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2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #8)
2015 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #8 (Thursday, 9 April 2015) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Troff, Kayden W 4.0 2532 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 5.0 2798 0-1 2 GM Gareev, Timur 2.0 2604 GM Sevian, Samuel 4.0 2531 1-0 3 GM Robson,…
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2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #7)
2015 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #7 (Wednesday, 8 April 2015) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2.5 2622 GM Troff, Kayden W 3.0 2532 0-1 2 GM Kamsky, Gata 3.0 2683 GM Holt, Conrad 2.5 2530 1-0 3 GM So,…
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Mariya Muzychuk wins Women’s Championship!
Mariya Muzychuk, World ChampionPhoto by Anastasia Kharlovich. The Ukraine has a new champion! The embattled country has had its share of chess success in recent history with the greatness of Vassily Ivanchuk and the former FIDE World Champion of Ruslan Ponomariov. They can also lay claim to Sergey Karjakin who…
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2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #6)
2015 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #6 (Tuesday, 7 April 2015) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Troff, Kayden W 3.0 2532 GM Sevian, Samuel 2.5 2531 0-1 2 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 4.0 2798 GM Shankland, Samuel L 2.0 2661 ½-½ 3 GM…
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2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #5)
2015 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #5 (Sunday, 5 April 2015) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Holt, Conrad 1.5 2530 GM Troff, Kayden W 2.0 2532 0-1 2 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2.0 2622 GM Onischuk, Alexander 2.0 2665 ½-½ 3 GM Kamsky,…
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2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #4)
2015 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #4 (Saturday, 4 April 2015) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 1.0 2665 GM Troff, Kayden W 1.0 2532 ½-½ 2 GM Holt, Conrad 1.0 2530 GM Robson, Ray 1.5 2656 ½-½ 3 GM Akobian,…
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2015 U.S. Chess Championships (St. Louis, USA)
Weeks ago, we announced the coming of the 2015 U.S. Championship and the historic nature of this year’s edition. Headlined by two of the world’s top ten players, a mixture of veterans and several rising stars, it will prove to be perhaps the most anticipated championship in many years. While…
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“On the Beat” with MC’s Amy Lee
Amy Lee The Chess Drum was able to catch up with Amy Lee who is busy strategizing for the Millionaire Chess Open to be held from October 8th-12th, 2015. Leading up to the March 31st $1,000.00 deadline, there is quite a bit of optimism about the numbers and there are…
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Majur Juac: A “Lost Boy” who found success
Majur Juac’s story is the kind that often go untold in chess. Many of those in the American chess circuit may be oblivious to the hundreds of wonderful life stories that can be told by chess players at any given tournament. The travesty is that we rarely get a chance…
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John Urschel, NFL, math, chess star?
An interesting article on NPR profiles John Urschel who plays offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. At 6’3″ and 300 pounds, he is made for football, but his mind is no less keen for mind sports. In American football, there is a tendency to think…
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