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National Master Evan Rabin’s College Essay about Winning the U.S Chess Championship Team East

By National Master Evan Rabin This was my college essay that I wrote back in 2007, which helped me get accepted to Brandeis University:  When I see myself on the May 2007 cover of Chess Life magazine, I feel a sense of stunning accomplishment. After thousands of matches and countless hours of practice, my tenacity …

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Short Losses by World Champions, Part 5

By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club This week we finish up with World Chess Champions Gary Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. Deep Blue (computer) – Kasparov, Gary, 1:0, 1997 Caro-Kann Defense   Perhaps it is unfair to include this game in this series since Kasparov’s opponent was a computer.  But make …

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