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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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 ...

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

The Economist explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
In 2011 he helped bring the “World Chess Hall of Fame” (pictured) to St Louis. Its was set up, according to its website, “to educate visitors, fans, players and scholars by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting the game of chess and its ...

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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 ...

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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 ...

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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 ...

On Chess: When your chess opponent wears a cape - St. Louis Public Radio

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 04/26/2017 - 21:44

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: When your chess opponent wears a cape
St. Louis Public Radio
Now, the World Chess Hall of Fame's exhibit, "POW! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics," on view through Sept. 17, offers a rare chance to enjoy the full scope of what happens when chess and comics join forces. Perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that ...

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The Link Between Chess and Options Trading - Bloomberg

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 04/25/2017 - 17:30

Bloomberg

The Link Between Chess and Options Trading
Bloomberg
Hikaru Nakamura, one of the top chess players in the world (number 7 right now), joined Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?" to talk about using some of the same tactics in chess to trade options. (Source: Bloomberg) ...

From Ceramic Sea Creatures to Bauhaus Blocks, a Compendium of Exquisite Chess Sets - Hyperallergic

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 04/13/2017 - 21:56

Hyperallergic

From Ceramic Sea Creatures to Bauhaus Blocks, a Compendium of Exquisite Chess Sets
Hyperallergic
Many other women have designed boards, as showcased in Ladies' Knight: A Female Perspective on Chess, a 2015 exhibition at St. Louis's World Chess Hall of Fame. On view were designs including Yoko Ono's famous white board; a dollhouse-inspired set ...

2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women's ... - PR Newswire (press release)

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 04/11/2017 - 14:16

PR Newswire (press release)

2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women's ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The World Chess Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization committed to building awareness for the cultural and artistic significance of chess. It opened on September 9, 2011, in the Central West End after moving from previous locations in New York and ...

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GM Arthur Bisguier, 1929-2017 - Chess.com

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 02:00
GM Arthur Bisguier, 1929-2017  Chess.com

GM Arthur Bisguier, one of America's greatest chess players of the 20th century, died on Wednesday at the age of 87 while in a care facility in Framingham, ...

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