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SAINT LOUIS, May 23, 2010 -- Twelve schools from the Saint Louis area will converge upon the Saint Louis Science Center for a Chess Fair, put on by the Chess Club and Scholastic...
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By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS, May 23, 2010 – Twenty-four players came to the 2010 U.S. Championship with a dream. After nine rounds, all but two players have woken up. [imagefield_assist|fid=5028|preset=bdynako-preview|lightbox=true|title=After their...
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By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS, May 21, 2010 – The corner of Maryland and Euclid in the Central West End was closed Friday afternoon to traffic but open to chess players. Under...
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By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS, May 23, 2010 – The top four players at the 2010 U.S. Championship have been battling for eight games, and for all practical purposes, they are right...
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May 20, 2010
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By FM Mike Klein Saint Louis, May 19, 2010 – With one round to play before the field splits for the three-round quad finale, four of the top five seeds from the 2010...
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[imagefield_assist|fid=4774|preset=frontpage_200x200|title=|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=200|height=200]Thursday May 19, 2010: Round five I finally won a game, and it was not bad. I was white against ICC online qualifier Levon Altounian. I was slightly better for most of the...
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May 20, 2010
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By FM Mike Klein (Saint Louis) – Four players have survived and advanced to the quad finals of the 2010 U.S. Championship, but the results of round seven do not tell the full...
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May 19, 2010
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By FM Mike Klein St. Louis, May 19, 2010 – With a field of seven players jumbled at the top of the tables, only two players managed to continue their winning ways at...
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May 18, 2010
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[imagefield_assist|fid=4444|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]Two more games, two more draws, although not for wont of trying! I had white against Gregory Kaidanov in round 3 and drew an interesting game where I sacrificed a piece and then...
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May 17, 2010
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By FM Mike Klein Saint Louis, May 17, 2010 – With the top four players battling to draws on the top two boards, a trio of other players used the fourth round of...