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Anand in the News - Interview

| May 31, 2007

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Viswanathan Anand on Thursday, May 31,2007, advised the world chess federation (FIDE) to find a balance between "broadening the player base" and maintaining the standard of competition while deciding the criteria for title norms. FIDE ha...

Shabalov Wins US Championship

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| May 24, 2007

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Alexander Shabalov (rated 2671) won the 2007 US Chess Championship on May 23, 2007. He previously won the US championship in 1993 (tied with Yermolinksy), 2000 (tied with Joel Benjamin and Yasser Seirawan), and 2003. The event was...