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22 hrs ago | Salisbury Journal

Chess champion triumphs

THEY say men cana t multi-task, but Salisbury Chess Club champion Ieuan Ward proved that they can when he took on 10 fellow members simultaneously.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Chess guru William Hartston checkmates maths homework

What do you do when your eight-year-old son is given some particularly tricky maths homework? Well, you have a go yourself, obviously.

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Related Topix: Games, Journalism

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Groong Armenian News Network

Two Armenian Grandmasters To Take Part World Cup-2009 Chess Tourname

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:21 +0400 TWO ARMENIAN GRANDMASTERS TO TAKE PART WORLD CUP-2009 CHESS TOURNAMENT /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 16.11.2009 20:03 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ World cup chess-2009 will be held from November 20 to December 14 in Khanty-Mansiysk , 128 players from different countries will take part in the cup.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Hindu

LIC honours chess achievers

An employee awarded the title 'FIDE Master' He was the first FIDE-rated player of Madurai district in 1983 MADURAI: S. Rengarajan, a Life Insurance Corporation of India employee in Madurai Division who has represented South Zone for nearly 25 times in the All India Chess Championship, was honoured by the Regional Manager P. Annadurai during his ...

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Related Topix: Games, World News, India

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Engadget Mobile

Palm Pre WebOS 1.3.1 update available now, a day early

No app catalog bombshells here, but there are a slew of more minor fixes and updates that should make users experience a great deal smoother.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Times Union

Where chess ruled, some feel rooked

The naked truth about Townsend Park, according to Anthony Capece, is that the small triangle of faded green space -- once home to klatches of salty chess maestros -- has become a grimy haven for transients, rowdy drunks, public urinators and worse.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

The View from Fez

Karpov opens chess school in Morocco

Chess players are relatively rare, but they can be seen. Those who play chess will sometimes do so in conditions that would bemuse a western player.

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Related Topix: Games, World News, Africa, Morocco, Board Game,

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Groong Armenian News Network

Lilit Mkrtchyan Joins Top-20 Women Chess Players

From : Katia Peltekian Date : Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:09:31 +0400 LILIT MKRTCHYAN JOINS TOP-20 WOMEN CHESS PLAYERS Aysor Nov 2 2009 Armenia Neither member of Armenian women's chess team ranked in the list of top-10 players that are rated by FIDE by November.

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Related Topix: Games, Best of 2007

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Irving Weekly

Family Honors Son with Chess Donation...

Watson, who passed away August 3, joined Irving ISD in 2003 as special education aide at Singley Academy .

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Lewisville: Elementary students become real-life chess pieces

Hedrick Elementary School is bringing chess to life. Students in the school's chess club became chess pieces in a life-sized chess game during the dedication of the chess board intended to enhance the students' critical-thinking skills Oct.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

PanArmenian Network

Armenian women chess team come 5th at ECTC 2009

In the 9th round, Armenia was defeated 1,5:2,5 by Russia. Russia are the champions with 16 points.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

GreenvilleOnline.com

Chess champs and more news from St. Joseph's Catholic School

Congratulations to the Middle School Chess Team who placed second in the South Carolina Independent School Association State Chess Tournament held on October 22nd in Orangeburg, SC.

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Related Topix: Games, Orangeburg, SC, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC, Greenville Metro

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Clinch Valley News

Jury finds Young guilty on all charges

A jury of 6 men and 6 women found Jeffrey Martin Young guilty of all four charges in the 2008 attack of a Slaughters' Supermarket employee, rejecting a defense contention that the 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness was insane at the time.

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Related Topix: Floyd County, VA, Games, Floyd, VA

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Associated Content

Chess Improvement for the Beginner

When we first start playing the exciting game of chess, it can become very daunting losing game after game to more experienced players.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Bellingham Herald

Initiative 1033: Fiscal discipline or budget obstruction?

The long-standing chess match between Tim Eyman and Government, with a capital G, entered its 10th season this year with Initiative 1033, another ballot measure that seeks to limit how much money state and local lawmakers can collect from their taxpayers.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Examiner.com

Beginner's Chess Strategy Series, Part 3 -- The discovered attack

This is the third installment of four in the Beginner's Chess Strategy Series. I'm here to help those still learning the game by outlining a few examples of specific techniques that help thin out enemy ranks and restrict opponents' choices.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Columbus Dispatch

On Chess: Russians' rivalry turns one-sided

The recent 12-game fast-play match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in Valencia, Spain, raises an obvious question: Why would Karpov consent to such an event? Kasparov, after four years of inactivity as a player, has the second-highest rating in the world, while Karpov has slipped out of the top 100.

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Related Topix: Games, Spain, World News

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Examiner.com

First hulachess, now cave chess

First WGM Jennifer Shahade creates hulachess , now GM Susan Polgar reports on her blog about an underground rated chess tournament.

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Related Topix: Games, Life, Hobbies, Spelunking

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Hindu

Chennai to host World junior chess

CHENNAI: Chennai will host the World junior chess championship and world junior girls' chess championship according to D.V. Sundar, Secretary, All India Chess Federation and Member Executive Board, FIDE.

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Wrexham Leader

Chessboxing trend branded 'a joke' by Wrexham martial arts expert

A NEW hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing has been branded 'a joke' by a Wrexham kickboxing expert.

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Related Topix: Games, Flintshire County, Wales, Wrexham County, Wales, World News, United Kingdom, Mixed Martial Arts, Nate Quarry

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