Archive for June 30th, 2014

Raising a Champion… The Carlsen Way

Posted in Media Stories, Norway on Jun 30th, 2014 2 Comments »

There is some food for thought in the recent article on Magnus Carlsen’s parents (Henrik and Sigrun). It details the approach they used in order to raise a World Champion chess player. Of course most parents feel their child is special, but the Carlsens did not see the talent in Magnus what would turn him […]

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2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #9)

Posted in Drum Majors, Games, Tournaments, USA on Jun 30th, 2014 20 Comments »

2014 U.S. Junior Chess ChampionshipSt. Louis, Missouri, USARound #9 (Sunday, 29 June 2014) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 IM Sevian, Samuel 4.5 2442 IM Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr A 4.0 2423 1-0 2 FM Williams, Justus D 3.5 2278 FM Shen, Arthur 2.5 2331 0-1 3 GM Troff, Kayden W 6.0 2494 […]

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