Archive for January 3rd, 2010

2009 World Team Championship (Bursa, Turkey)

Posted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Egypt, Greece, India, Israel, Russia, Turkey, USA on Jan 3rd, 2010 20 Comments »

Many of the world’s top chess federations will assemble in the Bursa province of Turkey for the World Team Championships. Some of the notable teams represent perennial powers Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Israel and USA. Also included in the field is India, the world’s #6 team Despite the fact that World Champion Viswanathan Anand is busy […]

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Jehron Bryant breaks 2000!

Posted in Scholastic on Jan 3rd, 2010 56 Comments »

Jehron Bryant, the latest of the New York scholastics to reach the ‘Expert’ level. Photo courtesy of Belinda Pura. Jehron Bryant is the latest of the competitive New York scholastic crew to break the vaulted barrier of 2000, the necessary route to chess mastery. This represents the 4% of skill level in the nation (of […]

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