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Medina Parrilla wins All-Girls!!
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Parrilla (Bronx, NY) has won the All-Girls tournament sponsored by the Kasparov Chess Foundation.  Parrilla, one of the country's top scholastic players, receives scholarship from Jim Stallings. Photo by F. Leon Wilson.  Story!

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13 May 2008 - "BeSomeone student Robert Curry rises!" Be Someone founder, Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson was surprised and pleased today to be informed of the upcoming appearance on nationwide television of a former youth in crisis, Robert Curry who he has mentored through the Be Someone program. Full Story!

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9 May 2008 - "Marvin Dandridge brings Chicago Fire!" Just posted an oldie, but goodie. The game is actually one-sided attack, but show how to conduct an attack against the king. Chicago native Marvin Dandridge is one of the most gifted tacticians I have ever seen. I had the opportunity to train... Full Story!

8 May 2008 - "Anand wins Chess Oscar!" Viswanathan Anand has won his fifth Oscar for the 2007 year after scoring a double crown of the World Champion and the world’s #1-rated player. The personable India Grandmaster will face rival Vladimir Kramnik in the qualifying match for the world title. Full Story!

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Game of the Week!
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) - Bu Xiangxhi (China) Losses are a part of chess and the Chinese GM has learned some bitter lessons. In the two losses here, he shows some inattention. Both of his opponents are unforgiving.

Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) - Bu Xiangxhi (China)
Losses are a part of chess and the Chinese GM has learned some bitter lessons.
In the two losses here, he shows some inattention. Both of his opponents are unforgiving.

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