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Intense Action Marks End of U.S. Women's Chess Championship

Submitted by chessfan007 on Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:28am.

The 2009 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, already had a clear winner going into the final round, but there was heavy drama in the battle for money, place and qualification for other tour... Read more »

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Zatonskih Clinches 2nd Consecutive U.S. Women's Chess Championship Title

Submitted by chessfan007 on Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:14am.

Anna Zatonskih clinched her second consecutive U.S. Women's Chess championship by defeating Sabina Foisor in round eight of the 2009 event at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. With one round remaining, she has acquired a near-pe... Read more »

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US Women's Chess Photos

Submitted by chessfan007 on Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:04am.

PHOTOS: SciFest (Rest Day Community Outreach)-http://bit.ly/d5Crt CCSCSL Simul (Rest Day Community Outreach)-http://bit.ly/144Yag Chess for Life (Rest Day Community Outreach)-http://bit.ly/fV90H Round 7-http://bit.ly/6D0pN Round 6-http://bit.l... Read more »

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Zatonskih Edges Closer to Finish: Round 7 US Women’s Chess Championship

Submitted by chessfan007 on Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:38pm.

Top-seeded Anna Zatonskih moved one step closer to winning the 2009 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship by defeating third-seeded Rusudan Goletiani in round seven. The tournament is being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. ... Read more »

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VIDEO SHORTS from the 2009 US Women's Chess Championship

Submitted by chessfan007 on Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:07am.

Sabina-Francesca Foisor: Focused on Chess Sabina-Francesca Foisor talks about her chess games, the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship and life as a young chess player. Alisa Melekhina: Alisa Explains it All Alisa Melekhina, the youn... Read more »

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History of Women's Chess

Submitted by chessfan007 on Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:47am.

While chess was not immune to historic gender barriers, women players have long refused to concede the game to men. In fact, the history of chess in the U.S. dates back to the start of the 19th century for both sexes. For the first few decades wo... Read more »

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ZATONSKIH STAYS ON TOP AT U.S. WOMEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH KEY WIN OVER CLOSE RIVAL

Submitted by chessfan007 on Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:24pm.

Anna Zatonskih dispatched one of her two closest rivals in round six of the U.S. Women's Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. In the longest match of the day, Zatonskih, of Long Island, N.Y., used an impending... Read more »

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VIDEO Short: The Reigning Queen, Anna Zatonskih

Submitted by chessfan007 on Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:20pm.

FM Mike Klein interviews Anna Zatonskih after her defeat of Irina Krush. Video Short is part of a series of player and tournament videos by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for the 2009 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. Read more »

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Melekhina Might Be Young, but She's Proving Formidable at U.S. Women's Chess Championship

Submitted by chessfan007 on Fri Oct 9, 2009 2:38pm.

By Mike Klein For the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Past the halfway mark of the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship, two of the three leaders will use their day off to rest and regroup, but one player will not have that luxury. She h... Read more »

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Sperreng Middle School Takes on Women’s Chess Grand Master Tomorrow

Submitted by chessfan007 on Thu Oct 8, 2009 3:14pm.

Sperreng Middle School chess players will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try their skills against one of the greatest female chess players in the country this Friday, Oct. 9, at 1 p.m. The students will play at the Chess Club and Schola... Read more »

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