03/10/2005

   The first Grandmaster joins the USCL

 
   GM Alex Stripunsky has become the first US Chess League Grandmaster, and he will be representing the New York Knights. Stripunsky made huge headlines when he tied for first place in the United States Chess Championships with young superstar GM Hikaru Nakamura. Despite losing the tiebreak match, Stripunsky showed that he is definitely one of the top players in the nation.
  Stripunsky should be a huge help to the New York Knights, as his rating is 2663, however according to league rules anyone rated above 2600 will only count as a maximum of 2600 towards their team's rating average.
  "We are excited to have the first Grandmaster on our team" said team player/manager WIM Jenn Shahade. "I think that with Alex playing top board, we have great chances to win the league championship".
    Click here to go to the player page for GM Alex Stripunsky


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