Feb-16-20 Carissa Yip 
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| UncleBent: Great game, and an even better comeback in the tournament, after an 0-4 week; and a fantastic week for Carissa -- 1st, she is awarded the Samford Fellowship, and, now is gtd to earn at least $7,000 in Cairns Cup prize money. |
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Aug-23-19 Annie Wang
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| UncleBent: Annie has earned the IM title with her 1st place finish in the U20 Pan American Championship. Although it was an open event, she was the 4th seed, with only one player rated above 2400. Yet the IM title is automatically granted, and apparently without the rating requirement of ... |
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Jul-21-19 Jennifer Yu
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| UncleBent: <It's unfortunate to see her make the same mistake as Annie Wang did last year and play in an event that she is outmatched in.> I'm not going to blame the judgement of a 17 year old. As I have commented previously, she was looking to gain 50 more ELO points, get to 2400 and ... |
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Feb-22-19 Nazi Paikidze
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| UncleBent: She will not be defending her US Women's Championship at next month's event. Has she retired from competitve chess? |
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Aug-03-18 Sam Shankland
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| UncleBent: Finished 3-4 (1+2-4=) in Danzhou. I am assuming Sam would have been satisfied to go .500 and validate his 2727 rating, but, in the penultimate round, Le, Quang Liem applied the pressure just before time control, and the roof caved in on Shank's position. Nice execution. |
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Jul-13-18 Akshita Gorti
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| UncleBent: Akshita is not defending her US Girls Ch this year, but has just earned her first IM Norm at the Montcada Intl in Spain. |
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Jul-03-18 Rochelle Wu
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| UncleBent: Just 12 years old, already a USCF master, and with a FIDE rating of 2110. She will be playing in the US Girls' Championship, beginning next week in St. Louis. Seeded 6th out of a field of 10. It should be fun to see how good her game is compared to the "Grand Dames" Jennifer Yu, ... |
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May-05-18 US Championship (Women) (2018)
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| UncleBent: <Yes, they are both misrepresentations. So, what's your point? That one misrepresentation justifies another? Well, if that's what you want to believe, s>o be it.> My point is that they are not mis-representatins of reality. For better or worse, Trump was President elect ... |
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Apr-10-17 Irina Krush
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| UncleBent: In her post US Championship interview with Maurice Ashley, Irina blamed her poor result on her lack of study over the past two years. Besides being very occupied with her teaching and organizing ventures, she hinted at lack of motivation. Sad, but very understandable. She is the ... |
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May-07-15 Aleksandra Goryachkina
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| UncleBent: Goryachkina finished the Russian Team Ch with draws against Korobov(2708) and Alekseev(2653). As a WGM rated 2474, she went 3.5-3.5 against all GM opposition with an average rating of 2653. She gained 15 ELO pts and is now at 2489. At just 16 years old, she is ranked 19th overall ... |
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