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American Chess May Finally Emerge From The Shadow Of Bobby Fischer - FiveThirtyEight

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 09/02/2015 - 12:31

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American Chess May Finally Emerge From The Shadow Of Bobby Fischer
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If you are a super-elite chess player, odds are that you've spent the past week in St. Louis. Ten of the world's best have been there competing in the Sinquefield Cup — a tournament that was founded by the billionaire Rex Sinquefield and that this ...

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American Chess May Finally Emerge From The Shadow Of Bobby Fischer - FiveThirtyEight

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 09/02/2015 - 02:00
American Chess May Finally Emerge From The Shadow Of Bobby Fischer  FiveThirtyEight

If you are a super-elite chess player, odds are that you've spent the past week in St. Louis. Ten of the world's best have been there competing in the Sinquefie…

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Armenian chess player wins Sinquefield Cup - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 09/02/2015 - 02:00
Armenian chess player wins Sinquefield Cup  STLtoday.com

The world's top chess players gathered in St. Louis on Wednesday night to celebrate the closing of the Sinquefield Cup, an internationally renowned chess ...

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Armenian chess player wins Sinquefield Cup - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 09/02/2015 - 02:00
Armenian chess player wins Sinquefield Cup  STLtoday.com

The world's top chess players gathered in St. Louis on Wednesday night to celebrate the closing of the Sinquefield Cup, an internationally renowned chess ...

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Private sponsorship of chess events goes back centuries, when European ... - Irish Independent

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/29/2015 - 20:31

Private sponsorship of chess events goes back centuries, when European ...
Irish Independent
In 2012, Russian billionaire Andrey Filatov sponsored the World Championship match between Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand, while in the same year American billionaire Rex Sinquefield started hosting top tournaments in Saint Louis. The third edition of ...

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Das Sportprogramm - Derwesten.de

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 08/28/2015 - 01:32

Das Sportprogramm
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Turnier im Rahmen der Grand Chess Tour um den Rex Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis/Missouri (Sa./So., 20 Uhr MESZ, Chess Club and Scholastic Center). Kanurennsport. Deutsche Meisterschaft in München mit Benedikt Metzing und Niklas Nied von der DJK ...

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The most important chess tournament in US history is about to kick off in St ... - Business Insider

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sun, 08/23/2015 - 11:42

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The most important chess tournament in US history is about to kick off in St ...
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Behind it all is Rex Sinquefield, who has apparently made it his life's work to turn the US in general and St. Louis in particular into the new centers of world chess. Caruana Tata Steel Alina L'AmiWill Fabiano be able to top his spectacular 2014 ...
Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move -- to St. LouisSTLtoday.com

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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/22/2015 - 12:00

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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis
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The Miami-born Caruana's transfer gives the American team its first real shot in decades at winning a gold medal at the World Chess Olympiad, and has prompted claims that multimillionaire Rex Sinquefield, the nation's most prominent patron of chess, ...
The most important chess tournament in US history is underway in St. LouisBusiness Insider
The most important chess tournament in US history is about to kick off in St. LouisDover Post

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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move -- to St. Louis - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/22/2015 - 12:00

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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move -- to St. Louis
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The Miami-born Caruana's transfer gives the American team its first real shot in decades at winning a gold medal at the World Chess Olympiad, and has prompted claims that multimillionaire Rex Sinquefield, the nation's most prominent patron of chess, ...

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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/22/2015 - 02:00
Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis  STLtoday.com

Fabiano Caruana transfers to U.S. team from Italian one, in search of historic win for American chess.

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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/22/2015 - 02:00
Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis  STLtoday.com

Fabiano Caruana transfers to U.S. team from Italian one, in search of historic win for American chess.

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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 08/22/2015 - 02:00
Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis  STLtoday.com

Fabiano Caruana transfers to U.S. team from Italian one, in search of historic win for American chess.

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Sinquefield weighs in on debates, Missouri politics and chess on KMOX - The Missouri Times

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 08/07/2015 - 11:58

Sinquefield weighs in on debates, Missouri politics and chess on KMOX
The Missouri Times
ST. LOUIS – Businessman and political donor Rex Sinquefield joined Michael Kelley in the KMOX newsroom Friday morning to discuss politics around the state and continue to encourage his idea to eliminate Missouri's income tax. He even gave the weather ...

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Illinois' Population And AGI Continue To Plummet Under Democratic Legislature - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 08/07/2015 - 11:55

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Illinois' Population And AGI Continue To Plummet Under Democratic Legislature
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Illinois' Population And AGI Continue To Plummet Under Democratic Legislature. Rex Sinquefield ,. Contributor. I focus on pro-growth, free market tax reform solutions in states. Follow on Forbes. (27). Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are ...

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Sinquefield to host St. Louis fundraiser for presidential candidate Scott ... - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/16/2015 - 19:32

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Sinquefield to host St. Louis fundraiser for presidential candidate Scott ...
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ST. LOUIS • Rex Sinquefield, the St. Louis chess patron and bigfoot donor to Republican causes, has previously supported Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's conservative politics by sending his money north to the Dairy State. Now Sinquefield is opening his St.

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En France, prendre les échecs au sérieux reste un acte fou | Slate.fr - Slate.fr

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/11/2015 - 09:42

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En France, prendre les échecs au sérieux reste un acte fou | Slate.fr
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En Europe, le «Wimbledon des échecs», le tournoi fermé de Wijk aan Zee, aux Pays-Bas, a changé de dénomination en 2011 et s'appelle maintenant le Tata Steel Chess Tournament, financé par le géant indien de l'acier. 8. Le nombre de Chinois dans le Top ...

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Experts predict American chess renaissance - Inquirer.net

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/16/2015 - 12:28

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Experts predict American chess renaissance
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More importantly, the team is expected to receive full support from Rex Sinquefield, considered the godfather of American chess, and the benefactor of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Americans captured the Olympiad gold in Prague ...

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On Chess: Grand Chess Tour set to make history - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 06/10/2015 - 23:02

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On Chess: Grand Chess Tour set to make history
St. Louis Public Radio
And yet, thanks to the vision and passion of Rex Sinquefield and the tireless work put forward by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, this city has done it. Thanks to them that legends come to Saint Louis to forge their impact on chess ...

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Rex Sinquefield: The Tyrannosaurus Rex of State Politics - Governing

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 06/01/2015 - 05:26
Rex Sinquefield: The Tyrannosaurus Rex of State Politics  Governing

Billionaire Rex Sinquefield's crusade to control Missouri politics sheds light on the power and limits of money in contemporary American politics.

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