Archive for April 20th, 2008

Simutowe 2nd in Rhône Open (France)

Posted in Africa, Drum Majors, Europe, France, Zambia on Apr 20th, 2008 5 Comments »

Pham Minh Hoang vs. Amon Simutowe Amon Simutowe continues his march toward the final requirement for the GM title by coming clear 2nd in Rhône International Open in Lyon, France. He lost only to the winner, GM Vadim Malakhatko who scored 8-1. He drew with GM Jozsef Horvath of Hungary. Several of Simutowe’s games were […]

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U.S. Nationals in progress!

Posted in Tournaments, USA on Apr 20th, 2008 10 Comments »

The U.S. National H.S. Championships are underway and a star-studded field is led by Marc Arnold (2406). Many of the top players are state champions, Denker/Polgar representatives, or All-Americans. Jimmy Canty III (2130, pictured right) and Kayin Barclay (2091) are playing as well as Medina Parilla (1982) and Darrian Robinson (1889) are also playing. The […]

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