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On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games - KBIA

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/20/2017 - 05:59

On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games
KBIA
The U.S. Junior Championship was held July 8-17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The tournament kicked off with early leaders in both sections: Kayden Troff, the Junior Champion of 2014 in the Open Section, and Emily Nguyen, the ...

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On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/20/2017 - 05:37

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games
St. Louis Public Radio
The U.S. Junior Championship was held July 8-17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The tournament kicked off with early leaders in both sections: Kayden Troff, the Junior Champion of 2014 in the Open Section, and Emily Nguyen, the ...

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Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship - WAOW

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/19/2017 - 07:08

Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship
WAOW
The tournament took place over the course of nine days from from July 8 - 17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in Saint Louis. The winner, 14-year-old Awonder Liang, took top honors after trailing in second place through most of the tournament, ...

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Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship - WAOW

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/19/2017 - 07:08

Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship
WAOW
The tournament took place over the course of nine days from from July 8 - 17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in Saint Louis. The winner, 14-year-old Awonder Liang, took top honors after trailing in second place through most of the tournament, ...

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Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship - WAOW

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/19/2017 - 07:08

Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship
WAOW
The tournament took place over the course of nine days from from July 8 - 17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in Saint Louis. The winner, 14-year-old Awonder Liang, took top honors after trailing in second place through most of the tournament, ...

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Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship - WKOW

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/18/2017 - 23:03

WKOW

Madison teen wins prestigious junior national chess championship
WKOW
The tournament took place over the course of nine days from from July 8 - 17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in Saint Louis. The winner, 14-year-old Awonder Liang, took top honors after trailing in second place through most of the tournament, ...

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Young Cuban American chess player earns a new title and beats ... - Miami Herald

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/18/2017 - 15:24

Young Cuban American chess player earns a new title and beats ...
Miami Herald
Thalía Cervantes, the 14-year-old who learned how to play chess on the streets of Havana and is now one of the top young female players in the United States, ...

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2017 US Junior and US Girls' Junior Champions Crowned in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 07/18/2017 - 11:39

2017 US Junior and US Girls' Junior Champions Crowned in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
For the eighth consecutive year, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCCSCSL) hosted America's best and brightest young chess players in Saint Louis – the nation's Chess Capital – during the U.S. Junior Championship and, for the first ...

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Junior championships waged in stressful silence at Chess Club in ... - STLtoday.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 07/17/2017 - 20:27

STLtoday.com

Junior championships waged in stressful silence at Chess Club in ...
STLtoday.com
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis has become the epicenter of chess in the United States. The tournaments held there are silent, grueling ...

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Junior chess championships waged in stressful silence - STLtoday.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 07/17/2017 - 20:22

STLtoday.com

Junior chess championships waged in stressful silence
STLtoday.com
The world's tallest chess piece — a 14-foot-6-inch king — makes the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis hard to miss. But if it weren't for the two red, white and blue banners, a passerby would have no idea that inside the club, tucked ...

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Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - Southeast Missourian

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 07/17/2017 - 00:04

Southeast Missourian

Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return
Southeast Missourian
"I think it's quite a compliment to the city of St. Louis that he would choose this venue to come back," said billionaire Rex Sinquefield, who founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis in 2008. "It's really an exciting and happy day in ...
Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - The ...The Mainichi

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Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - New Jersey Herald

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 07/16/2017 - 22:41

Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return
New Jersey Herald
Kasparov, who has been retired from competitive play since 2005, is returning to competition on Aug. 14-19, 2017, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Invision for Invision for Saint Louis Chess Club/AP Images)

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Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - The ... - The Mainichi

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 07/16/2017 - 20:08

The Mainichi

Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - The ...
The Mainichi
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Chess legend Garry Kasparov didn't need any arm-twisting to be persuaded to return to competition next month in St. Louis. In fact, it was ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 07/16/2017 - 14:09

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Today's game is from the current US Junior Championship being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis . After five rounds, we find a somewhat surprising leader in Utah native Kayden Troff, who was not really considered a contender ...

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Utah chess prodigy aims for national title, Mormon mission - Daily Herald

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 07/16/2017 - 01:56

Daily Herald

Utah chess prodigy aims for national title, Mormon mission
Daily Herald
... than 21 in hopes of winning his second U.S. Junior Championship. One of his mentors said his chances look good. “He is one of the hardest-working kids in the game,” said Tony Rich, executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St ...

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Chess legend Kasparov to return to competition - Texarkana Gazette

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/15/2017 - 21:03

Texarkana Gazette

Chess legend Kasparov to return to competition
Texarkana Gazette
"I think it's quite a compliment to the city of St. Louis that he would choose this venue to come back," said billionaire Rex Sinquefield, who founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis in 2008. Kasparov, who is from Russia but became a ...

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Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - The Spokesman-Review

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/15/2017 - 15:41

The Spokesman-Review

Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return
The Spokesman-Review
“I think it's quite a compliment to the city of St. Louis that he would choose this venue to come back,” said billionaire Rex Sinquefield, who founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis in 2008. “It's really an exciting and happy day in ...

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Chess Legend Kasparov Picks St. Louis Competition for Return - U.S. News & World Report

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/15/2017 - 10:28

U.S. News & World Report

Chess Legend Kasparov Picks St. Louis Competition for Return
U.S. News & World Report
... has been retired from competitive play since 2005, is returning to competition on Aug. 14-19, 2017, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Invision for Invision for Saint Louis Chess Club/AP Images) The ...

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Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - ABC News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 07/15/2017 - 10:24

Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return
ABC News
Kasparov, who has been retired from competitive play since 2005, is returning to competition on Aug. 14-19, 2017, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Invision for Invision for Saint Louis Chess Club/AP Images)more +.

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