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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
| Best of CLO 2011 #5- Shankland on the World Cup | | The #5 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Shankland on Making the Most of Luck by GM Sam Shankland. Shankland's article talked about his fantastic first round upset at the 2011 World Cup, where he downed one of the top GMs in the World, GM Peter Leko.
| | Kamsky, Nakamura Face Off Friday in Tata Steel | | The two highest rated US players, Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky, face off on Friday, January 27,2012 at Tata Steel chess. Update: The game was a draw.
| | Best of CLO 2011: #6- Hilton on Chess Cosmpolitanism | | The #6 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Hilton on Chess Cosmopolitanism by Jonathan Hilton. Judges praised Hilton's clear voice and inspiring perspective on travel and chess.
| | Best of CLO 2011 #7- Dreams and Local Heroes by Chad Schneider | | The #7 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Dreams and Local Heroes by Chad Schneider. Judges praised the honesty and tone of Schneider's chronicle to organize a major FIDE rated tournament, the Rocky FIDE Open in Alburquerque, New Mexico.
| | Best of CLO 2011 #8- An Amateur Invades the World Team Champs | | The #8 article in Best of CLO 2011 is An Amateur Invades the World Amateur Team by the US Chess Scoop. The video featured an amateur chess player Jason Smiles, interviewing serious chess players at the US Amateur Team East.
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