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  • International News Today - Jan 31, 2012
    Levon Aronian emerged victorious at the 74th Tata Steel tournament in Netherlands on Sunday, with a final round draw to clinch 1st place. He finished a full point ahead of Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, and Fabiano Caruana. There were some truly exciting games in the final few rounds of the tournament, and it was announced that it will be back again next year.With his fine performance Caruana moves into 10th spot on the Live Ratings list, meaning that 5 of the top ten are under 25. I suspect this is a first !
    Jan 31
  • The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of Jan. 27 - February 2/12 )
    The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 30/12 - BC Active Championship Results.Played Sat Jan. 28 and Sun. Jan 29; attracted 36 players. Top finishers and prize winners were:# Name Rtng Tot Result Prize 1 Mayo Fuentabella 2405 6.0 1st $400 2 Brian McLaren 2172 5.5 2nd $300 3 Butch Villavieja 2222 5.0 3rd-Tied $100 4 Patrick Lacey 2130 5.0 3rd-Tied $100 5 Jack [kun] Cheng 2029 5.0 BU2100 $125 6 Oliver Schulte 2433 4.5 7 Jr Vicente Lee 2298 4.5
    Jan 27
  • International News Today - Jan 26, 2012
    It's the final rest day at the Tata Steel event. Ove the past couple of rounds the spectators have been treated to some wild play. Watching on the tournament viewer I have to wonder if the large number of "blunders" is real or the results of the computer strength improving.
    Jan 26