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Community events for Livingston area | July 2018 - Livingston Daily
Livingston Daily
Applicant selection will place emphasis on personal and scholastic achievement, financial need and personal qualities. For more information, download the application from the BrightonRotary.com website ... For more information, visit www ...
It's Chess Championship Time! - FinalCall.com News
FinalCall.com News
FinalCall.com News
WASHINGTON—It's that time of year for sports championships not just for the NBA and NHL but also for the coveted D.C. Scholastic Cup Chess Tournament, held May 26, that brought high school minds together ready to duel it out with their kings and ...
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Mid Valley graduates - Scranton Times-Tribune
Scranton Times-Tribune
Scranton Times-Tribune
Activities: Honor graduate, National Honor Society, October Student of the Month, Scholastic Bowl Team, Student Council treasurer, altar server, chess club, football, Leo club, science club, Scranton Times-Tribune Scholastic Superstar, Orr Insulation ...
Checkmate! Twin Ports Chess Open Weekend Tournament Is Here - FOX 21 Online
FOX 21 Online
FOX 21 Online
“We're seeing a huge uprising in numbers with females playing,” said Twin Ports Chess Open Dane Mattson. “There's a lot of scholastic initiatives, so chess is a game where people from all walks of life and backgrounds always have an opportunity to ...
Checkmate! Twin Ports Chess Open Weekend Tournament Is Here - FOX 21 Online
FOX 21 Online
FOX 21 Online
“We're seeing a huge uprising in numbers with females playing,” said Twin Ports Chess Open Dane Mattson. “There's a lot of scholastic initiatives, so chess is a game where people from all walks of life and backgrounds always have an opportunity to ...
Your Best Shot - Albany Times Union
Albany Times Union
Albany Times Union
After a two-year drought, the scholastic team of the East Greenbush Chess Community won first place in the Capital Region for the 2017-18 year. There were 465 competitors representing 25 teams in tournaments throughout the area. Tournaments are ...
"I don't see Nigel as a great leadership candidate" - Chessbase News
IM Malcolm Pein, now a candidate for FIDE Deputy President, took time out from a full schedule for a chat with Macauley Peteron in Leuven at the end of the ...
Spring Hill chess club celebrates top players - Columbia Daily Herald
Columbia Daily Herald
Columbia Daily Herald
Organized in 1947, the TCA is a non-profit corporation 501(c) 3. Administered by the Board of Directors, it is an affiliate of the United States Chess Federation and, among other things, serves as a source of support and direction for clubs, scholastic ...
Roundup of new children's books, June 24 - San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
A dictionary, chess pieces, wells, rain and mothers figure in. Perfect for reading aloud or independent reading, this comfortably old-fashioned ... (Scholastic; 40 pages; $17.99; ages 4-8). A family heads for Coney Island in this rollicking story about ...
Roundup of new children's books, June 24 - SFGate
SFGate
SFGate
A dictionary, chess pieces, wells, rain and mothers figure in. Perfect for reading aloud or independent reading, this comfortably old-fashioned ... (Scholastic; 40 pages; $17.99; ages 4-8). A family heads for Coney Island in this rollicking story about ...
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Spring Hill chess club growing - Columbia Daily Herald
Columbia Daily Herald
Columbia Daily Herald
Organized in 1947, the TCA is a non-profit corporation 501(c) 3. Administered by the Board of Directors, it is an affiliate of the United States Chess Federation and, among other things, serves as a source of support and direction for clubs, scholastic ...
Oak Ridge teams excel at state chess team championships - Oak Ridge Today
Oak Ridge Today
Every year, the top four scholastic chess teams in each of the four grade divisions qualify to join teams from the other three regions to compete for the Tennessee Chess Association scholastic team championships, which were held March 24 at Tennessee ...
Livingston area events for June - Livingston Daily
Livingston Daily
Applicant selection will place emphasis on personal and scholastic achievement, financial need and personal qualities. For more information, download the application from the BrightonRotary.com website or contact BethWWalker@aol.com or 810-227-0656.
KCF Young Stars "working with Garry" - Chessbase News
The Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) and Saint Louis Chess Club have been running the very successful Young Stars – Team USA program for the past six ...
Edgemont Chess Team Wins State Championship - Yonkers Times
Yonkers Times
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 ...
Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
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
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 ...
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.
Teenage chess champ from Jericho gives back after house fire - Newsday
Newsday
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 ...
World Champion Magnus Carlsen to teach chess to young kids - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)
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 ...