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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 ...

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

Thu, 06/22/2017 - 00:04

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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US chess champ is No. 2 in the world - Lewiston Sun Journal

Sat, 06/10/2017 - 23:02

Lewiston Sun Journal

US chess champ is No. 2 in the world
Lewiston Sun Journal
"It always looks like he's half playing the game and half thinking about a pleasant memory," said Tony Rich, the executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, the organizing body for the U.S. title event. Rich finds So "self ...

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Baltimore's Famous National Chess Champion Isn't A National Chess Champion - Deadspin

Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:18

Deadspin

Baltimore's Famous National Chess Champion Isn't A National Chess Champion
Deadspin
It all began last month at the Supernationals, an event sanctioned by the USCF, directed by Guadalupe, and billed as the largest scholastic chess tourney in the land. According to the USCF, 5,575 school kids—kindergarteners on up from all across the ...

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New U.S. chess champ is now No. 2 in world - Herald and News

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 02:03

Herald and News

New U.S. chess champ is now No. 2 in world
Herald and News
“It always looks like he's half playing the game and half thinking about a pleasant memory,” said Tony Rich, the executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, the organizing body for the U.S. title event. Rich finds So “self ...

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Free chess exhibit to open in St. John at Magic House summer satellite location - STLtoday.com

Mon, 06/05/2017 - 11:35

STLtoday.com

Free chess exhibit to open in St. John at Magic House summer satellite location
STLtoday.com
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis will offer half-day summer chess camps at the exhibit. Sessions run Monday through Friday and will take place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1-4 p.m. The cost is $30 per week per child. For more information, e ...

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