Archive for August 20th, 2013

2013 World Cup: Round #4

Posted in Europe, Media Stories, Norway, Tournaments, World Cup on Aug 20th, 2013 6 Comments »

2013 World Chess CupAugust 10th-September 3rd, 2013 (Tromso, Norway)Match Scores (Round #4) 1 Morozevich, A RUS 3½-4½ Tomashevsky, E RUS 2 Kamsky, G USA 1½-½ Mamedyarov, S AZE 3 Svidler, P RUS 2½-1½ Le Quang Liem VIE 4 Karjakin, S RUS 1-3 Andreikin, D RUS 5 Caruana, F ITA 2-0 Granda Zuniga, J PER 6 […]

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1st IM Norm for Justus!

Posted in Canada, Drum Majors, North America, Scholastic on Aug 20th, 2013 17 Comments »

Justus Williams (right) faced Josh Colas in round six. That game would go four hours and Williams would prevail. Photo by John Upper. Justus Williams may be the most disappointed person ever to earn an IM norm and FM title. The 15-year old scholastic star competed in the North American Youth Chess Championship and scored […]

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