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 | Viswanathan Anand 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... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanathan_AnandLink Details |
|  | 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... http://www.kramnik.com/Link Details |
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News From The US Chess Federation
| Nakamura Beats Kamsky to Take Lead at U.S. Champs | | The battle all chess fans waited to see at the 2012 U.S. Championship did not disappoint. GM Hikaru Nakamura beat GM Gata Kamsky for the first time ever in classical chess to take over the lead by one-half point with one game to go.
| | USCF Correspondence Chess Online Now Live | | You can now register online for USCF correspondence chess at http://chessserver.rmrdevelopment.com. We are in beta mode so please let us know if you have comments or
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| | US Chess Champs Recap After Eight Rounds [VIDEO] | | CLO editor Jennifer Shahade and FM Mike Klein recap the action in Saint Louis after eight rounds. Kamsky Nakamura are leading in the US Champs while Krush and Zatonskih top the crosstable in the US Women's.
| | Champions Crowned in Nashville | | The 2012 Elementary (K-6) National Championships, the last of the spring triumvirate of scholastic nationals, ended with 18 new individual champs in four Championship sections.
| | Zatonskih, Kamsky Draw Even with Leaders in U.S. Champs | | Kamsky caught up with Nakamura at the US Championship with a win over Stripunsky. The US Women's will see the much-anticipated Zatonskih-Krush battle today.
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