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By US Chess
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November 5, 2015 |
 Congrats to our August 2015 CL cover star Carissa Yip, who earned a
silver medal at the World Youth in Greece. Congrats also to Justin Wang, David Peng and Agata Bykovtsev, who all earned bronze medals.
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By James A. Stallings
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November 3, 2015 |
 The tenth annual transatlantic match between UT Dallas and University of Belgrade goes down on Friday, November 6th. The match features six GMs on the UTD side, including UTD board #1 Aleksandar Indjic ,who will be facing IM Nikola Nestorovic.
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By Jerry Nash
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October 26, 2015 |
 130 players from across the United States have arrived in Halkidiki,
Greece, for the 2015 World Youth Chess Championships, October 24 -
November 6. The US has the largest delegation for this event which has
attracted 1600 players from 91 countries.
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By US Chess
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October 24, 2015 |
 The largest World Youth delegation in US Chess history is arriving in Greece this weekend for ten days of intense competition.
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By Vanessa West
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October 23, 2015 |
In the first stage of the Women's Grand Prix in Monaco, Hou Yifan took a commanding lead. Vanessa West looks at key moments from her triumph.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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October 22, 2015 |
 GM Ian Rogers writes about the pleasures of chess by train, a tournament which began in 2011. This year's edition was won by GM Lars Karlsson, while US GM Julio Sadorra was the top seed.
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By GM Cristian Chirila
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October 20, 2015 |
 GM Cristian Chrila ruminates on the second edition of Millionaire Chess in Las Vegas, illustrated with beautiful portraits from David Llada and key moments from Chirila's games.
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By US Chess
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October 19, 2015 |
 Brilliant tactician, International Master and 5-time Armed Forces Champion Emory Tate died on October 17, 2015 at a chess tournament in California. He is remembered by peers and fans for his outlandish attacks and inspiring post-mortems.
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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
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October 16, 2015 |
 Jamaal Abdul-Alim reports on the Washington Chess Congress, which coincided with National Chess Day. He profiles Vernon McNeil, who tied for first in the Under 1700 section and said, "I needed that money..."
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By GM Ian Rogers
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October 15, 2015 |
GM Ian Rogers reports on the 2015 World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships in Berlin. Carlsen retained his Rapid title while Grischuk claimed the Blitz Championship.
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By Nicole Halpin
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October 15, 2015 |
This fall, Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana will play a match at the Saint Louis Chess Club from Nov 12-15.
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By Colonel David A. Hater, US Army
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October 15, 2015 |
 Petty Officer First Class (retired) Larry R. Larkins won the
56th Armed Forces Championship held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia USO
Center, which coincided with National Chess Day.
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By US Chess
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October 14, 2015 |
 From a simultaneous under a space rocket in Alabama to blindfold simuls in California, National Chess Day celebrations abounded on October 10, 2015.
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By Vanessa West
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October 13, 2015 |
 The top two rapid chess players in the World, Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen, won big in rapid this week. Nakamura took 100K for his win in Millionaire Chess while Magnus retained his World Rapid Champs title.
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By US Chess
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October 10, 2015 |
 As the Millionaire Chess Open heats up in Las Vegas, National Chess Day is celebrated all over the US. Please share your stories!
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By GM Cristian Chirila
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October 8, 2015 |
 As the Millionaire Chess Open kicks off in Las Vegas (October 8-12), with our top three US players participating (Nakamura, Caruana and So), Grandmaster Cristian Chirila goes over his intense preparation for the second edition of GM Maurice Ashley's groundbreaking concept.
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