Best of CLO 08: Meet the Judges and Runners-up
Meet the judges for the 2008 Best of CLO competition, including Peter Doggers (left), and IMs Krush and Lenderman and check the articles that just missed out on top 10, Todd on Music and Chess in Bonnaroo and GM Joel on Knocking ...
GM Joel on Two-Faced Repertoires
In response to a reader who alternates between the Four Pawns Attack and the Exchange against the King's Indian, GM Joel outlines the pros and cons of having two sets of openings, for lower rated and higher-rated players.
Svidler Wins and Nakamura Takes Bronze in Norway
At the Aker Challenge in Norway, Svidler won his final match against Carlsen while Nakamura won the bronze medal match against Lie. Read full story for a tactics quiz from the event.
The January Check is in the Mail
Alex Dunne's first "The Check is in the Mail" of 2009 features Gilmore Hoefdraad, 2005 Electronic Knights Champion. Also profiled is Joan DuBois, who just marked her 40th year at the USCF.
Jen on U.S. Chess League Game of the Year
CLO editor Jen Shahade wishes readers a happy new year and counts down her rankings for the top twenty U.S. Chess League games of the year.
Yermolinsky Wins Eastern Open
GM Alexander Yermolinsky won clear first at the Eastern Open (Dec.26-30, D.C) with 6.5 out of 8. Close behind in 2nd-4th were GM Sergey Kudrin and young Florida stars IM Ray Robson and Daniel Ludwig.
USCF Receives Two Generous Bequests
On behalf of the USCF, Bill Hall provides details of and thanks Philip C. LeCornu and Herbert W. Gustafson for generous bequests of $350,000 and $47,681.32, respectively.
UTD B and UMBC Tie; UTD Takes Trophy
University of Texas at Dallas's "B" team tied for first with the University of Baltimore County in the 2008 Pan-American Championships (Dec. 27-30, Dallas, Texas). Stanford and University of Texas at Brownsville round out the final four teams.&...
Problem Potpourri
Gary Kevin Ware's holiday Problem Potpourri includes favorites that didn't quite make it into his 64-problem-tour. Also read about Gary's Gems, which marks the revival of the ladder on chessproblem.net.
2009 U.S. Champs Set for Saint Louis
The 2009 U.S. Championship will be held in Saint Louis, Missouri at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Read the official PR and look for full details on uschess.org in the coming months.
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