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[imagefield_assist|fid=1762|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]This round saw a setback for the U.S. team as Russia seemed out for blood after their painful loss to lowly Greece. The U.S. team had bad positions out of the opening on...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1757|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]In the first part of this video series, Irina Krush introduced the idea of prophylaxis, which simply means that you move in a way that hinders your opponents plans. Continuing the theme of...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1723|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]SAINT LOUIS -- The dates for the 2010 U.S. Championship have shifted. The tournament is now scheduled from May 13-25 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The U.S. Championship...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1758|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]Round two of the WTC was quite nice for the U.S. Team, as we managed to win on boards one and two, and draw easily on boards three and four, a surprisingly easy...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1759|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]By Tony Rich BURSA TURKEY -- A strong showing by the American team coupled with a Russian loss has got the U.S. team off to a running start in the long race for...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1751|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]The Christmas Open, held on December 26, was one of the most competitive events held at the club all year. Going into the final round, 32 of the 44 participants still had dreams...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1753|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=|desc=Image courtesy Betsy Dynako|link=none|align=left|width=225|height=300]Welcome to my blog! I moved to Saint Louis last week, and started working at the chess club immediately. It took me quite a while to find a city that...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1714|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]The U.S team in Turkey is being sponsored by our chess club and I'll be doing game analysis of my favorite game from the American team each day. Today Hikaru Nakamura won in...
By Tony Rich [imagefield_assist|fid=1756|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=|desc=From left: Yuri Shulman, Alexander Onischuk and Hikaru Nakamura squared off against the Turkish team in round one. Varuzhan Akobian (not pictured) also played in round one.|link=none|align=left|width=360|height=240]BURSA, TURKEY -- The...
[imagefield_assist|fid=1719|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]The December Knights saw a familiar face sweep the field as Paul Mechem took first in the last Knights event of 2009. The 5.0/5.0 perfomance puts him just eight points shy of his...
