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Edgemont Chess Team Wins State Championship - Yonkers Times

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 18:38

Yonkers Times

Edgemont Chess Team Wins State Championship
Yonkers Times
After months of chess clocks ticking and backward pawns, the Edgemont chess team reached victory and won the New York State Scholastic Chess Championship. The tournament took place in Saratoga Springs with exclusively highly rated players. Tensions ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 06/16/2018 - 23:10

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
We have just found out that 14-year-old Carissa Yip of Andover has earned her first International Master norm at an IM norm tournament at the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy, in Charlotte, N.C. She needs two more norms to get the coveted title.

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GCT Leuven: So with a solid start - Chessbase News

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 02:00
GCT Leuven: So with a solid start  Chessbase News

Wesley So had the best start on the first day of the rapid tournament in Leuven and leads after wins over Caruana and Mamedyarov and a draw netting him 2½ ...

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LI high schooler gives back after house fire - Newsday

Tue, 06/12/2018 - 02:00
LI high schooler gives back after house fire  Newsday

A chess National Master, Warren Wang launched CHESSanity, a nonprofit that teaches young children how to play the game, with his brother.

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Teenage chess champ from Jericho gives back after house fire - Newsday

Mon, 06/11/2018 - 13:22

Newsday

Teenage chess champ from Jericho gives back after house fire
Newsday
At Jericho, he has been president of the Chess Club, which has won four consecutive county titles and placed second in this year's Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship. Wang was also one of five recipients this year of the U.S. Chess ...

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World Champion Magnus Carlsen to teach chess to young kids - PR Web (press release)

Mon, 06/11/2018 - 07:33

PR Web (press release)

World Champion Magnus Carlsen to teach chess to young kids
PR Web (press release)
... including math, spatial analysis, and non-verbal reasoning ability (Smith and Cage, 2000). See list below for a list of literature exploring the positive scholastic effects of chess. For more info, including requests for test versions and ...

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Students in Jennings chess club victorious at state tournament after a year of hard work and practice - Akron Beacon Journal

Sun, 06/10/2018 - 17:12

Akron Beacon Journal

Students in Jennings chess club victorious at state tournament after a year of hard work and practice
Akron Beacon Journal
But after joining the chess club at Jennings middle school, Belal has stepped up his game — so much so that he took home fourth place out of 47 students in the Middle School Reserve division of the 2018 Ohio Scholastic Chess Tournament last month.

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Chennai school wins chess event in Russia - Times of India

Fri, 06/08/2018 - 10:46

Times of India

Chennai school wins chess event in Russia
Times of India
CHENNAI: Team India - represented by the students from Velammal Vidyalaya in Mel Aynambakkam - defended their title at the 49th edition of the Russian scholastic chess team event - Belaya Ladya - which concluded in Dagomys (Sochi) on Friday.

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PHOTO BLOG: Sutphin's Top 12, May, 2018 - Twin Falls Times-News (blog)

Fri, 06/08/2018 - 04:50

PHOTO BLOG: Sutphin's Top 12, May, 2018
Twin Falls Times-News (blog)
Times-News photographer Pat Sutphin shares some of his strongest work from May 2018. Check out the caption notes for a closer look at why he selected this image or how it was made. By clicking on the note you can find the original story or gallery ...

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Altibox Norway Chess 2018 LIVE - Chessbase News

Thu, 06/07/2018 - 02:00
Altibox Norway Chess 2018 LIVE  Chessbase News

Magnus Carlsen made a quick draw against Vachier-Lagrave in the final round, aiming to take his chances in a tiebreak with one or more of his colleagues.

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Men's Golf Announces 2018 Signing Class - Columbia University Athletics

Wed, 06/06/2018 - 15:23

Columbia University Athletics

Men's Golf Announces 2018 Signing Class
Columbia University Athletics
Named to the 2017 Transmerica Scholastic Honor Roll … Placed second individually at the 2017 Class 1A Florida state golf ... Hobbies and interests include badminton and chess … Volunteered/interned at Liberty Law Firm … Has been playing golf for 10 ...

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Baton Rouge International School places fourth in state at chess tournament - The Advocate

Wed, 06/06/2018 - 14:46

The Advocate

Baton Rouge International School places fourth in state at chess tournament
The Advocate
The Chess Team from Baton Rouge International School made a strong showing in the 2018 Louisiana International and Team Scholastic Championships. The tournament was held April 21 at Celerity Crestworth Charter School and boasted the largest ...

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Baton Rouge International School places fourth in state at chess tournament - The Advocate

Wed, 06/06/2018 - 14:46

The Advocate

Baton Rouge International School places fourth in state at chess tournament
The Advocate
The Chess Team from Baton Rouge International School made a strong showing in the 2018 Louisiana International and Team Scholastic Championships. The tournament was held April 21 at Celerity Crestworth Charter School and boasted the largest ...

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Honorable mentions: Fox Valley Academic Team, 2017-2018 - Chicago Daily Herald

Wed, 06/06/2018 - 05:06

Honorable mentions: Fox Valley Academic Team, 2017-2018
Chicago Daily Herald
... National Math Honor Society, Math Team (state qualifier in geometry and pre-calculus), National Science Honor Society, Tennis Academic All Conference, Chess Team captain, Student Ambassador to the board of education, and Principal Student Advisory ...

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Baton Rouge International School places fourth in state at chess tournament - The Advocate

Wed, 06/06/2018 - 02:00
Baton Rouge International School places fourth in state at chess tournament  The Advocate

The Chess Team from Baton Rouge International School made a strong showing in the 2018 Louisiana International and Team Scholastic Championships.

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Canon-Mac to honor [number] graduates - Observer-Reporter

Tue, 06/05/2018 - 23:22

Canon-Mac to honor [number] graduates
Observer-Reporter
Among her awards is the Harvard Book Prize, U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, First Commonwealth Bank Scholarship, Washington Financial Bank Scholarship, Dominick DiMatteo Academic Memorial Scholarship and Chancellor's Scholarship. Centore ...

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Century HS graduation is 3 pm Saturday - Post-Bulletin

Tue, 06/05/2018 - 17:21

Century HS graduation is 3 pm Saturday
Post-Bulletin
Scholastic achievements: Coca Cola Scholar, Bryan Cameron Scholar Finalist, National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Spanish Exam Awards, TEDx Talk, Presented Research at Conferences at Mayo, UW Madison and Harvard.

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Pembroke junior Eli Fox achieves perfection on the SAT - The Daily News Online

Fri, 06/01/2018 - 07:24

Pembroke junior Eli Fox achieves perfection on the SAT
The Daily News Online
PEMBROKE — After he took the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in March, Eli Fox decided he wanted to do better, so he took it again in May. Getting a perfect score ... He has also been a member of the Pembroke mock trial team and chess team. Fox said he ...

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Altibox Norway Chess 2018: So wins blitz tournament - Chessbase News

Mon, 05/28/2018 - 02:00
Altibox Norway Chess 2018: So wins blitz tournament  Chessbase News

The Altibox Norway Chess Tournament started with a blitz tournament, and with 10 of the world's best players competing it was probably one of the best blitz ...

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