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Does U.S. Chess need to be reformed? GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the ongoing problems and controversies with the USCF and whether the organization needs serious reform in today's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast.
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0:00 Intro 2:17 Randy Bauer, Alejandro Ramirez, and US Chess Fallout 17:21 Possible US Chess Reforms 29:14 Saint Louis Chess Club, US Chess, and the Dojo 41:41 Problems in Chess Abroad
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