See the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis press release on GM Hikaru Nakamura's clear win at Tata Steel Chess in Wijk aan Zee."It's not about me, it's about history," Nakamura said.
The #2 article in Best of CLO 2010 is the US Chess School Comes to Dallas by Elizabeth Vicary. Judges praised Elizabeth's attention to detail and talent for weaving fluid writing with insightful chess analysis.
GM Hikaru Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess!
GM Hikaru Nakamura is the champion of Tata Steel Chess! He scored nine points, half a point more than his closest rival, World Champion Anand. This moves Nakamura up to #7 in the World Live rankings!
The #3 article in Best of CLO 2010 is Moving up the Ladder by Christian Glawe. Judges loved his detailed account of raising his rating from 1743 to 1944 in six months.
Check out a video from the Jimmy Quon Memorial, which includes interviews with tournament winner GM Mark Paragua, IM-elect Naroditsky and tourney organizer Ankit Gupta.
With just two rounds to go in Tata Steel Chess, US #1 Hikaru Nakamura has captured the clear lead, with a win over GM Nepomniachtchi.
The #4 article in Best of CLO 2010 is a A Parent's Perspective on the Chicago Open by Mark Schein. Judges praised Mark's humorous and engaging writing style and his constructive criticism.
GM Ian Rogers covers Nakamura's strongest ever international performance so far in Tata Steel Chess, paying close attention to his wins over L'Ami and Vachier-Lagrave.
Elizabeth Vicary's report on the latest US Chess School in L.A. includes photos, player profiles and examples of instruction by IM Greg Shahade and GM Melik Khachiyan.
See updates on the US Championship, the US Women's , and the Saint Louis Invitational (which will award two spots into the US Championship) on the CCSCSL website.
GM Hikaru Nakamura is back on top of Tata Steel Chess with World Champion Anand. Nakamura won a quick and brutal game against GM Maxime Vachier Lagrave in the Grunfeld.
The #6 article in Best of CLO 2010 is the US Chess School Comes to Seattle by Michael Yang. Judges praised Yang's insightful and in-depth look into a training session with GM and author Yasser Seirawan.
Despite losing in round eight to Magnus Carlsen, US #1 Hikaru Nakamura is still tied for the lead at Tata Steel Chess in Wijk Aan Zee with World Champion Anand, former World Champ Kramnik and GM Levon Aronian.
The #7 article in Best of CLO 2010 is The US Championship in Black and White by GM Joel Benjamin, which chronicled the three-time US Champion's try at the 2010 US Chess Championship in Saint Louis.
US #1 Hikaru Nakamura captured the clear lead at Tata Steel Chess today, with a win over GM Jan Smeets. This allowed him to slip a half point ahead of Anand, who drew against Carlsen.
Results in at MLK Day Tourneys!
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