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Chess is for women too! - fox2now.com

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 02:00
Chess is for women too!  fox2now.com

Chess is for women too! - fox2now.com

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 02:00
Chess is for women too!  fox2now.com

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is debunking a myth that men are better than women at chess. Lauren Stewart, of ...

Chess is for women too! - fox2now.com

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 02:00
Chess is for women too!  fox2now.com

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is debunking a myth that men are better than women at chess. Lauren Stewart, of ...

Chess is for women too! - fox2now.com

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 02:00
Chess is for women too!  fox2now.com

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is debunking a myth that men are better than women at chess. Lauren Stewart, of ...

$800 Million Payoff Thanks To Tennessee Tax Structure - Forbes

Mon, 06/20/2016 - 02:00
$800 Million Payoff Thanks To Tennessee Tax Structure  Forbes

Tennesseans have good cause to kick up their heels – and, this time, it's not just within the confines of a Nashville honky-tonk. The Volunteer State success story ...

Nation's Top Chess Prodigies Head to Saint Louis for 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championships - PR Newswire (press release)

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 10:01

Nation's Top Chess Prodigies Head to Saint Louis for 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championships
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's elite junior chess players are coming back to Saint Louis, the nation's Chess Capital, this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) hosts the U.S. Junior Closed ...

On Chess: Grand Chess Tour approaches second stop - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 08:45

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Grand Chess Tour approaches second stop
St. Louis Public Radio
Viewers can watch the games online as they will be broadcast live from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, led by the world-class commentary team of GM Yasser Seirawan, WGM Jennifer Shahade and GM Eric Hansen. GM's Maurice ...

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Here be dragons, maps and a 'fantasy' St. Louis - STLtoday.com

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 13:00

STLtoday.com

Here be dragons, maps and a 'fantasy' St. Louis
STLtoday.com
Emir Kalkan, in blue, and Elvedin Mujkic work on a 75X25- foot map of St. Louis in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library, Central branch on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. The landmark illustrations were created by Matt Reedy ...

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Mystery solved: giant chess statues in Rainier neighborhood - KING5.com

Sat, 06/04/2016 - 12:55

KING5.com

Mystery solved: giant chess statues in Rainier neighborhood
KING5.com
A 9-foot tall king and a queen loom over the corner of 51st and Rainier Ave S in the Rainier neighborhood. The statues are giant chess pieces created by artist Peter Reiquam as a tribute to Detective Denise "Cookie" Bouldin. Michael King, KING 6:27 PM.

On Chess: Memoirs of a chess square - KBIA

Thu, 06/02/2016 - 14:23

KBIA

On Chess: Memoirs of a chess square
KBIA
At the beginning of many prestigious chess tournaments, players sign their name on particular light squares of commemorative chessboards, often with no intent beyond the thought, “On which square will my signature appear most elegant?” or, “Which ...

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley on chess and mentoring: 'It matters that I'm black' - St. Louis American

Thu, 06/02/2016 - 02:00
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley on chess and mentoring: 'It matters that I'm black'  St. Louis American

International Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley made history when he was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame on April 13 at a ceremony in St. Louis' ...

On Chess: Memoirs of a chess square - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 06/01/2016 - 23:02

On Chess: Memoirs of a chess square
St. Louis Public Radio
... at the World Chess Hall of Fame through Sept. 11, 2016. For more information, visit www.worldchesshof.org. Jennifer Shahade is a chess champion, commentator and author. On Chess is provided by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

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