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U.S. Wins Gold at Chess Olympiad With Help of Imported Talent - The New York Times

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 02:00
U.S. Wins Gold at Chess Olympiad With Help of Imported Talent  The New York Times

The five-member American team at the 42nd Chess Olympiad included three players who were recruited from other countries.

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America's Young Chess Champs - Wall Street Journal

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 09/05/2016 - 18:00

Wall Street Journal

America's Young Chess Champs
Wall Street Journal
Meanwhile, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, founded by retired investment banker and philanthropist Rex Sinquefield, has formed a partnership with Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the U.S., to form the Your Move ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/27/2016 - 14:13

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Rex Sinquefield is 72 years old and very much interested in chess. He retired from Dimensional Fund Advisors, the investment firm he cofounded, in 2005. Some call him a billionaire and some just a multimillionaire, but the only person who knows for ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/27/2016 - 02:00
Chess notes  The Boston Globe

Rex Sinquefield is 72 years old and very much interested in chess. He retired from Dimensional Fund Advisors, the investment firm he cofounded, in 2005.

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Now that the Olympics are over, prepare yourself for the no-holds-barred thrills of ...chess - Telegraph.co.uk

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/23/2016 - 07:40

Telegraph.co.uk

Now that the Olympics are over, prepare yourself for the no-holds-barred thrills of ...chess
Telegraph.co.uk
... China, are two of the dominant forces in world chess, and they pump huge amounts of cash into their teams to achieve success. The other, America, is lucky to have a billionaire benefactor in Rex Sinquefield who has made his hometown St Louis a ...

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Wesley So well placed to clinch Grand Tour after Sinquefield Cup win - The Guardian

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 08/19/2016 - 19:08

The Guardian

Wesley So well placed to clinch Grand Tour after Sinquefield Cup win
The Guardian
The billionaire Rex Sinquefield, the richest man in Missouri, has a mission to make the US the No1 chess nation, as it was in the 1930s before the old Soviet Union overpowered the Americans. Sinquefield supports the St Louis chess club, open daily ...

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Unlikely alliance could fund police body cameras - KSDK.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/18/2016 - 18:35

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Unlikely alliance could fund police body cameras
KSDK.com
Multimillionaire Rex Sinquefield is known for funding conservative political causes, and for making St. Louis a top destination for chess. Now, Nasheed and Sinquefield have teamed up to reallocate city funds in a way they feel better serves the ...

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Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So - Huffington Post

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/18/2016 - 16:06

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Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So
Huffington Post
Wesley So received the first prize of US $75,000 from Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield. Around 2007 the Sinquefields decided to support chess and professional players began to flock to Missouri in search of employment. High level U.S. championships and ...

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Pestaño: Wesley hits big payday in Sinquefield - Sun.Star

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/18/2016 - 09:25

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Pestaño: Wesley hits big payday in Sinquefield
Sun.Star
WELSEY So won $75,000 after an undefeated performance in the recently concluded Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament is named after Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, founders of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis ...
On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley SoSt. Louis Public Radio

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On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/18/2016 - 05:10

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On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So
St. Louis Public Radio
Furthermore, the cup joined other elite events around the world in 2015 to create the Grand Chess Tour. As usual, the tournament featured the top players in the world, as well as a wild card, giving an opportunity to a talented player who otherwise ...

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On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/18/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So  St. Louis Public Radio

The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 4-16. With the.

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On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/18/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So  St. Louis Public Radio

The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 4-16. With the.

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American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour - Yahoo Finance

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 14:48

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American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour
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Grandmaster Garry Kasparov (left) and Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, founders of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (right) present American Grandmaster Wesley So (center) with the Sinquefield Cup champion's trophy at the ...

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American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour - PR Newswire (press release)

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 14:43

PR Newswire (press release)

American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour
PR Newswire (press release)
Grandmaster Garry Kasparov (left) and Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, founders of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (right) present American Grandmaster Wesley So (center) with the Sinquefield Cup champion's trophy at the ...
So wins Sinquefield Cup in USThe Standard

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Wesley wins Sinquefield Cup in US - The Standard

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/15/2016 - 11:13

Wesley wins Sinquefield Cup in US
The Standard
So, who used to represent the Philippines, before acquiring American citizenship last year, finished with 2 wins and 7 draws for a total a total of 5.5 points in this annual, invite-only chess tournament, held in honor of Rex Sinquefield and his wife ...

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So wins Sinquefield Cup in US - The Standard

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/15/2016 - 00:47

So wins Sinquefield Cup in US
The Standard
So, who used to represent the Philippines, before acquiring American citizenship last year, finished with 2 wins and 7 draws for a total a total of 5.5 points in this annual, invite-only chess tournament, held in honor of Rex Sinquefield and his wife ...

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So wins Sinquefield Cup in US - The Standard

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/15/2016 - 00:47

So wins Sinquefield Cup in US
The Standard
So, who used to represent the Philippines, before acquiring American citizenship last year, finished with 2 wins and 7 draws for a total a total of 5.5 points in this annual, invite-only chess tournament, held in honor of Rex Sinquefield and his wife ...

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Charles Krauthammer: To each his own Olympics - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 08/12/2016 - 00:03

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Charles Krauthammer: To each his own Olympics
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Chess legend Garry Kasparov (left) plays Magnus Carlsen during a grandmaster exhibition team tournament at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Looking on are Fabiano Caruana and founder Rex Sinquefield.

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