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[imagefield_assist|fid=8566|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay (left) and CCSCSL founder Rex Sinquefield (right) present IM Irina Krush with her winnings from the 2010 U.S. Women's Championship.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=375|height=271]SAINT LOUIS, November 30, 2010 – The 2011 U.S....
[imagefield_assist|fid=8558|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=GM Nigel Short, right, looks on as board member Jim Davies plays in round one.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=375] The Thanksgiving Open is complete in Saint Louis. After six rounds, a four-way tie emerged at the top...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8526|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Nigel Short is the top seed at the Thanksgiving Open. Image courtesy Wikipedia user GeeJo.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=375|height=281] Round two of the Thanksgiving Open is complete at the Khorassan Ballroom in the Chase Park Plaza, located...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8555|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Garry Kasparov, the greatest player in the history of chess, will be in Saint Louis on Monday. Photo courtesy Juerg Vollmer.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=500|height=333]SAINT LOUIS, November 23, 2010 – Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, widely recognized as the...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8391|preset=bdynako-preview|lightbox=true|title=At the 2010 U.S. Championship in May, GM Gata Kamsky (center) celebrates his victory over GM Yury Shulman (left) as WGM Jennifer Shahade looks on.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=375|height=249]SAINT LOUIS, October 13, 2010 – The Chess Club...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8521|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=GM Nigel Short, image courtesy Wikimedia Commons user GeeJo|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=375|height=281]Legendary GM Nigel Short will put on a special lecture following the Thanksgiving Open tournament on Monday, November 29, at 6 p.m. The event will...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8535|preset=bdynako-preview|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=302|height=375] Don't miss your chance to sit in with WGM Jennifer Shahade for a special guest lecture on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. Shahade, who regularly provides commentary for the U.S. Championships and...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8528|preset=frontpage_200x200|title=|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=200|height=200]Round 6: Back to the "drawing" board I had an unusual game against GM-elect Gergely Antal. I played 1.e4, which I have recently started playing (although my opponent doubtless expected 1.d4), and Gergely...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8519|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]Round 4: Finegold loses two in a row! I have not lost two USCF rated games in a row in years. Also, I have not lost with white since November 2008. Also, The...
[imagefield_assist|fid=8514|preset=frontpage_200x200|title=|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=200|height=200]Round 2: An Exciting Draw Another day, another draw, but not after some excitement. I played a bit too aggressively in the opening, but the game was quite complex and my opponent, the...
