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Quiet Riot: Chess players focus on moves | Local | gazettetimes.com - Corvallis Gazette Times

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 06/19/2017 - 08:37

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Quiet Riot: Chess players focus on moves | Local | gazettetimes.com
Corvallis Gazette Times
The clicking as competitors pressed buttons on time clocks. The scratching of pencil on paper as players recorded their moves. An occasional cough or clack of ...

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With 'giving circles,' a sum far greater than its parts - SCNow

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 06/19/2017 - 02:05

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With 'giving circles,' a sum far greater than its parts
SCNow
Floyd-Ransom used the grant to buy chess boards and age-appropriate chess books. She has since parlayed that stipend into attracting other donors, increasing club membership and organizing the mid-April D.C. All Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament at the ...

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Giving circles cultivate grass-roots philanthropy - NWAOnline

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 06/18/2017 - 02:22

NWAOnline

Giving circles cultivate grass-roots philanthropy
NWAOnline
Floyd-Ransom used the grant to buy chessboards and age-appropriate chess books. She has since parlayed that stipend into attracting other donors, increasing club membership and organizing the mid-April All Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament at the ...

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Chess in school keeps learners engaged - STLtoday.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 06/16/2017 - 02:00
Chess in school keeps learners engaged  STLtoday.com

Many have noted St. Louis' meteoric rise to international prominence in the game of chess. Visit the city's Central West End and you are more likely to bump into ...

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Chess in school keeps learners engaged | Guest columnists ... - STLtoday.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 06/16/2017 - 00:01

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Chess in school keeps learners engaged | Guest columnists ...
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Many have noted St. Louis' meteoric rise to international prominence in the game of chess. Visit the city's Central West End and you are more likely to bump into ...

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Young Chess Prodigies Converge in Saint Louis for 2017 US Junior Championship and US Girls' Junior Championship - PR Newswire (press release)

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:04

Young Chess Prodigies Converge in Saint Louis for 2017 US Junior Championship and US Girls' Junior Championship
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- America's best and brightest young chess players are coming to Saint Louis – the nation's Chess Capital – this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) will host the U.S. Junior ...

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On Chess: 2017 Grand Chess Tour begins next week with larger prize fund and the world's top players - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 06/15/2017 - 05:46

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: 2017 Grand Chess Tour begins next week with larger prize fund and the world's top players
St. Louis Public Radio
The third annual Grand Chess Tour, arguably the top chess tour in the world, is right around the corner with none other than Magnus Carlsen headlining the event. Another treat for both the players and chess fans is the addition of the Saint Louis Rapid ...

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Alabama's rising chess star Arden Markin, tournament prize winners - AL.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 06/11/2017 - 08:33

AL.com

Alabama's rising chess star Arden Markin, tournament prize winners
AL.com
Through persistence, study, and playing against top scholastic and adult players, one of Alabama's rising chess stars is making all the right moves. Arden Markin, too, has set his goal on becoming an international grandmaster. Arden is a homeschooled ...

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US chess champ is No. 2 in the world - Lewiston Sun Journal

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 06/10/2017 - 23:02

Lewiston Sun Journal

US chess champ is No. 2 in the world
Lewiston Sun Journal
"It always looks like he's half playing the game and half thinking about a pleasant memory," said Tony Rich, the executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, the organizing body for the U.S. title event. Rich finds So "self ...

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Baltimore's Famous National Chess Champion Isn't A National Chess Champion - Deadspin

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:18

Deadspin

Baltimore's Famous National Chess Champion Isn't A National Chess Champion
Deadspin
It all began last month at the Supernationals, an event sanctioned by the USCF, directed by Guadalupe, and billed as the largest scholastic chess tourney in the land. According to the USCF, 5,575 school kids—kindergarteners on up from all across the ...

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New U.S. chess champ is now No. 2 in world - Herald and News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/06/2017 - 02:03

Herald and News

New U.S. chess champ is now No. 2 in world
Herald and News
“It always looks like he's half playing the game and half thinking about a pleasant memory,” said Tony Rich, the executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, the organizing body for the U.S. title event. Rich finds So “self ...

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Free chess exhibit to open in St. John at Magic House summer satellite location - STLtoday.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 06/05/2017 - 11:35

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Free chess exhibit to open in St. John at Magic House summer satellite location
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The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis will offer half-day summer chess camps at the exhibit. Sessions run Monday through Friday and will take place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1-4 p.m. The cost is $30 per week per child. For more information, e ...

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US chess champion is now ranked No. 2 in the world. Opponents fear he's still getting better. - Washington Post

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 06/05/2017 - 11:32

Washington Post

US chess champion is now ranked No. 2 in the world. Opponents fear he's still getting better.
Washington Post
“It always looks like he's half playing the game and half thinking about a pleasant memory,” said Tony Rich, the executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, the organizing body for the U.S. title event. Rich finds So “self ...

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Dining for Women supports charities for women, girls - Torrington Register Citizen

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 06/05/2017 - 11:22

Dining for Women supports charities for women, girls
Torrington Register Citizen
Floyd-Ransom used the grant to buy chess boards and age-appropriate chess books. She has since parlayed that stipend into attracting other donors, increasing club membership and organizing the mid-April D.C. All Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament at the ...

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To Sir (or Madame) with Love - Longview News-Journal (blog)

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 06/04/2017 - 08:35

Longview News-Journal (blog)

To Sir (or Madame) with Love
Longview News-Journal (blog)
... credit recovery program has ever witnessed. Within the credit recovery program, this one became the first and only USCF-rated scholastic chess player at a local tournament. A team "force of one", he declared himself a "Rising Knight" and so it was ...

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Garry Kasparov advice for young chess players - Business Insider - Business Insider

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 06/04/2017 - 07:00

Business Insider

Garry Kasparov advice for young chess players - Business Insider
Business Insider
And to that end, Business Insider asked him in an interview what advice he has for young players who want to play the game seriously. "Look, I would say, you ...

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Sparta's Chess Players Compete at High Level in Super Nationals Scholastic Chess Championship - TAPinto.net

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 06/01/2017 - 20:30

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Sparta's Chess Players Compete at High Level in Super Nationals Scholastic Chess Championship
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SPARTA, NJ – Students from Sparta and Pope John attended the Super Nationals Scholastic Chess Championship in Nashville Tennessee. The two Sparta schools sent 32 players to compete with more than 5500 players from across the country in the largest ...

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On Chess: America's juniors continue to rise | St. Louis Public Radio - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 06/01/2017 - 15:08

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: America's juniors continue to rise | St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
The 2017 Spring Chess Classic recently wrapped up after nine continuous days of chess at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The.

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