The traditional schedule of the Jerry Hanken Memorial, Denker tournament of high school champs, US Junior Girls Open and Tournament of College Champs all began Saturday night. See key games and photos.
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The Chess Party Begins in Irvine
Published by August 1st, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsIrina Krush Victory Rap
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThe US Chess Scoop took recently crowned US Women’s Chess Champion IM Irina Krush up on her promise to rap on video after her big win. Lyrics by Kele Perkins. You don’t want to miss this!
The Odds at the Denker
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsRandy Hough previews the Denker and profiles some tournament favorites. The Denker begins Saturday night along with the 9-day schedule of the Jerry Hanken Memorial/US Open, the Girls Junior Open the Tournament of College Champs.
Pan-Am Youth Squad Heads to Brazil
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThis year’s 13-player Pan-American Youth squad travels to Brazil from August 1-8. See the US list of players and coaches and check out a link to an interview with an under 16 rep, Stuart Finney.
New FIDE Titles for Americans
Published by July 29th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsMackenzie 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
Published by July 29th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsRener 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
Published by July 28th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsElizabeth 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
Published by July 28th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsOrganizer 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
Published by July 27th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsUS 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.
Datta Wins Record Smashing U.S. Junior Open
Published by July 27th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThe 2010 U.S. Junior Open held in Houston, Texas was a record-smashing
event, and National Master Deepyaman Datta, a student at University of
Texas at Austin, was the biggest winner.
The Denker Turns 25 in Irvine, California
Published by July 26th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThe Denker Tournament of High School Champions is from July 31-Aug.3 with the 1st US Girls Junior Open and the Tournament of College Champs. Read more about the history and this year’s Denker contenders.
The US Senior Open Returns to Boca Raton
Published by July 26th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThe US Senior Open runs from August 23-28 in Boca Raton, Florida. The winner is seeded into the 2011 US Championships. CLO coverage will feature blogs by former World Senior Champ GM Larry Kaufman.
Berkeley International Returns in 2011
Published by July 25th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsFrom January 2-8, the Berkeley International, a strong tournament will be held. Six GMs are already signed up, including GM Timur Gareyev. See details and games from the last edition, held in 2008.
Chess Boy Scouts Merit Badge Announced in Saint Louis
Published by July 23rd, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsAt the closing ceremony of the 2010 US Women’s Championship, Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield announced that the Boy Scouts of America approved Chess as the next Merit Badge for development.
Tatev Abrahamyan Wins 2010 US Women’s Fighting Spirit Award
Published by July 23rd, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsAt the 2010 US Women’s Chess Championship, Tatev Abrahamyan, 22, was awarded this year’s $1000 9queens/goddesschess Fighting Spirit Award. Women’s World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk judged the award.
Sevillano Triumphs in Agoura Hills
Published by July 22nd, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsCCA’s 15th Pacific Coast Open attracted 203 entries. The 30-player Open section featured two GMs and four IMs, with one of the latter, Enrico Sevillano, finishing on top with a 5-1 score.
A Perfect Storm Leads IM Sam Shankland to US Junior title
Published by July 22nd, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsIM Sam Shankland won the 2010 US Junior Closed Championship in a playoff over Parker Zhao and GM Ray Robson. Sam earns the spot into the 2011 US Championships, while all US Junior participants received laptops from sponsor HP.
Nietman and Walters Elected to USCF Executive Board
Published by July 21st, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsToday the vote count concluded for the 2010 USCF Special Exective Board election to fill two vacant one-year Executive Board seats. Mike Nietman and Gary Walters were elected.
Krush crowned; three-way tie atop Junior leaderboard
Published by July 20th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsAs IM Irina Krush was wrapping up the US Women’s, the US Junior Closed saw an unlikely tie, creating a three-way tiebreak between GM Ray Robson, IM Sam Shankland and Parker Zhao. Armageddon playoff, Tuesday at 11 AM EST.
Mitkov Takes 2010 Chicago Class
Published by July 19th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsGM Nikola Mitkov won the 2010 Chicago Class with 4.5/5, giving up a draw only to GM Dmitry Gurevich. Timur Aliyev took clear second place.
Krush and Zatonskih Tied in Women; Zhao Creeps Closer to Robson in Juniors
Published by July 19th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsWith one round to go at the US Women’s, two players have astonishing 7/8 scores: Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush. In the US Juniors, Parker Zhao is half a point behind GM Ray Robson.
A Chess Mom on the US Junior Closed
Published by July 18th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsAndrea Rosen writes about accompanying her son Eric to the 2010 US Junior Closed at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, which she calls a new place on the chess continuum.
Zatonskih Maintains Lead; Robson Pulls Away in Juniors
Published by July 17th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsIM Zatonskih maintained her lead at the US Women’s. In the Juniors, GM Robson won a game against Zhao that led to an identical position in Krush-Melekhina from the same round, leading Parker to an ethical quandary.
Yang and Liou Share Cadet Title
Published by July 17th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsMichael Yang of Minnesota and Yian Liou of California tied for first at the 2010 Cadet Championship at the USCF headquarters in Crossville, TN.
Zatonskih Still Leads at the US Women’s; Zhao Falters
Published by July 16th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsIn the US Women’s, Zatonskih stays a half-point ahead of Krush and Abrahamyan as they all won their respective games. In the US Juniors, Zhao lost for the first time in the event to Holt and now Robson and Zhao tied for the lead.
Liou Leads the 2010 Cadet Championship
Published by July 15th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsYian Liou of California Leads the Cadet Championship in Crossville with 3/4. Half a point behind is Michael Yang from Minnesota.
Zatonskih and Zhao bring their A-Game
Published by July 14th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsIM Anna Zatonskih defeated WIM Iryna Zenyuk and is now leading the US Women’s with 4.5/5. In the Junior Closed, Parker Zhao continues to surprise, and holds the lead with 4.5/5, a full point ahead of Yang and Robson.
Kislik and Naroditsky Earn IM Norms in Hungary
Published by July 14th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsAs previously reported on CLO, Daniel Naroditsky earned his first IM norm at the July First Saturday tournament. FM Erik Kislik of the US earned his third norm at the same event.
Adelberg and Ostrovskiy Take An Early Lead In Cadet
Published by July 14th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsDay 1 of the 2010 U.S. Cadet Championship saw only two decisive games as David Adelberg and Aleksandr Ostrovskiy climb atop the leader board.
Zhao Leads Junior Closed, Zatonskih and Krush Win
Published by July 13th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsParker Zhao leads the US Junior Closed with 3.5/4. In the US Women’s, Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush both won their round four games and have 3.5/4 each.
US Cadet Championship Opens
Published by July 13th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThe US Cadet Championships is scheduled for USCF headquarters in Crossville, TN from July 13-16. Read a report from the opening ceremony, follow games on Monroi and look for more reports on CLO.
Harper Leads Juniors; Favorites Break Streak at the Women’s
Published by July 12th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsFM Warren Harper is the surprise leader of the US Junior with a perfect 3/3. Meanwhile, Krush and Zatonskih drew an exciting game breaking a 30-game US Women’s decisive streak.
Daniel Naroditsky Earns IM Norm in Hungary
Published by July 12th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsYoung author Daniel Naroditsky earned at IM norm at the First Saturday series in Budapest, Hungary. He has 6.5/9 and may even have a chance for a GM norm with two wins.
Stage Set for Epic Showdown at U.S. Women’s Championship
Published by July 11th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsVictories by IM Irina Krush and IM Anna Zatonskih in round two of the 2010 U.S. Women’s Championship have set the stage for an epic round-three showdown.
Fighting Chess in round 1 of US Womens and US Juniors
Published by July 10th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThe US Women’s Championship players extend a historic decisive streak another five games. The US Junior saw an upset by Parker Zhao over Shankland and a nice win by Darwin Yang over Steven Zierk.
