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21-year-old NY man crowned US Chess champion

May. 18, 2009
A man who won the U.S. Chess Championship when he was just 16 has reclaimed the title at the age of 21. Hikaru Nakamura (pronounced Heh-CAR-uh NAH'-kuh-muh-rah) won the United States Chess Federation competition Sunday by beating Josh Friedel in the final...
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo