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By Mike Kummer
[imagefield_assist|fid=16375|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=GM Varuzhan Akobian makes a move during round 6 of the 2012 U.S. Championship.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=560]
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Dan Coryea is the winner of the 2012 Knights Championship. He was the only player that finished the event with a perfect 3-0 score. Dan has won five monthly Knights tournaments and one Knights Championship, securing his first Knights tournament way back in October 2008. He won back-to-back Knights tourneys earlier this summer.
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Global warming hit Saint Louis hard right in time for the Doomsday Festival. 60 degrees temperatures in mid-December helped boost attendance for all three events. A total of 31 players turned out for the first tourney: the 10-Minute Decimation. Rules like "touch move" and "illegal moves end games" was in effect for all three events.
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By Alex Vergilesov
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis had another successful semester, teaching chess to more than 1,200 students across the greater Saint Louis area. Now that the holidays are here, our scholastic staff is regrouping to prepare for the busy Spring 2013 semester.
[imagefield_assist|fid=16350|preset=fullsize|title=GM Denes Boros, a student at Webster U, tied two of his SPICE teammates, GMs Georg Meier and Fidel Corrales Jimenez, for first place at the Thanksgiving Open.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=467]
By Mike Kummer
[imagefield_assist|fid=16348|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=IM Priyadharshan Kannappan burst onto the scene, winning the U.S. Chess League MVP award in his rookie season.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=515]
By Matt Barrett
[imagefield_assist|fid=16311|preset=fullsize|title=IM Levan Bregadze poses with his Lindenwood U teammate WGM Anna Sharevich. Bregadze leads the IM section with 5.5/8.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=467]
Results from round 8 ensured that there will be no norms earned at the CCSCSL Invitational, but the players are still fighting for prizes and ratings points. IM Levan Bregadze maintains a slim half-point lead in the IM Norm section, and IMs Steven Zierk, Justin Sakar, and Vitaly Neimer all are tied for first in the GM Norm section.
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After six rounds at the CCSCSL Invitational, IM Vitaly Neimer continues his impressive play going undefeated thus far with a score of 4.5/6. Neimer can earn his second GM norm by scoring two points over the next three rounds (2/3).
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