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		<title>Chess master Bruce Pandolfini honoured at US festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National chess master Bruce Pandolfini will be sharing his secrets at the 11th Annual ChessFest in the US. The University of Texas Dallas chess team will be pitting their wits against visitors at the event, which is held free every year. UT Dallas Grandmaster Julio Sadorra will also play blindfolded against challengers in Chess Plaza [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess club plays with 4,500 pound stone chess set</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LSU Museum of Art in Louisiana is hosting an exhibit of huge stone sculptures, one of which is an enormous granite chess set that has attracted local chess clubs eager to try it out. The Tearing Granite: Jes&#250;s Moroles, exhibit also includes a range of other stone sculptures that can be touched, with keen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess in the movies</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/157/chess-in-the-movies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of a game of chess with Death himself to symbolise the protagonist&#8217;s battle with fate in Ingmar Bergman&#8217;s The Seventh Seal started a trend that has seen the great game pop up in many equally great films over the years. Although The Seventh Seal is somewhat of an art house classic, chess has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why chess should be taught in our schools</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/156/why-chess-should-be-taught-in-our-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian newspaper has published an article this week claiming that primary schools in the UK should follow in Armenia&#8217;s footsteps and re-establish chess as a subject for all children to learn as part of the curriculum. The article, by Jonathan Calder, explains that despite having suffered a recent economic collapse, along with numerous incidents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess and boxing are more similar than you might think</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever heard of chess boxing? Nor had we. But apparently the combination of these two incredibly different disciplines is becoming a popular &#8216;sport&#8217; with its own central body in the form of the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO). The WCBO is headed up by Dutch conceptual artist Lepe Rubingh, who organises the matches between opponents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most expensive chess sets in the world revealed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is a chess set no longer just a chess set? When it&#8217;s designed by a master jeweller and has a value of over half a million dollars, that&#8217;s when. Widely regarded as one of the most expensive chess set in the world, the Royal Diamond Chess Set was designed by Bernard Maquin, who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess champ takes on 15 in Kent challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of us who have ever slouched over a chess set for hours against a single opponent will find it hard to believe that a chess fan in Kent took on 15 opponents simultaneously as part of a tournament. John Emms, who is himself the president of the Tonbridge Chess Club and also a chess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six-year-old shows huge promise in chess world</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/152/six-year-old-shows-huge-promise-in-chess-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A six-year-old boy from Oxford is one of the most unlikely rising stars in the world of UK chess. While most kids his age are tearing around their street on their scooters and bikes, Callaghan McCarthy is playing hours of chess &#8211; and the hard work is already paying off. Callaghan explained to the Oxford [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess takes over as national obsession in Armenia</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/149/chess-takes-over-as-national-obsession-in-armenia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC has recently published an interesting article on the role chess plays in Armenian culture. Although chess is becoming a national obsession in several countries around the world at the moment, Armenia is leading the pack, with the population that loves nothing more that setting up their chess set and proving their critical thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rapper names himself Rook after favourite game</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/138/rapper-names-himself-rook-after-favourite-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising American hip hop star Rook has been talking to the Palm Beach New Times about how his love for chess influenced his name. Anthony Joseph DeMaio was just a kid when his grandfather started teaching him to play chess. Although most people would imagine that the name &#8216;Rook&#8217; is his own take on &#8216;rookie&#8217;, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster averted at New Zealand chess contest</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/137/disaster-averted-at-new-zealand-chess-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major chess tournament in New Zealand almost didn&#8217;t happen this year after the van carrying all the chess sets crashed on the edge of Queenstown. The Queenstown Chess Classic&#8217;s organisers, Paul and Joanne Spiller, were driving to the venue when a taxi span out of control and hit their van. &#8220;It was very traumatic,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swarovski-encrusted chess set is  real eye-catcher</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/136/swarovski-encrusted-chess-set-is-real-eye-catcher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A luxurious chess set encrusted with Swarovski crystals has been designed by US-based Jewel Cast &#38; Techno, and only 50 of the sets are available to buy anywhere in the world. Using state-of-the-art jewellery making techniques, each piece is set with gleaming Swarovskis, adding more than a touch of luxury to your average chess game. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess trophy discovered after 50 years on shelf</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/134/chess-trophy-discovered-after-50-years-on-shelf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A chess trophy has been discovered in a polishing room at a jewellers in Dublin after spending 50 years lost. The Irish Times Game of the Year trophy was taken in to the Grafton Street branch of Weir Sons jeweller awaiting inscription with the latest winner. It was put in a box on a shelf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess teachers claim the game helps children read</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/135/chess-teachers-claim-the-game-helps-children-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two American brothers who have been playing chess since before they started nursery school claim that the game helped them learn to read and do well in other school subjects. The Wright brothers, who are only approaching middle school age themselves, have been teaching chess to elementary school kids for years. &#8220;My dad taught me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welsh school produced three national-level chess players</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One school in North Wales is doing a huge amount for British chess, according to recent report in the North Wales Weekly. Three children from Rydal Penrhos School in Colwyn Bay are all playing chess for Wales at the National Quadrangle Tournament in Liverpool. Arjan Bolina, 8, Imogen Camp, 10 and Robert Warrington, 15 will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wang Yue takes Hastings chess tournament by storm</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/105/wang-yue-takes-hastings-chess-tournament-by-storm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wuang Yue, a 24-year-old from China, is seeded as number 2 in his home country and also ranks within the world top 50 chess players. However, this month he took the number one spot at the long-running Hastings chess tournament. The event has been running annually since 1919, but it was initially launched back in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess introduced into regional Indian schools</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/85/chess-introduced-into-regional-indian-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chess is set to become a compulsory subject in schools in certain regions of India, it has been confirmed. The game, which is thought to improve mental agility and concentration levels, has been introduced into schools in the Tamil Nadu area of the country. Before long, the majority of students in schools that are either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How ChessBaron Turned The Tables on a Well Known Scam</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/83/how-chessbaron-turned-the-tables-on-a-well-known-scam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the story through printed emails of how ChessBaron got back at a scammer who tried to trick us out of nearly £50,000. Retailers regularly get emails asking for large orders, and then a follow up email later saying that the wrong amount had been entered onto the cheque, and could we send them the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draw for Manx Chess Championship qualifiers revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/132/draw-for-manx-chess-championship-qualifiers-revealed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The draw for the qualifying round of the Isle of Man&#8217;s 2011-12 international chess tournament has been revealed. The Manx Chess Championship, which attracts top players from around the world, is held in Port Erin, a small town on the island&#8217;s south coast. There are eight places in the championship, two of which automatically qualify [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guardian axes weekly chess column</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian newspaper has axed its weekly chess column in its current format. The column appeared in the broadsheet&#8217;s G2 section and was written by novelist, screenwriter and chess enthusiast Ronan Bennett together with chess grandmaster Daniel King. Written in the style of a dialogue between an amateur player &#8211; Bennett &#8211; and an expert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peru stakes its claim on South American youth chess championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South American Youth Chess Championship, held at Universidad de Piura in Lima, was a victory for the hosts Peru this week, after beating their rivals from all over the region. The players aged between 8 and 18-years-old came from a wide range of South American nations, including Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador, French Guyana, Chile and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giant ice chess set appears in Manhattan plaza</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/64/giant-ice-chess-set-appears-in-manhattan-plaza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plaza in Midtown Manhattan has been turned into a giant frozen chess set by a local ice sculpting studio. The set is made up of five-feet tall pieces, all carved beautifully out of ice by the artists at Okomoto Studio. The artists took to the black and white chequered flooring of the Grace Building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sherlock Holmes star talks chess with Robert Downey Jnr</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent interview, Jared Harris, the actor who plays Professor Moriarty in the new Sherlock Holmes movie, admits he is a match for Holmes himself when it comes to the game of chess. In the interview with NY Mag&#8217;s Vulture site, Harris, who is widely known for playing the role of Lane Pryce in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess Hall of Fame exhibits exotic chess set collection</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/58/chess-hall-of-fame-exhibits-exotic-chess-set-collection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Chess Hall of Fame has revealed details of its new exhibit: part of the luxury chess set collection owned by Dr George and Elizabeth Dean. The exhibit includes some highlights from the pair&#8217;s collection, which has been accumulating for 50 years. Some of the chess sets they own demonstrate the evolution, not just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jubilee chess set features the Queen and Prince Philip</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/43/jubilee-chess-set-features-the-queen-and-prince-philip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St George&#8217;s Chapel in Windsor and the Office of the Lord Chamberlain has licensed chess set manufacturer, Studio Anne Carlton, to make the official chess set to mark the Queen&#8217;s 60-year jubilee. Michael Lee, the managing director of the firm, said that he has already received very good feedback about the chess set, which includes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess clubs taking off in the Big Apple</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/16/chess-clubs-taking-off-in-the-big-apple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A range of chess clubs are popping up all over New York, with reports that the game has never been so popular in the US. Brooklyn is seen as the epicentre of chess playing in the Big Apple and the Brooklyn Chess Club, which is located at the Seaview Jewish Centre is the spiritual home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lewis Chessmen, the most famous chess set of all time?</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/11/the-lewis-chessmen-the-most-famous-chess-set-of-all-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prompted by an exhibition in the Met museum in Manhattan, the Wall Street Journal has recently published an article about the mysterious and beautiful Lewis Chessman, claiming them to be the most famous chess set ever made. The fascinating hoard of chess pieces, each with a highly intricate and intriguing design, were found along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Polgar effect</title>
		<link>http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/news/9/the-polgar-effect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glamorous and beautiful women are always a pleasure to watch but nothing beats the coupling of beauty and glamour with talent and power! It is hard to look away from such women and they attract a lot of attention wherever they go. They make people sit up and take notice of them both out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The chess prodigy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen the twenty year old Norwegian Chess Grandmaster has been setting the chess circuit on fire by giving tough competition to chess big-wigs like Vishwanathan Anand, Nakamura, Vladimir Kramnik etc by his indomitable excellence in tournaments. On 26th April Magnus became the third youngest Grandmaster in Chess history at the age of thirteen and [...]]]></description>
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