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We were hectic; we had a full schedule for the July 4th weekend. On Saturday morning, we went shopping and prepared for the next day’s BBQ. In the afternoon, we watched some World Cup on TV. Then Abe, I and some of our friends drove to Ravinia Festival watching (listening to) a show: A Prairie Home [...]

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Abe’s first adult chess tournament and his big upset

Abe went to his first adult chess tournament about six months ago. The time control was about 60 minutes, all of his previous scholastic tournaments were no more than 30 minutes. So I asked him to slow down and to think before moving. From the paring sheets, I found out almost all players are way [...]

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