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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
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July 2, 2015 |
The 2015 World Open is underway in Arlington, VA, with a large roster of star players and fresh faces. Jamaal Abdul-Alim updates us from the scene.
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By Vanessa West
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June 28, 2015 |
 GM Aleksey Dreev took the National Open title on tiebreak over GMs Gata Kamsky, Axel Bachmann and Illia Nyzhnyk. Vanessa West reports on why Vegas creates such inspired chess.
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By CLO
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June 28, 2015 |
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Ashritha Eswaran took clear first at the 2015 US Junior Girls Championship (June 22-26) held in Tulsa, Oklahoma with 6.5/9.
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By Macauley Peterson
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June 26, 2015 |
Today we released the full interview with GM Walter Browne (1949-2015) by Macauley Peterson from the December 2014 issue of Chess Life. Browne talks about Bobby Fischer, his own playing style and the game he invented.
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By CLO
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June 26, 2015 |
 We are excited to announce that Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana's transfer
to the US Chess Federation was approved by the Fédération Internationale
des Échecs, or FIDE, on June 26, 2015.
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By CLO
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June 25, 2015 |
 The US Chess Federation regrets to report that six-time US Chess Champion Grandmaster Walter Browne died in Las Vegas in his sleep at the age of 66.
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By CLO
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June 24, 2015 |
Agata Bykovtsev & Sarah Chiang lead the US Junior Girls Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma after five rounds with 3.5 each. See key games, crosstable and a profile of organizer Frank Berry.
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By CLO
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June 23, 2015 |
 NM Annie Wang leads the US Junior Girls Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma with 3/3. See key games and standings and follow live games on Monroi at 10 AM and 4 PM CST.
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By CLO
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June 22, 2015 |
 The 2015 US Junior Girls Invitational Chess Tournament is underway in
Tulsa from June 22-26. The star-studded field boasts eight
National Masters, including Carissa Yip, who recently broke the record
for the youngest National Master in US history.
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By IM Eric Rosen
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June 21, 2015 |
 IM Eric Rosen reflects on a strong result in the Chicago Open, the outstanding performance by Jeffrey Xiong, and offers some more lessons on high tournament performance.
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By Vanessa West
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June 20, 2015 |
Vanessa West writes about her excellent result at the National Open so far, and covers some of the action so far, including the US Women's Open (co-winner Uganya Byambaa pictured).
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By Jennifer Shahade
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June 20, 2015 |
The National Open is currently underway, as the centerpiece of the Las Vegas Chess Festival. The star-studded field includes GMs Alexey Dreev, Gata Kamsky and Illia Nyzhnyk.
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By Chris Wainscott
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June 17, 2015 |
 GM Alexander Ivanov won the US Senior Open held from June 12-14 in Schaumburg, IL, while Awonder Liang won the US Junior Open (Under 21), to qualify for the 2016 US Junior Closed.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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June 17, 2015 |
GM Ian Rogers reports on the inaugural event of the Grand Chess Tour in Norway, and the shocking first round loss on time from World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
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By Claudia Munoz
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June 14, 2015 |
Claudia Munoz talks about her visit to El Paso to play in a strong open tournament and to be the guest of honor to inspire young chessplayers with a lecture and an all-girls chess simul.
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By Vanessa West
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June 12, 2015 |
Our new CLO and Social Media assistant Vanessa West introduces herself to readers, explaining her passion for writing, chess and winning. Her next report will be from the National Open in Las Vegas!
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