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Three Groundbreaking Chess Exhibitions to Open at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis in April - PR Newswire

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 03/22/2018 - 02:00
Three Groundbreaking Chess Exhibitions to Open at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis in April  PR Newswire

SAINT LOUIS, March 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), the only institution of its kind to present world-class ...

Texas Tech chess coach selected for national hall of fame - LubbockOnline.com

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 03/09/2018 - 17:03

LubbockOnline.com

Texas Tech chess coach selected for national hall of fame
LubbockOnline.com
Alex Onischuk, the coach of Texas Tech's Knight Raiders Chess Program, will be honored along with Bill Goichberg. Onischuk and Goichberg will join 58 individuals currently in the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. According to Harold Winston, U.S. Chess Trust ...

Anatoly Lein, Soviet great-turned-US star, dies at 86 - Washington Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 03/07/2018 - 03:54

Anatoly Lein, Soviet great-turned-US star, dies at 86
Washington Times
Lein, whose long career included wins over such greats as Vasily Smyslov and Mikhail Tal and induction into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2005, earned a permanent entry in the annals of Washington-area chess by winning 1976 U.S. Open, held on the ...

Anatoly Lein, Soviet great-turned-U.S. star, dies at 86 - Washington Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 03/07/2018 - 02:00
Anatoly Lein, Soviet great-turned-U.S. star, dies at 86  Washington Times

Anatoly Lein, the Leningrad-born grandmaster who was one of the last living members of the wave of Soviet refugees who transformed the U.S. chess landscape ...

Anatoly Lein, an Émigré Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 86 - New York Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 03/06/2018 - 16:55

New York Times

Anatoly Lein, an Émigré Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 86
New York Times
Anatoly Lein, a Russian-born American chess grandmaster who was among the world's top 30 players at his peak, won two of the most prestigious tournaments in the United States and recorded victories against some of the game's greatest players, died on ...

Anatoly Lein, an Émigré Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 86 - The New York Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 03/06/2018 - 02:00
Anatoly Lein, an Émigré Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 86  The New York Times

Anatoly Lein, a Russian-born American chess grandmaster who was among the world's top 30 players at his peak, won two of the most prestigious tournaments ...

CWEA First Friday at World Chess Hall of Fame - South County Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 03/02/2018 - 02:25

South County Times

CWEA First Friday at World Chess Hall of Fame
South County Times
Join The Young Professionals Board of the Saint Louis Chess Campus and the Central West End Association as they host their monthly First Friday event at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave., on Friday, March 2, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. This ...

At some point during your chess career, I imagine you've fiddled around with this piece and that, moving a pawn here ... - Tablet Magazine

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 02/23/2018 - 11:02

At some point during your chess career, I imagine you've fiddled around with this piece and that, moving a pawn here ...
Tablet Magazine
Nimzowitsch and Réti headline this year's class of inductees to the St. Louis-based World Chess Hall of Fame. Though they will be officially enshrined (as they say) in April, Nimzowitsch and Réti left their mark on the game long ago, in the early 20th ...

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At some point during your chess career, I imagine you've fiddled around with this piece and that, moving a pawn here ... - Tablet Magazine

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 02/23/2018 - 11:02

At some point during your chess career, I imagine you've fiddled around with this piece and that, moving a pawn here ...
Tablet Magazine
But fear not kings and queens, a chess lesson is upon thee, because the news cycle has bestowed upon us a reason to celebrate two of the game's most important historical figures—Aron Nimzowitsch and Richard Réti—whose theoretical contributions ...

World Chess Hall of Fame Inducts Two Jewish Masters Who Helped Shape the Way the Game is Played - Tablet Magazine

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 02/23/2018 - 02:00
World Chess Hall of Fame Inducts Two Jewish Masters Who Helped Shape the Way the Game is Played  Tablet Magazine

At some point during your chess career, I imagine you've fiddled around with this piece and that, moving a pawn here and a knight there—with likely no mind to ...

On Chess: Reliving American chess victory on the world stage - St. Louis Public Radio

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 02/22/2018 - 05:20

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Reliving American chess victory on the world stage
St. Louis Public Radio
The World Chess Hall of Fame is currently celebrating the victory with an exhibition titled Global Moves: Americans in Chess Olympiads, which explores the history of American teams in the Chess Olympiads, from the early years through 2016. Kevin Duggin ...

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