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Tuesday night at the Mechanics — Daniel Naroditsky

by scribe | Dec 5, 2007 | chess clubs, Chess Life, games, people, positions, tournaments, US Chess League

This Tuesday night the Mechanics Institute held a reception for its latest member to make a big splash in world chess: 11-year-old Daniel Naroditsky, the world champion chess player under the age of 12. That has a nice sound to it, doesn’t it? “World...

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