Seniors
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The U.S. team of Alexander Shabalov, Joel Benjamin, Igor Novikov, Jaan Ehlvest, and Alex Yermolinsky is the clear and convincing repeat winner of the… Read More »
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One round remains in the 2019 World Senior Team Championships, and after today’s 3.5-0.5 match victory over Austria, the U.S. 50+ team looks well on… Read More »
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The U.S. 50+ team kept its lead in the World Senior Team Championships on Monday, defeating Israel in the seventh round of play. This was the team’s… Read More »
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Italy vs U.S., 2019 50+ World Senior Team Championship
UPDATED 4/21 with post-round comments from GM Joel Benjamin
After… Read More »
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Shabalov, Novikov, Ehlvest, Yermolinsky; Rd 3, 2019 World Senior Teams (photo Benjamin)
The U.S. 50+ team is a perfect four for four… Read More »
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It wasn’t easy, but the U.S. ground out a 3.5-0.5 win over Scotland to open their accounts in the 2019 World Senior Team Championships 50+ Division… Read More »
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The 2019 World Senior Team Championships will be contested from April 16-24th at the Olympic Palace Hotel in Rhodes, Greece. Two titles will be… Read More »
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The inaugural National Senior Tournament of Champions kicked off on July 28 in Madison, Wisconsin at the U.S. Open, along with the Denker High School… Read More »
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IM Praveen Balakrishnan and Andy Huang, both of Virginia, Photo Henk Prinsloo
All three of the junior Champion of Champions had to win as… Read More »