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Josh Colas @ 2014 Denker
Josh and Guy Colas after 2014 Denker.Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Josh Colas has had many successes in his tournament career, but he has had a rough going lately. With two subpar results in the U.S. Junior Closed and the Cadet Championship, he entered the Denker Tournament hoping to make an…
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HHCF Grand Opening!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR Contact: Meek Gaborski contact@hiphopchessfederation.org Hip-Hop Chess Federation Celebrates Grand Opening of Community Center August 16th July 15, 2014 – San Jose, CA- The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) is proud to announce it will host the Grand Opening of the HHCF Community Education Center. The event will…
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Emory Tate wows in NORCAL simul
Emory Tate Delivers a Legendary Performance at the Fremont Summer Chess Camp International Master Emory Tate stunned the Bay Area’s best young chess players by achieving a perfect score in a massive simultaneous chess exhibition at the Torres Chess and Music Academy’s Fremont Summer Chess Camp. IM Emory Tate played…
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2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #2)
2014 U.S. Junior Chess ChampionshipSt. Louis, Missouri, USARound #2 (Saturday, 21 June 2014) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 IM Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr A 0.0 2423 FM Williams, Justus D 1.0 2278 1-0 2 GM Troff, Kayden W 1.0 2494 IM Sevian, Samuel 0.0 2442 1-0 3…
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2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #1)
2014 U.S. Junior Chess ChampionshipSt. Louis, Missouri, USARound #1 (Friday, 20 June 2014) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 IM Xiong, Jeffrey 0.0 2437 IM Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr A 0.0 2423 1-0 2 NM Colas, Joshua 0.0 2247 IM Harmon-Vellotti, Luke 0.0 2412 1-0 3 NM Larson,…
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Williams gets 2nd IM norm
FM Justus WilliamsLast year, Justus Williams earned his first FIDE title after losing out on tiebreaks to FM Akshat Chandra at the North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC). Williams earned the FM title and returned this to the NAYCC year with the intent of completing his goal of earning the…
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2014 U.S. Junior Closed (St. Louis, USA)
According to a press release of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, the U.S. Junior Closed will commence on June 19th. The tournament will feature most of the top players under-21 and all will be competing for a spot in the 2015 U.S. Championship. GM Kayden Troff…
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Emory Tate @ Cali Chess Camp
Famed Chess Coach Aims to Make California’s Best Chess Camp Even Better The Torres Chess and Music Academy is excited to announce the addition of International Master Emory Tate to our roster of famed chess instructors. Over the board, Tate is widely regarded as one of the greatest attacking chess…
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South Africa’s “Moves for Life” moves on!
South Africa continues to forge ahead with “Moves for Life” initiative launched in 2010. President Jacob Zuma gave the program his full backing and the program has sprouted to offer chess instruction to thousands of young boys and girls. Some of the takeaway benefits are motor skills, critical thinking, concentration…
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