St. Louis AND Chess
Magnus Carlsen tops bill for new $1m Grand Chess Tour - Telegraph.co.uk
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Backers include the American chess enthusiast Rex Sinquefield, who was at the launch. Sinquefield, who has ploughed millions into the game, founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and has built the city into the game's US capital.
New world-wide chess tour announced in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio
A new multi-national chess competition aims to draw attention to the sport. “Hopefully we are witnessing now the creation of the network that will greatly.
New world-wide chess tour announced in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio
A new multi-national chess competition aims to draw attention to the sport. “Hopefully we are witnessing now the creation of the network that will greatly.
Pioneering basketball coach Gregg Popovich gets most out of Spurs - Irish Times
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America at Large: Pass for NFL's Gronkowski down to success on field · President of St Louis Chess Club Rex Sinquefield (left) and Republican congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer America at Large: Making all right moves in bid to unearth new Bobby Fischer ...
NFL recruiters paying ex-FBI agents to spy on troublesome talents - Irish Times
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Irish Times
America at Large: Pass for NFL's Gronkowski down to success on field; President of St Louis Chess Club Rex Sinquefield (left) and Republican congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer America at Large: Making all right moves in bid to unearth new Bobby Fischer ...
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Bev Randles, recipient of $1M political donation, leaves lobbying group to ... - STLtoday.com
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Bev Randles, the Republican candidate for Missouri lieutenant governor who landed an unprecedented $1 million political donation last year from mega-donor Rex Sinquefield, is stepping down from the conservative lobbying group Missouri Club for Growth ...
Rex Sinquefield continuing his quest to make US into a superpower - The Guardian
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Rex Sinquefield, billionaire and investment guru, is the mastermind developing this ambitious strategy. His hero is Fischer, who famously seized the world crown from the old Soviet Union, and his home town St Louis, with its chess club open daily and ...
Rex Sinquefield continuing his quest to make US into a superpower - The Guardian
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The Guardian
Rex Sinquefield, billionaire and investment guru, is the mastermind developing this ambitious strategy. His hero is Fischer, who famously seized the world crown from the old Soviet Union, and his home town St Louis, with its chess club open daily and ...
Spotlight falls on Andy Lee as Al Haymon returns boxing to the masses - Irish Times
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Irish Times
America at Large: Pass for NFL's Gronkowski down to success on field; President of St Louis Chess Club Rex Sinquefield (left) and Republican congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer America at Large: Making all right moves in bid to unearth new Bobby Fischer ...
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Today in History - STLtoday.com
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Today is Tuesday, April 14, the 104th day of 2015. There are 261 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American ...
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Televised Chess? St. Louis center is now broadcasting championships - China Post
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Taking a cue from televised poker, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis that Sinquefield founded is taking a new step to bring attention to chess with a live-streaming broadcast complete with running commentary. The U.S. Chess ...
Checkmate: US billionaire hopes to put chess on TVCTV News
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Checkmate: US billionaire hopes to put chess on TV - CTV News
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ST. LOUIS -- Some may not see chess as a broadcast-ready sport, but U.S. billionaire Rex Sinquefield disagrees. Taking a cue from televised poker, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis that Sinquefield founded is taking a new step to bring ...
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Hikaru Nakamura takes on Wesley So in US Chess Championship - Telegraph.co.uk
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Telegraph.co.uk
Unusually, the players compete for 11 consecutive days without rest. The Women's World Chess Championship KO final is under way, with game two this afternoon. Natalia Pogonina claimed her place after a 116-move win over Pia Cramling in a speed chess ...
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The drama, the tension – the chess championships? Broadcast live from St. Louis - STLtoday.com
The 2015 U.S. Chess Championships, which begin this week at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, will be live-streamed from the club's new ...
Highest-rated U.S. Chess Championship is starting in St. Louis; here are the basics - St. Louis Public Radio
America at Large: Making all right moves in bid to unearth new Bobby Fischer - Irish Times
Former investor is spending big as he seeks to reverse decline of American chess.
America at Large: Making all right moves in bid to unearth new Bobby Fischer - Irish Times
Former investor is spending big as he seeks to reverse decline of American chess.
Matheny making moves with St. Louis chess club - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Your Move, Grandmaster. (To the US, Please.) - New York Times
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New York Times
The tournament is named for Rex Sinquefield, a retired financier active in Missouri politics who has become the primary benefactor of chess in the United States. Mr. Sinquefield provided the $315,000 prize fund for the event, as he also does for the ...
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Your Move, Grandmaster. (To the U.S., Please.) - New York Times
If an official program and a clandestine effort to recruit top players from other countries is successful, the United States chess team could be a favorite at the next ...