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Canty takes on 30 Detroit Chess Youth
James “Jimmy” Canty III has officially cemented his position as National Master by giving a large simultaneous exhibition. The Senior at Mumford High School took on 30 budding chess players at the Detroit Institute of Fine Arts. Canty became a sensation in Detroit area chess by showing talent as a…
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James Black is the U.S. K6 Champ!
James Black, Jr. Photo by Polly Wright. The National K-12 Championships in Dallas, Texas kicked off with blitz tournaments. James Black of IS 318 won the K-6 section while Raven Sturt of Bronx Science took first in the K-12. Friday, December 11, kicked off the first full day of…
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Colas shares Nat’l Youth crown!
Scholastic standout Josh Colas continues to climb. Last weekend, Josh got his first taste of a National crown after tying for first in the National Youth Action tournament. He scored 7.5/9 and shared the K-9 crown with Kevin Cao and Jialin Ding. All three are near the top of players…
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UTD prepares for 2009 Pan-Ams!
GM Amon Simutowe peeking at NMs Mihail Bantic and Vautvydas Vedrickas. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. The University of Texas-Dallas (UTD) is gearing up for the Pan-Am Intercollegiate tournament with tune-up tournaments featuring most of the team members and a few Grandmasters. UTD has been embroiled in a rivalry with University…
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Robinson in Turkey for U-16
Darrian Robinson is in Antala, Turkey for the World Youth Championships. She is one of 25 players from the U.S. participating in the annual event and will play in the under-16 event. The tournament has six age categories and will feature young talent from countries in the world. This tournament…
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Canty officially joins Master ranks!
At the 2006 World Open, James “Jimmy” Canty III told The Chess Drum that he would seek to make National Master as soon as possible. While now a Senior at Detroit’s Mumford High School (transfer from Cass Tech), Canty has now earned the title of USCF National Master after a…
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Justus training hard!
Justus Williams is one of the brightest stars in scholastic chess. As his rating continues to climb, he is making strides to take his game to a higher level. Now at I.S. 318, his coach Elizabeth Vicary has arranged a match with FM Andrei Zaremba, a former scholastic standout. The…
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Young Titans in Blitz Battle!
New York is in the midst of a youth movement in chess. Robert Hess and Alexander Lenderman are the most recent teen stars to join Grandmaster ranks, but there are a couple of others who have those aspirations. Justus Williams and Josh Colas are two of the hottest stars in…
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