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On Chess: World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana returning to U.S. Chess Federation - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 05/13/2015 - 22:34

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana returning to U.S. Chess Federation
St. Louis Public Radio
Brian Jerauld is a chess instructor to area students, including his own children, and a student of the game himself through the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. He is also a Mizzou journalist with a decade of experience writing about ...
Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for USNew York Times
Fabiano Caruana seeks to join the U.S. Chess FederationSTLtoday.com
The United States is actively collecting nerdsMinneapolis Star Tribune
PR Newswire (press release)
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The United States is actively collecting nerds - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wed, 05/13/2015 - 12:17

New York Times

The United States is actively collecting nerds
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Caruana's move is widely believed to have been financed by Rex Sinquefield, a reported billionaire in St. Louis who is an amateur chess player and the leading chess patron in the U.S. He has poured money into the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St.
Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for USNew York Times
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess FederationPR Newswire (press release)

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Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for US - New York Times

Wed, 05/13/2015 - 09:37

New York Times

Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for US
New York Times
3 chess player in the world, who has represented Italy for the last 10 years, is switching federations to play for the United States. The United States Chess Federation announced Caruana's move on Tuesday in a statement on its website. Caruana, who was ...
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess FederationPR Newswire (press release)

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Queens of the chess board - Buffalo News

Wed, 05/13/2015 - 01:04

Buffalo News

Queens of the chess board
Buffalo News
It marked the first time Buffalo sent a team to compete in the All-Girls National Chess Championships tournament, described by chess great Garry Kasparov as “the apex of scholastic chess competitions in the United States.” Bryanna, 13, who lost four ...

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Mobile chess academy teaches young girls to strengthen their minds - Buffalo News

Tue, 05/12/2015 - 19:22

Buffalo News

Mobile chess academy teaches young girls to strengthen their minds
Buffalo News
It marked the first time Buffalo sent a team to compete in the All-Girls National Chess Championships tournament, described by chess great Garry Kasparov as “the apex of scholastic chess competitions in the United States.” Bryanna, 13, who lost four ...

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Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 05/12/2015 - 12:59

Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation
PR Newswire (press release)
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be representing the United States again and working with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. I'd like to thank everybody who has made this possible, and I look forward to this exciting new partnership," said ...

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Where in the world? Mt Laurel student headed to National Geographic Bee - Shelby County Reporter

Mon, 05/11/2015 - 15:53

Shelby County Reporter

Where in the world? Mt Laurel student headed to National Geographic Bee
Shelby County Reporter
He has won the Alabama State Scholastic Chess Championship twice and placed fourth in a recent state championship. Nathan will join contestants from all 50 states, along with Guam, Simoa, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands at the National Geographic ...

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Killip Chess Power AZ state champs again - Arizona Daily Sun

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 14:23

Arizona Daily Sun

Killip Chess Power AZ state champs again
Arizona Daily Sun
The weekend of May 2, at the 2015 Arizona State Scholastic Chess Championships in Gilbert, the students of Killip Chess endured another hard-fought battle, but in the end they preserved their championship streak, making it eight years in a row. The K-5 ...

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2015 honors: Carbondale Community High School - The Southern

Sun, 05/10/2015 - 04:14

The Southern

2015 honors: Carbondale Community High School
The Southern
He is a member of African American History Club, Key Club, and French and chess clubs. The son of Patricia Matthews and Marcus Deamer, he plans to study arts and sciences. Goodale, 18, is an Illinois State Scholar, in French National Honor Society ...

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Minnetonka grandmaster wins in chess championship's opening round - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 13:02

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnetonka grandmaster wins in chess championship's opening round
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Wesley So, a 21-year-old Filipino who moved to Minnetonka last fall as he launched his professional chess career, is one of the favorites in the 12-player tournament that will crown the national champion. In the opening round at the Chess Club and ...

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Give STL Day donations top $2 million - St. Louis Business Journal (blog)

Wed, 05/06/2015 - 15:15

St. Louis Business Journal (blog)

Give STL Day donations top $2 million
St. Louis Business Journal (blog)
Webster University's mascot, the Gorlok, is challenged by a Grand Master from the Chess. View Photos. Webster University's mascot, the Gorlok, is challenged by a Grand Master from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for a game of speed ...

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Brunswick Chess Team makes the right moves at State Championships - Greenwich Post

Tue, 05/05/2015 - 07:17

Greenwich Post

Brunswick Chess Team makes the right moves at State Championships
Greenwich Post
To answer that question, Sunil Weeramantry, the director of the National Scholastic Chess Federation, recently delivered a talk in Greenwich outlining the educational benefits of having children study chess. While several studies have shown links ...

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Garry Kasparov ropes in top GMs for 'Grand Chess Tour' - The Indian Express

Tue, 05/05/2015 - 01:23

The Indian Express

Garry Kasparov ropes in top GMs for 'Grand Chess Tour'
The Indian Express
The world's top eight chess players have committed to a three-tournament circuit, called the “Grand Chess Tour” with a total prize money of $1,050,000. At an announcement made at the end of April at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis ...

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University School sending five chess team members to national competition - Tulsa World

Mon, 05/04/2015 - 19:36

University School sending five chess team members to national competition
Tulsa World
Chess boards fill tables as students play continuous rounds last week in the after-school chess club at University School on the University of Tulsa campus. Five students from the group are headed to a national tournament next week. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa ...

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Kansas Economic Growth is on the Rebound - Look at the Real Numbers - Forbes

Mon, 05/04/2015 - 11:50

Forbes

Kansas Economic Growth is on the Rebound - Look at the Real Numbers
Forbes
A committed Missouri philanthropist, I serve as president of the Show Me Institute, a state think-tank for limited government, and am president and chairman of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. To learn more, please visit my website ...

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Middle school students battle blindfolded chess grandmaster - The Daily Toreador (registration)

Sat, 05/02/2015 - 12:44

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Middle school students battle blindfolded chess grandmaster
The Daily Toreador (registration)
Al Lawrence, the director of the Chess Program, said the five players are from the winning team of this year's Texas Tech Chess Scholastic Grand Prix Championship. “We host a series of tournaments every month during the school year, and they had the ...
Middle school champions take on international grandmasterMYfoxLUBBOCK.COM

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Edgemont High National Chess Champions Honored - The Daily Voice

Sat, 05/02/2015 - 12:02

Edgemont High National Chess Champions Honored
The Daily Voice
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Edgemont High School's national ninth-grade chess championship team was welcomed and honored by Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky, D-Hastings-n-Hudson, during the county Board of Legislators' meeting on ...

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Chess grandmaster plays blindfolded vs. Evans champions (PlayBill blog) - LubbockOnline.com (blog)

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 23:18

Chess grandmaster plays blindfolded vs. Evans champions (PlayBill blog)
LubbockOnline.com (blog)
That includes the most recent tournament in which Texas Tech placed third in the nation for collegiate chess. The five students from Evans Middle School helped the school win the 2013-2014 Texas Tech Chess Scholastic Grand Prix, a series of K-12 ...

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Chess team is second in nation - The Weekly Packet

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 12:33

The Weekly Packet

Chess team is second in nation
The Weekly Packet
The Blue Hill Consolidated School Chess Team came home victorious from the National K-9 Junior High Scholastic Chess Championships held on April 24-26 in Louisville, Kentucky. The team tied for second place, with 31 teams competing from across the ...

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