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Chess
Azerbaijan is tops in Europe
Position No. 6080: White to play and win. From the game Melikset Khachiyan-David Adelberg, L.A. Open, Los Angeles 2009.
Moscow to host top-tier tribute
Position No. 6079: White to play and win. From the game Tatev Abrahamyan-Iryna Zenyuk, U.S. Women's Championship, St. Louis 2009.
Anna Zatonskih repeats as champion
Position No. 6078: White to play and win. From the game Enrico Sevillano-Jack Peters, LA Open, Los Angeles 2009.
Magnus Carlsen is colossal in China
Position No. 6077: White to play and win. From the game Eugene Perelshteyn-Anton Kovalyov, Edmonton 2009.
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Magnus Carlsen's dominant start at Pearl Spring
Position No. 6076: White to play and win. From the game Ray Robson-Gabor Papp, Lubbock 2009.
Garry Kasparov defeats old rival Anatoly Karpov
Position No. 6075: White to play and win. From the game Sergey Tiviakov-Thomas Roussel-Roozman, Montreal 2009.
Player of the year? Levon Aronian
Position No. 6074: Black to play and win. From the game Ilia Smirin-Alberto David, Greece 2009.
Substitute wins Grand Slam Masters
Position No. 6073: White to play and win. From the game Evgeny Alekseev-Alexander Morozevich, Biel 2009.
Three tie in state championship
Position No. 6072: White to play and win. From the game Viktor Korchnoi-Simon Williams, London 2009.
Levon Aronian wins Grand Prix series
Position No. 6071: White to play and win. From the game Sergey Kudrin-Gergely Antal, U.S. Open, Indianapolis 2009.
Sevillano repeats as state champ
Position No. 6070: White to play and win. From the game Elliott Liu-Tianyi He, Southern California Championship, Century City 2009.
Largest exhibition ever in Iran
Position No. 6069: Black to play and win. From the game Peter Shaw - Yang-Fan Zhou, British Championship, Torquay 2009.
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