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Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: All eyes on Garry Kasparov as former champion returns to chess after 12 years - Firstpost

Mon, 08/14/2017 - 06:25

Firstpost

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: All eyes on Garry Kasparov as former champion returns to chess after 12 years
Firstpost
The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz event started off at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis on Sunday evening as a relaxed and jovial affair, despite being next leg of the Grand Chess Tour with equal weightage of Grand Prix points. It will ...

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Goodbye Sinquefield Cup, hello Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz - Chessbase News

Mon, 08/14/2017 - 02:00
Goodbye Sinquefield Cup, hello Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz  Chessbase News

Closing the books on the Sinquefield Cup with video from the closing ceremony, and turning to the next major event right on its heels, the Saint Louis Rapid and ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 08/12/2017 - 13:26

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
13-19), also at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (https://saintlouischessclub.org/). It starts the day after the cup ends and features the return of the legendary Garry Kasparov to competitive chess. We will see how much he has left ...

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So suffers third defeat in Grand Chess Tour - The Manila Times

Thu, 08/10/2017 - 06:54

So suffers third defeat in Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So absorbed his third loss to drop to No.3 after six rounds of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour – Sinquefield Cup on Thursday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in the US. The 23-year old Cavite City pride ...

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GM Laylo finishes 2nd in Jaksa Agung Cup - The Manila Times

Wed, 08/09/2017 - 06:41

GM Laylo finishes 2nd in Jaksa Agung Cup
The Manila Times
Meanwhile, Filipino GM Wesley So is in four-way tie for seventh after five rounds in the Grand Chess Tour – Sinquefield Cup being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in US. So has two points he got from one win – against GM Ian ...

American Chess Is Great Again - FiveThirtyEight

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 14:47

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American Chess Is Great Again
FiveThirtyEight
Sinquefield wore a windbreaker over a polo shirt, both emblazoned with the insignia of his club, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Sinquefield — a multimillionaire or billionaire, depending on your source — is somewhere between a ...

World Teams with Indian Chess Players Dominate Match of the Millennials Event - India West

Mon, 08/07/2017 - 18:08

India West

World Teams with Indian Chess Players Dominate Match of the Millennials Event
India West
The event, put together by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, Mo., in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation, U.S. Chess Federation, World Chess Federation and the world federation's Trainers' Commission, took place July 26 ...

Chess Notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 08/05/2017 - 13:30

The Boston Globe

Chess Notes
The Boston Globe
The next stop on the Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, has begun at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (www.SaintLouisChessClub.org). This year's version features the return of world champion and chess's one true rock star, ...

Pawns Don't Equal Points In Sinquefield Rd. 3 - Chess.com

Fri, 08/04/2017 - 20:12

Pawns Don't Equal Points In Sinquefield Rd. 3
Chess.com
Austin Fuller, Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. "I was thinking the game is effectively over, but you don't like to resign on move 20," Svidler said. He was particularly perturbed that he was getting outplayed in an opening that he's ...

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National chess tournament won by Alabama player, local results and games - AL.com

Fri, 08/04/2017 - 10:01

AL.com

National chess tournament won by Alabama player, local results and games
AL.com
Held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, the top players in the world will compete for $300,000 in prize money, tour points, and the coveted title of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion. Two chess legends are participating: World ...

Pawns Don't Equal Points In Sinquefield Rd. 3 - Chess.com

Fri, 08/04/2017 - 02:00
Pawns Don't Equal Points In Sinquefield Rd. 3  Chess.com

After two rounds of more wins than draws, nobody parked his car in the winner's circle after round three of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup. Despite the five draws, ...

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