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February 2018
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GM Mesgen Amanov The winning article in Best of US Chess 2018 is Path to the Podium: GM Mesgen Amanov on Training by Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov. This...
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Olga Rubtsova was the only person to become Women's World Champion in both OTB and Correspondence Chess.
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Vanessa West The #2 article in Best of US Chess 2018 is Should Women’s Chess Titles Be Eliminated? by Vanessa West. Vanessa, also the 2017 Chess...
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While the time on your clock approaches zero, you decide to make your move 39. That move will repeat a position for the third time. You record your...
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The #3 article in Best of US Chess 2018 is Activate Learning: Nakada on the 38th U.S Chess School by Akira Nakada Back Row: Akira Nakada (that’s me)...
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Awonder Liang at the U.S. Junior Championship, which he went on to win. Photo: US Championship Website The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP...
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GM Alexander Shabalov won clear first at the Golden Anniversary of the Liberty Bell Open held from January 12-15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This...
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IM Greg Shahade playing blitz without a board against GM Mesgen Amanov, with Apurva Virkud, Emily Nguyen and Carissa Yip watching, Photo Eric Rosen...