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A Parent's Perspective on King's Island

US Chess Federation (press release) - Mark Schein - ‎Nov 19, 2009‎

This weekend it was off to Mason, Ohio and the King's Island Open. Last year Aaron and I had run into some problems with the hotel for this tournament. ...

Knockouts, Knights, Sharks and Mechanics Advance in USCL Playoffs

US Chess Federation (press release) - Arun Sharma - ‎Nov 15, 2009‎

Erenburg continued to fight but was eventually faced with the ugly choice of taking a perpetual or embarking on a very risky looking King walk to avoid it. ...

Kramnik Retains Lead at Tal Memorial; Carlsen Notches First Win

New York Times - Dylan Loeb Mcclain - ‎Nov 13, 2009‎

Ivanchuk eventually won a pawn and then forced a series of exchanges to create a winning endgame. Gelfand gave up as he faced a rook-and-pawn endgame in ...

Two Share Lead in Elite Moscow Tournament

New York Times - Dylan Loeb Mcclain - ‎Nov 10, 2009‎

In the end, the pawns were both eliminated, leaving Kramnik a pawn up in a rook-and-pawn endgame. The ending was almost certainly a draw, but Kramnik fought ...

Players Remain Deadlocked at Moscow Tournament

New York Times - Dylan Loeb McClain - ‎Nov 6, 2009‎

Ponomariov launched an attack against Aronian's king which caused Aronian some discomfort, but he was never in any real trouble. ...

Taking the fork: White to move and win

Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Eric Morrow - ‎Nov 5, 2009‎

For example, white's two principle replies are kc7 or the advancement of the b5 pawn to b6. If white plays kc7 after ka7, black's king moves to a8. ...

Week 9 US Chess League Recap

US Chess Federation (press release) - Arun Sharma - ‎Nov 2, 2009‎

Even though IM Costigan had been pressing for the whole game, Shen managed to walk his opponent's King all the way across the board before mating it, ...