Scholastic Chess
Ten Young Chess Stars Vie for 2015 US Junior Closed Title in Saint Louis - Virtual Press Office (press release)
Virtual Press Office (press release)
ST. LOUIS, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The country's top young chess players are back in Saint Louis, the nation's Chess Capital, this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) will again host the U.S. Junior Closed ...
On Chess: Veselin Topolav leads inaugural Grand Chess Tour event - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
For now you can follow the Grand Chess Tour in Norway with live commentary at grandchesstour.com. Alejandro Ramirez is a grandmaster and has recently been resident grandmaster in charge of various activities at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of ...
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Young achiever: Liam Ellis - Tribune-Review
Tribune-Review
Noteworthy: Liam was the winner of Scholastic TurfMutt's national “Be a Backyard Superhero” national writing contest, sponsored by The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute. His school ... Background: At school, Liam is in the chess club and band. He ...
Rachels plays chess aces - Madison Record
Madison Record
“This is a remarkable event, stitching Madison's state championship scholastic programs into the fabric of Alabama chess history by connecting with its most remarkable player,” league executive director Ranae Bartlett said. Stuart Rachels “is the ...
“Chess in Schools” program marks historical breakthrough - PhilBoxing.com
PhilBoxing.com
PhilBoxing.com
Fajatin added that some of the benefits of chess include improving self-confidence, developing patience, maximizing focus and attention and helping prepare the children to become strategists. Chess also enhances Mathematical skills and it is an ...
Century student places in Junior Open chess championship - Post-Bulletin
Post-Bulletin
Locker was one of four co-champions in the Minnesota Scholastic Chess Association 2015 state tournament. He teamed up with two other co-champions from that tournament and three other players to form the Chess Castle team that represented Minnesota.
Nationally ranked local chess team honored - Laredo Morning Times
Laredo Morning Times
14 to compete at the Region 7 Scholastic Chess Tournament. It placed second and then competed at the 2015 Texas High School Chess Championships on March 28 and 29 at the McAllen Convention Center. There the team came back with five individual ...
Rev. Brown Chess team competes in tourney - The Advertiser News South
The Advertiser News South
SPARTA — The Rev. Brown School Chess Team won second place in the Northwest N.J. Scholastic Team Tournament on Monday, June 1, at Lake Mohawk Country Club. Fifthy teams participated. Jersey Chess instructor Marty Sobin has taught chess at ...
Shelburne resident brings chess camp, tournaments to town - Shelburne News
Shelburne News
“He was so well received, that this summer he will offer two summer chess camps and two United States Chess Federation rated scholastic chess tournaments,” she said enthusiastically. In fact, Jenkins has helped organize both activities. “Interested ...
Who owns the future? How the prophets of Silicon Valley took control - New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman
Compared to the ideological wars of the mid-20th century, present-day debates seem like scholastic hair-splitting. While one needed a telescope to follow the visions of a Lenin or a Hitler, today, when it comes to the basic outlines of human ... Only ...
On chess: Appreciating the art of ivory chess sets - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
The preparation was beyond my reach, my opponent was too strong to outplay over the board: Viswanathan Anand, world chess champion. Of course, I was nervous, and of course he won, but it was a good fight. He was only one of the many elite players I ...
Deering Tries His Hand at Blitz Chess, Proves Successful - Wayne County Journal Banner
Wayne County Journal Banner
On Saturday, June 13, Deering competed with 62 players from around the world at the multi-million dollar Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis in a grueling nine-round tournament. Since this was his debut at this time-controlled event, his ...
St Louis Cardinals espionage claims: US sports' dark arts go back 100 years - The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian
Chess hasn't resorted to metal detectors yet, though. “If we asked players to take their shoes off and strip-searched them before every game,” Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis head Tony Rich told NPR, “I doubt you'll find many people who ...
Circle of Ten - Hudson Reporter
Hudson Reporter
Hudson Reporter
In order to complete his service learning hours during his freshman year, he assisted the Horace Mann School's chess coach. He is a guest speaker at their eighth grade graduation ceremony this year, where he previously graduated as salutatorian ...
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Abington High School chess team brings home three state, three national titles - Montgomery Newspapers
Montgomery Newspapers
Montgomery Newspapers
Abington participates in the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Chess League, which Simmons helps run and explained is the collection of 20 chess-playing schools in Bucks and Montgomery counties and Northeast Philadelphia. The Ghosts went an ...
Editorial: Anderson's sense of fair play should serve IHSA well - Quad-Cities Online
Quad-Cities Online
Quad-Cities Online
In addition to sports, activities it governs include the scholastic bowl, chess matches and debate, drama and music competitions. (Though, admittedly, the big-dollar generating activities and the ones which capture the most attention remain the major ...
IHSA Board Approves Regular-Season Football Contact Restrictions ...Effingham's News Leader
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Richards High School announces Top 10 graduates - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Caitlin O'Sullivan - Senior class president, Caitlin competed in chess, Mathletes and Scholastic Bowl and participated in peer tutoring and senior mentors. She will begin studies in biomedical engineering at Northwestern University this fall. Katelyn ...
Experts predict American chess renaissance - Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net
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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IHSA Board Approves Regular-Season Football Contact Restrictions ... - Effingham's News Leader
Effingham's News Leader
... Boys & Girls Gymnastics, Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Athletes with Disabilities, Chess, Journalism, Music/Solo Ensemble, Music Organization, Athletic Officials, Scholastic Bowl, Speech-Debate, Speech-Individual ...
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Abington High School chess team brings home three state, three national titles - Montgomery Newspapers
Montgomery Newspapers
Montgomery Newspapers
Abington participates in the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Chess League, which Simmons helps run and explained is the collection of 20 chess-playing schools in Bucks and Montgomery counties and Northeast Philadelphia. The Ghosts went an ...
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