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North, South, East, & West: We travel the country to cover all the U.S. Amateur Team events! ! RepeatFor only the second time in 46 years, a team defends their USAT East title. May 2017 | USChess.org New In Chess 2017#2 Chess Strategy for Club Players Read by club players in 116 countries HGM-$0AFHI=OO " 01/)0008,;(*4/;/,+&+;; ,4& +; &/&; Herman Grooten KMK-$0AFIO=OL +*+8,1%/0=42+>0+$/,40%0008*-1%&0=4&1 #!$" ,)$/<6%1)/+ /,*/0+=&$)%,/1< >002+(&+$ ? 8,46+11,3/-)8/;8,4,6&11,8,4/0) 00-&1= ,401,+;6%5%00-/,)*= +0<*8 1,-&(4-,-8=1*86))1%/,6+'6), 8,4/ .4//)6&1%',/ =7&*&98,4/120=++8+/00,+; %00,,(,))2,+:@BJeremy Silman, US Chess Online %00-)8/=+,-+&+$04/-/&0&+1%)5=%)& E2*0 NEW , +/8&/=3/+/,$+&2,+=+&**+<16, /0% ?%&$%)8&+01/425,,( ,///06%,6+11,&*-/,5 EDITION NEW! -/,&$&0=+*4%*,/= 1%&/%000(&))0=@BJan Timman Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) 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