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Transparency important in politics - Springfield News-Leader

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sun, 08/07/2016 - 19:27

Transparency important in politics
Springfield News-Leader
While Brownback has played a very public role in transforming the politics of his state, in Missouri there is Rex Sinquefield, a retired investment strategist and would-be political boss, who has an entirely different approach. Practically unknown to ...

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Patzer in St. Louis - FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sun, 08/07/2016 - 10:51

FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Patzer in St. Louis
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Rex Sinquefield, der aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen kommend Milliardär wurde und das seinem am Schach geschärften Verstand zuschreibt, ist mindestens in der westlichen Hemisphäre der bedeutendste Schachmäzen. Dank seiner Zuwendungen hat St.

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World class players at Sinquefield Chess Cup - Stabroek News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sun, 08/07/2016 - 01:14

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World class players at Sinquefield Chess Cup
Stabroek News
It is problematic to bring the planet's top ten chess players together for the identical tournament, but billionaire business entrepreneur and chess lover Rex Sinquefield created a competition that is played annually in his hometown of St Louis. The ...

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2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in Saint Louis - Yahoo Finance

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 07/29/2016 - 12:04

2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in Saint Louis
Yahoo Finance
The Sinquefield Cup is the third of four stops on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) - a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent, created in partnership between the CCSCSL, Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess ...

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2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 07/29/2016 - 11:55

2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
The Sinquefield Cup is the third of four stops on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) - a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent, created in partnership between the CCSCSL, Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess ...

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Rex Sinquefield - A Taxing State Of Affairs - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/28/2016 - 05:00
Rex Sinquefield - A Taxing State Of Affairs  Forbes

I am the retired co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors. A committed Missouri philanthropist, I serve as president of the Show Me Institute, a state think-tank for ...

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Messenger: Campaign finance in Missouri goes from absurd to obscene - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 07/22/2016 - 16:26

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Messenger: Campaign finance in Missouri goes from absurd to obscene
STLtoday.com
... the month started with the absurd and quickly advanced to the obscene. On July 1, the most prolific donor in Missouri history, St. Louis billionaire and chess fanatic Rex Sinquefield, demonstrated the dual problem with the state's lax campaign ...

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On Chess: Kayden Troff is first grandmaster to earn Eagle Scout rank - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/14/2016 - 05:30

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Kayden Troff is first grandmaster to earn Eagle Scout rank
St. Louis Public Radio
The correlation between scout service and chess is an easy one to make. Through the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, spearheaded by Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, chess has already helped thousands of kids in the St. Louis area improve ...

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On Chess: Kayden Troff is first grandmaster to earn Eagle Scout rank - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/14/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Kayden Troff is first grandmaster to earn Eagle Scout rank  St. Louis Public Radio

Achieving the grandmaster title is a huge feat. The hours spent every day studying, the days spent in airplanes, buses and airports just to travel to.

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On Chess: Kayden Troff is first grandmaster to earn Eagle Scout rank - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/14/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Kayden Troff is first grandmaster to earn Eagle Scout rank  St. Louis Public Radio

Achieving the grandmaster title is a huge feat. The hours spent every day studying, the days spent in airplanes, buses and airports just to travel to.

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Classic gaming in the 21st century - GamingTodaySlotsToday

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 06/15/2016 - 18:21

Classic gaming in the 21st century
GamingTodaySlotsToday
There are few games as iconic as that of chess, and whilst playing chess versus a computer opponent may be fun, it pales next to the dramatic events that have made St Louis the new capital of the chess world. Thanks to the far-reaching investment of ...

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Classic gaming in the 21st century - GamingTodaySlotsToday

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 06/15/2016 - 18:21

Classic gaming in the 21st century
GamingTodaySlotsToday
There are few games as iconic as that of chess, and whilst playing chess versus a computer opponent may be fun, it pales next to the dramatic events that have made St Louis the new capital of the chess world. Thanks to the far-reaching investment of ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 05/28/2016 - 23:03

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Ignoring New York City's historic role as the country's chess mecca, Clay has a point. With the great activity of the Chess Club, Susan Polgar's very successful program at Webster University, and Rex Sinquefield's seemingly endless financial support ...

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Gateway To The West Is The Gateway To Chess - The Good News Review

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 05/20/2016 - 08:35

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Gateway To The West Is The Gateway To Chess
The Good News Review
The Gateway to the West didn't become a chess haven overnight. The city's unique chess culture was set in to motion by a single dynamic individual, Rex Sinquefield, financial entrepreneur and St. Louis native. Always with an interest in chess growing ...

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Chess town St Louis - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 05/19/2016 - 02:00
Chess town St Louis  Chessbase News

The US Congress has declared St Louis the chess capital of the nation. For the BBC, British journalist Dave Edmonds, chess enthusiast and co-author of the ...

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