You are here

Scholastic Chess

Caldwell schools once excelled in game of chess - Sanford Herald

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/28/2018 - 16:33

Caldwell schools once excelled in game of chess
Sanford Herald
They spent one full, quarter-hour time slot telling us about Dr. Jeffrey Bulington (no, I didn't leave the r out of his last name) and his success in Franklin County, taking a small, rural school system's kids to a state chess championship and placing ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/28/2018 - 14:19

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The US Junior Championships have ended with Awonder Liang a clear winner in the championship section and Carissa Yip of Andover a winner by a point over second-place finisher Jennifer Yu in the girls championship. We congratulate Carissa on her fine ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

“WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR SOME ALL-GIRLS' OR WOMEN'S CHESS TOURNAMENTS?” - Chess Daily News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/28/2018 - 10:14

Chess Daily News

“WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR SOME ALL-GIRLS' OR WOMEN'S CHESS TOURNAMENTS?”
Chess Daily News
First, even though we are in the 21st century, there is still a social stigma, according to which, girls are not supposed to want to become firefighters, mathematicians, engineers, or (yes!) chess players, etc. Many parents do not recognize that they ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Dvorkovich: "Hopefully, we will be able to avoid a dirty campaign" - Chessbase News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 07/27/2018 - 02:00
Dvorkovich: "Hopefully, we will be able to avoid a dirty campaign"  Chessbase News

Arkady Dvorkovich has been on tour for his electoral campaign and made stops at the Biel International Chess Festival and, a day after, at the Sparkassen ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Lockport mayor stepping down for hospital job - Niagara Gazette

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/26/2018 - 20:12

Niagara Gazette

Lockport mayor stepping down for hospital job
Niagara Gazette
... JonLuke Pencille, right, were honored during Wednesday's Common Council meeting by Lockport Mayor Anne McCaffrey. Both players were inaugural co-champions during the 2018 Erie County Elementary Scholastic K-6 Chess Championship, held Feb.

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Malaysian Chess Federation secretary withdraws lawsuit against ... - Malay Mail

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/26/2018 - 05:36

The Star Online

Malaysian Chess Federation secretary withdraws lawsuit against ...
Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Malaysian Chess Federation secretary Sophian A. Yusuf today withdrew his lawsuit against Housing and Local Government ...
Settlement reached in 'indecent' chess attire lawsuit - Nation | The ...The Star Online

all 2 news articles »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Lockport mayor stepping down for hospital job | Local News - Niagara Gazette

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/26/2018 - 02:00
Lockport mayor stepping down for hospital job | Local News  Niagara Gazette

Mayor McCaffrey will resign her position, effective Aug. 8, to take over as president and CEO of Eastern Niagara Hospital.

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Settlement reached in 'indecent' chess attire lawsuit - The Star Online

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/26/2018 - 01:29

The Star Online

Settlement reached in 'indecent' chess attire lawsuit
The Star Online
Sophian, who was the director of the three-day National Scholastic Chess Championship 2017 held in Putrajaya from Apr 14, 2017, filed the suit on Nov 20, 2017. He alleged that on April 29, Zuraida had uttered a defamatory statement in her capacity as ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Caldwell schools once excelled in chess - newstopicnews.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/24/2018 - 13:26

Caldwell schools once excelled in chess
newstopicnews.com
They spent one full, quarter-hour time slot telling us about Dr. Jeffrey Bulington (no, I didn't leave the r out of his last name) and his success in Franklin County, taking a small, rural school system's kids to a state chess championship and placing ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Awonder Liang and Carissa Yip are the 2018 U.S. Junior Champions - Chessbase News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 07/23/2018 - 02:00
Awonder Liang and Carissa Yip are the 2018 U.S. Junior Champions  Chessbase News

Saint Louis hosted the 2018 editions of the U.S. Junior Chess Championship and the U.S. Girls Junior Championship last week. Awonder Liang and Carissa Yip ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Is All Fair In Chess? - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 07/22/2018 - 02:00
Is All Fair In Chess?  Chess.com

A well-known saying states that all is fair in love and war. Our beloved game is actually both love and war. While it is pretty obvious that chess is a war on 64 ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys lacrosse - Wicked Local Somerville

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/21/2018 - 14:50

Wicked Local Somerville

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys lacrosse
Wicked Local Somerville
in 2017 (a 13-12 overtime victory). ... Three-time Patriot League All-Star. ... Football captain registered four sacks en route to being named MVP of the Harbormen's 7-6 win over Scituate at Fenway Park the night before Thanksgiving. ... Member of ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Baseball - Enterprise News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/21/2018 - 03:00

Enterprise News

ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Baseball
Enterprise News
Member of chess club. ... Favorite athlete is Pedro Martinez. ... Favorite classes are physics and engineering. ... Enjoys traveling and the beach. ... “Craig has established himself as a true leader on this team. The bigger the game, the better he ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys lacrosse - The Patriot Ledger

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/21/2018 - 02:21

The Patriot Ledger

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys lacrosse
The Patriot Ledger
in 2017 (a 13-12 overtime victory). ... Three-time Patriot League All-Star. ... Football captain registered four sacks en route to being named MVP of the Harbormen's 7-6 win over Scituate at Fenway Park the night before Thanksgiving. ... Member of ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Is All Fair In Chess? - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/21/2018 - 02:02

Chess.com

Is All Fair In Chess?
Chess.com
As a person gets older, he slowly learns that there are other opinions and sometimes, gasp, other people are right and you are wrong! So, I started thinking about this subject. Throughout the years of watching scholastic tournaments, I observed ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Baseball - Enterprise News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/21/2018 - 02:00
ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Baseball  Enterprise News

Meet our All-Scholastic baseball team for the spring of 2018.

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Chess camp appeals to serious and leisure players alike - Columbia Daily Tribune

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 18:27

Columbia Daily Tribune

Chess camp appeals to serious and leisure players alike
Columbia Daily Tribune
Kevin Wu, a 10-year-old student at Sheppard Boulevard Elementary School, said he has been playing for four years and has competed in five tournaments in China and three in the U.S. He was a medalist in the Missouri State Scholastic Championship.

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Jennifer Yu breaks through as Virginia's first female chess grandmaster - Washington Times

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 09:27

Washington Times

Jennifer Yu breaks through as Virginia's first female chess grandmaster
Washington Times
Fortunately, we have an even more recent sample of Yu's talent to offer this week, as she is competing as the top seed in the U.S. Girls Junior Championship now underway at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Shaking off a Round 2 upset ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys track - The Patriot Ledger

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 07:53

The Patriot Ledger

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys track
The Patriot Ledger
Hobbies include weightlifting, running and chess. ... Wants to play college football. DOMINIC LAPTISTE. Quincy. This 6-1 senior starred in the long jump, setting a school record of 23-0 at the EMass Div. 1 meet. ... Placed seventh at All-States (22-2.5 ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys track & field - The Patriot Ledger

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 02:21

The Patriot Ledger

ALL-SCHOLASTIC: Boys track & field
The Patriot Ledger
Hobbies include weightlifting, running and chess. ... Wants to play college football. DOMINIC LAPTISTE. Quincy. This 6-1 senior starred in the long jump, setting a school record of 23-0 at the EMass Div. 1 meet. ... Placed seventh at All-States (22-2.5 ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Pages