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Great start for Americans so far at World Cup

by scribe | Aug 29, 2011 | current news, people, tournaments

The FIDE World Chess Cup got started a couple days ago in Khanty-Mansiysk, the little-known Siberian city that has become the de facto world capital of chess in recent years. As usual, it is being held in knockout format. Each round is a mini-match of two games of...

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