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Written and analyzed by GM Mackenzie Molner. Photos taken by Austin Fuller. Arthur Shen vs.
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Written and analyzed by GM Mackenzie Molner. Photos taken by Austin Fuller. Luke Harmon-Vellotti vs.
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By Brian Jerauld Kasparov, defending with his trademark Najdorf Sicilian, was too strong for Short
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By Brian Jerauld All eyes on the 1993 World Championship rematch of Kasparov v. Short,
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SAINT LOUIS (April 24, 2015) – There is a new, gold standard for international chess
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Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush have earned the 2015 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess
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GM Hikaru Nakamura kept his half-point lead of the U.S. Chess Championship by holding the
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World Top 10 GM Wesley So learned a FIDE rule the hard way Friday afternoon,
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Things are looking up for GM Hikaru Nakamura, who regained sole possession of first with
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GM Ray Robson pulled out a nail-biting affair with GM Daniel Naroditsky in Wednesday’s Round