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Maktkamp tvinger Magnus Carlsen til vanskelige valg: – Mistenkelig - Bergens Tidende

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 06/28/2017 - 11:11

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Maktkamp tvinger Magnus Carlsen til vanskelige valg: – Mistenkelig
Bergens Tidende
Det er en rivalisering mellom FIDE og Grand Chess Tour. Kasparov er sentral i Grand Chess Tour, og Rex Sinquefield (amerikansk businessmann, journ. anm.) er en viktig sponsor. Begge de er veldig anti-FIDE. De to partene rivaliserer om datoene og ...

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Messenger: In St. Louis, revolving door goes from City Hall to Lambert - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sun, 06/18/2017 - 12:01

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Messenger: In St. Louis, revolving door goes from City Hall to Lambert
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The company is the lobbying and political arm of wealthy political donor and chess aficionado Rex Sinquefield. Through its nonprofit Grow Missouri, it is running the process by which the city determines whether privatizing its top asset is a good idea ...

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Tuesday's Education Update: Roundup of education news from around the region, state, nation - Tribune-Review

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/13/2017 - 10:39

Tuesday's Education Update: Roundup of education news from around the region, state, nation
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Politico profiled Rex Sinquefield in 2014, here , and listed a few Sinquefield's passions: “promoting chess, dismantling the traditional public school system and eliminating income taxes.” Sec. DeVos will also meet with the South Carolina African ...

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10 Completely Serious Solutions to St. Louis' Confederate Monument Controversy - Riverfront Times (blog)

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 09:50

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10 Completely Serious Solutions to St. Louis' Confederate Monument Controversy
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In the past week, the Confederate monument in Forest Park has drawn protests, vandalism and increased cries for removal. If not for the estimated $100,000 needed to take down the offending stone shaft, we're guessing St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson would ...

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Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle? The Cross-Cloud Approach: Modernising IT Infrastructure - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 13:23

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Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle? The Cross-Cloud Approach: Modernising IT Infrastructure
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... and even the 12th place challenger walked away with $4,000 -- not bad for pushing pieces around a board for a few hours. "Our top 10 or 20 players in the world don't have to do anything but play chess," says St. Louis Chess Club founder Rex ...

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Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle? - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 13:23

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Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle?
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... and even the 12th place challenger walked away with $4,000 -- not bad for pushing pieces around a board for a few hours. "Our top 10 or 20 players in the world don't have to do anything but play chess," says St. Louis Chess Club founder Rex ...

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How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/09/2017 - 09:05

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How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance
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The St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center has a pretty humble beginning. After retiring and moving back to his Missouri home, financier (and Forbes contributor) Rex Sinquefield settled into the St. Louis area. Sinquefield, a lifelong chess player ...

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How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/09/2017 - 09:05

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How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance
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The St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center has a pretty humble beginning. After retiring and moving back to his Missouri home, financier (and Forbes contributor) Rex Sinquefield had settled into the St. Louis area. A lifelong chess player ...

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How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance - Forbes Now

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/09/2017 - 02:00
How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance  Forbes Now

The St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center has a pretty humble beginning. After retiring and moving back to his Missouri home, financier (and Forbes ...

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Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 10:00

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Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier
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"Our top ten or twenty players in the world don't have to do anything but play chess," says Rex Sinquefield. He's the founder of the St. Louis Chess Club, which hosts the U.S. Chess Championship. "They can earn a very good living. I mean, I'm talking a ...

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Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 10:00

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Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier
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"Our top ten or twenty players in the world don't have to do anything but play chess," says Rex Sinquefield. He's the founder of the St. Louis Chess Club, which hosts the U.S. Chess Championship. "They can earn a very good living. I mean, I'm talking a ...

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Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 02:00
Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier  Forbes

Chess grandmasters talk about the tough road to making a living playing the game of Kings - and how the internet has been opening up opportunities.

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Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier - Forbes Now

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 02:00
Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier  Forbes Now

Chess grandmasters talk about the tough road to making a living playing the game of Kings - and how the internet has been opening up opportunities.

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How St Louis became America's chess capital - The Economist (blog)

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

How St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
The rise of St Louis as a centre for chess dates to 2008, when Rex Sinquefield chose the promotion of chess in his home town as a retirement project after making a fortune pioneering stockmarket index funds. (Mr Sinquefield is also politically active ...

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The Economist explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital - The Economist (blog)

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

The Economist explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
The rise of St Louis as a centre for chess dates back to 2008, when Rex Sinquefield chose the promotion of chess in his hometown as a retirement project after making a fortune pioneering stock-market index funds. (Mr Sinquefield is also politically ...

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The Economist explains How St Louis became America’s chess capital - The Economist

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:00
The Economist explains How St Louis became America’s chess capital  The Economist

ST LOUIS is a troubled, shrinking city in the American Midwest. Its population peaked at 850000 in the 1950s. Decades of middle-class flight have left it with only ...

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How St Louis became America's chess capital - The Economist

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:00
How St Louis became America's chess capital  The Economist

ST LOUIS is a troubled, shrinking city in the American Midwest. Its population peaked at 850000 in the 1950s. Decades of middle-class flight have left it with only ...

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How St Louis became America’s chess capital - The Economist

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:00
How St Louis became America’s chess capital  The Economist

ST LOUIS is a troubled, shrinking city in the American Midwest. Its population peaked at 850000 in the 1950s. Decades of middle-class flight have left it with only ...

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