainian GM Valery Aveskulov won the event, while Ortiz,Krush and Baginskaite shared the women's prize.

Topalov Resigns Drawn Game

By Jennifer Shahade | 23 Feb 2007
16-year-old Magnus Carlsen catapults into the lead of Linares (February 17-March 10) with a shocking victory over Veselin Topalov, in which the Bulgarian resigned in a game that was probably drawn.

Beavis and Butt-Vinnik Take East

By Alan Kantor | 23 Feb 2007
"Beavis and Butt-Vinnik" won the U.S. Amateur Team East (Parsippany,New Jersey Feb.17-19). Alan Kantor gives a detailed report on the team's road to victory.

Chess on Fire

By Jennifer Shahade | 22 Feb 2007
Read Jennifer's latest blog entry for a report on the "Burning Boards" exhibition at the Whitney Museum and learn why it may be OK to play chess with fire, but only with the Fire Marshal's approval.

Repeat Offenders Win North

By Betsy Dynako | 21 Feb 2007
The Repeat Offenders arrived for the U.S. Amateur Team North (Feb.17-18, Lombard Illinois) in orange uniforms with their USCF ratings printed on the front of their shirts. They were the ones to take no prisoners, gliding into clear first with 4.5/5.

Fischers and Plumbers Take South

By Harvey Lerman | 20 Feb 2007
Check out a photo essay on the U.S. Amateur Team South in Florida, in which "Four Fischers Found" won on tiebreaks over the "Chess Plumbers."

Linares/Morelia Begins

By Jennifer Shahade | 18 Feb 2007
Jennifer updates her blog with impressions of Linares. She also posts thoughts on moving and pictures from her trip to Israel with Irina.

U.S. Championship News

By USCF | 18 Feb 2007
The USCF informs potential U.S. Championship bidders of its objecive to hold the 2007 U.S. Championship over the dates May.15-23. Read more details.

GM Joel on the New Computer Deal

By GM Joel | 15 Feb 2007
In light of the silicon victory in the Fritz-Kramnik match, GM Joel answers two questions on how to make life more fair for human opponents. Read the submission guidelines and ask GM Joel a question of your own.

How Wojo Won: Part II

By Jonathan Hilton | 14 Feb 2007
In Jonathan Hilton's second installment of "How Wojo Won", he examines the Open Catalan and the Half-Maroczy Bind structures. Even if you don't share Aleksander Wojtkiewicz's (1963-2006) solid opening repertoire, don't miss this clear and instructive series.

February Rating Recap

By IM Greg Shahade | 13 Feb 2007
With a string of impressive wins, Hikaru Nakamura is now only four USCF points behind Gata Kamsky. Greg Shahade reports on Hikaru's rise and other movements from the February rating list.

Top Ten Chess Pick-Up Lines

By CLO Editors | 10 Feb 2007
Get your chess game on just in time for Valentine's Day--CLO presents nine top chess related pick-up lines. V-day Update: Congrats to Timothy Schmal for coming up with the top pick-up line.

GM Joel on the Grunfeld

By GM Joel Benjamin | 8 Feb 2007
A reader asks Joel about breaking new ground in the Grunfeld defense. See how Joel gently refutes the line, still praising its practical value. Read the submission guidelines and ask GM Joel a question of your own.

Spotlight on Maurice Ashley
By Jennifer Shahade | 7 Feb 2007
CLO adds Grandmaster Maurice Ashley's bio to our gallery of top players. Known for his aggressive style and fighting spirit on the board, Maurice is also renowned as an organizer, commentator and teacher.

Irina Blogs from Gibraltar
By IM Irina Krush | 6 Feb 2007
Was it the possibility of getting paired against a monkey or the women's prize fund that drew Irina to Gibraltar (Jan.23-Feb.1)? Find out in Irina's illuminating blog, filled with photos, games and thoughts on Korchnoi insults and Hikaru's extracurricular activities.

Problem Anatomy
By Dr.Steven Dowd | 5 Feb 2007
In his January column, Dr.Steven Dowd discussed try play and set play, which may have perplexed problem world beginners. Don't miss this clear breakdown of what makes a beautiful problem as well as detailed explanation of the solutions from his January column.

Top Things Not to Tell Your Students
By CLO editors | 2 Feb 2007
Chess Life Online counts down nine of the worst pieces of advice a chess coach can give. Can you come up with the tenth? UPDATE: CLO awards top answer to Dan Maxwell

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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.
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