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Anand's rise in the Indian chess world was meteoric. National level success came early for him when he won the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship with a score of 9/9 in 1983 at the age of fourteen. He became the youngest Indian to win the International Master Title at the age of fifteen, in 1984. At the age of sixteen he became the national chess champion and won that title two more times. He played games at blitz speed. In 1987, he became the first Indian to win the World Junior Chess...
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|  | Vladimir Kramnik
It is an almost senseless challenge to describe GM Vladimir Kramnik in only a few lines. His personality has too many facets; his areas of interests are too diverse. What is clear is that Vladimir Kramnik is not solely fixated on chess. Current affairs interest him just as intensively as numerous sport and cultural activities, several of which he regularly engages in. The cosmopolitan would love to enjoy life ever more intensively, but his drive to succeed holds this inclination within limits...
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News From The US Chess Federation
| New FIDE Titles for Americans | | Mackenzie Molner's IM title was approved at the Norway FIDE Presidential Board meeting. Kleiman will receive his IM title soon, Adamson's is conditional on rating. Haskel earned the International Arbiter title.
| | Bullyproof Chess | | Rener Gracie is part of Bullyproof!, a program that combines martial arts and chess to prepare kids for bullying. See a video of Gracie getting schooled in blitz chess.
| | US Chess School Comes to Dallas | | Elizabeth Vicary writes about the 12th session of the US Chess School held in Dallas. See puzzles by teachers FM Aviv Friedman and founder IM Greg Shahade, and Aviv's beloved alien story.
| | Arbiter Update: From the World School to Online Training | | Organizer Sevan Muradian updates CLO readers on international arbiters, an online arbiter training seminar and recent arbiter norms. Check out links on fide.com and nachess.org.
| | US Women's and Juniors Closing Gallery | | US Women's Champ Irina Krush and US Junior Champ Sam Shankland were crowned a week ago at a closing ceremony at Saint Louis University. The event was captured in photos by Suzy Gorman.
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