You are here

Scholastic Chess News Feed

Alabama teen becomes US Chess Master, fast chess prize winners, half time top pick - AL.com

Sun, 07/02/2017 - 02:00
Alabama teen becomes US Chess Master, fast chess prize winners, half time top pick  AL.com

Who is the fastest chess player in Alabama? That question was settled for now with the 2017 Alabama Quick & Blitz Chess Championship held on June 24 at ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Alabama teen becomes US Chess Master, fast chess prize winners, half time top pick - AL.com

Sun, 07/02/2017 - 02:00
Alabama teen becomes US Chess Master, fast chess prize winners, half time top pick  AL.com

Who is the fastest chess player in Alabama? That question was settled for now with the 2017 Alabama Quick & Blitz Chess Championship held on June 24 at ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Sat, 07/01/2017 - 13:59

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Paris GCT Grand Chess Tour event ended in very exciting fashion with a playoff rapid match between world champion Magnus Carlsen and a local hero, ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Summer Enchantment at The Magic House - Ladue News

Thu, 06/29/2017 - 12:13

Ladue News

Summer Enchantment at The Magic House
Ladue News
“In 2014, the World Chess Hall of Fame reached out to The Magic House to commission the exhibit,” Hutchcraft says, referring to an entity related to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “They had hoped to create a family-friendly ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

On Campus - Andover Townsman

Thu, 06/29/2017 - 00:06

Andover Townsman

On Campus
Andover Townsman
The tournament is the country's most elite, invitation-only junior chess competition, and is being held in the U.S. Chess Capital of St. Louis at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis July 8 to 17. Yip learned to play chess at the age of ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Agata Bykovtsev Goes to Chess Championship - Santa Barbara Independent

Tue, 06/27/2017 - 14:41

Santa Barbara Independent

Agata Bykovtsev Goes to Chess Championship
Santa Barbara Independent
Hailing from Goleta, 17-year-old chess extraordinaire Agata Bykovtsev will enter the 2017 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship as one of the top players in her age group. Held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Sat, 06/24/2017 - 13:29

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 2017 Altibox Norway event ended with a very smooth and impressive win by Levon Aronian. His three-win, no-loss performance (5.5/9) was highlighted by ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Resources pave a brighter future for students in need - STLtoday.com

Thu, 06/22/2017 - 00:04

STLtoday.com

Resources pave a brighter future for students in need
STLtoday.com
... we've developed an interscholastic cultural exchange program — Normandy Crosscurrents — that brings together students from around St. Louis County. Thanks to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, we've embedded chess for the last two ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney - The Sparta Independent

Wed, 06/21/2017 - 04:34

The Sparta Independent

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess tournament in the world. Sparta and Pope John XXIII brought 32 players to the tournament. Griffin Brawer ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney - The Sparta Independent

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 10:26

The Sparta Independent

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess tournament in the world. Sparta and Pope John XXIII brought 32 players to the tournament. Griffin Brawer ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney - The Sparta Independent

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 10:26

The Sparta Independent

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess tournament in the world. Sparta and Pope John XXIII brought 32 players to the tournament. Griffin Brawer ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney | Sparta NJ ... - The Sparta Independent

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 10:26

The Sparta Independent

Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney | Sparta NJ ...
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Quiet Riot: Chess players focus on moves | Local | gazettetimes.com - Corvallis Gazette Times

Mon, 06/19/2017 - 08:37

Corvallis Gazette Times

Quiet Riot: Chess players focus on moves | Local | gazettetimes.com
Corvallis Gazette Times
The clicking as competitors pressed buttons on time clocks. The scratching of pencil on paper as players recorded their moves. An occasional cough or clack of ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

With 'giving circles,' a sum far greater than its parts - SCNow

Mon, 06/19/2017 - 02:05

SCNow

With 'giving circles,' a sum far greater than its parts
SCNow
Floyd-Ransom used the grant to buy chess boards and age-appropriate chess books. She has since parlayed that stipend into attracting other donors, increasing club membership and organizing the mid-April D.C. All Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament at the ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Giving circles cultivate grass-roots philanthropy - NWAOnline

Sun, 06/18/2017 - 02:22

NWAOnline

Giving circles cultivate grass-roots philanthropy
NWAOnline
Floyd-Ransom used the grant to buy chessboards and age-appropriate chess books. She has since parlayed that stipend into attracting other donors, increasing club membership and organizing the mid-April All Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament at the ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Chess in school keeps learners engaged - STLtoday.com

Fri, 06/16/2017 - 02:00
Chess in school keeps learners engaged  STLtoday.com

Many have noted St. Louis' meteoric rise to international prominence in the game of chess. Visit the city's Central West End and you are more likely to bump into ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Chess in school keeps learners engaged | Guest columnists ... - STLtoday.com

Fri, 06/16/2017 - 00:01

STLtoday.com

Chess in school keeps learners engaged | Guest columnists ...
STLtoday.com
Many have noted St. Louis' meteoric rise to international prominence in the game of chess. Visit the city's Central West End and you are more likely to bump into ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Young Chess Prodigies Converge in Saint Louis for 2017 US Junior Championship and US Girls' Junior Championship - PR Newswire (press release)

Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:04

Young Chess Prodigies Converge in Saint Louis for 2017 US Junior Championship and US Girls' Junior Championship
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- America's best and brightest young chess players are coming to Saint Louis – the nation's Chess Capital – this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) will host the U.S. Junior ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

On Chess: 2017 Grand Chess Tour begins next week with larger prize fund and the world's top players - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 06/15/2017 - 05:46

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: 2017 Grand Chess Tour begins next week with larger prize fund and the world's top players
St. Louis Public Radio
The third annual Grand Chess Tour, arguably the top chess tour in the world, is right around the corner with none other than Magnus Carlsen headlining the event. Another treat for both the players and chess fans is the addition of the Saint Louis Rapid ...

and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess

Alabama's rising chess star Arden Markin, tournament prize winners - AL.com

Sun, 06/11/2017 - 08:33

AL.com

Alabama's rising chess star Arden Markin, tournament prize winners
AL.com
Through persistence, study, and playing against top scholastic and adult players, one of Alabama's rising chess stars is making all the right moves. Arden Markin, too, has set his goal on becoming an international grandmaster. Arden is a homeschooled ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

Pages