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Norman Chess Club holds season-ending tournament | News OK - NewsOK.com
NewsOK.com
NewsOK.com
The Norman Chess Club finished its season with a tournament at the Norman Library.
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Greenwich 10-year-old chess wizard takes triple crown - Greenwich Time
Greenwich Time
Greenwich Time
GREENWICH — Impossibly young, incredibly talented and heavily decorated: if Whitby fifth-grader Maximillian Lu were a race horse, he would be American Pharoah. Last weekend, the Greenwich 10-year-old completed the “Triple Crown” of scholastic chess, ...
Community Calendar: May 19, 2017 - Plattsburgh Press Republican
Plattsburgh Press Republican
Upstate New York Scholastic Chess Championships. 9:15 a.m., Franklin Academy High School, Franklin Academy High School, 42 Huskie Lane, Malone. Complete teams not required; individuals may also enter. Awards plus breakfast, lunch and drinks.
CPS students receive trophies in Nashville chess tournament - Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia Daily Tribune
Students from West Middle School, Gentry Middle School and Grant Elementary School won trophies in the SuperNationals VI chess tournament, held May 11 ...
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On Chess: Are chess books dying? - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
Why buy a chess opening book when you can interactively learn hundreds of openings researched by grandmasters on Chessable? You can even find a host of chess lessons on YouTube, like the channel hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center ...
Chess tournament to be hosted at library for players of all skill levels and ages - The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)
The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)
The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)
“In West Virginia, there are several hundred adults and scholastic players that play rated chess,” he said. “We average between 20-30 rated players at the tournaments but even if there are true beginnings or those who haven't played in a rated ...
From academics to athlet... - Birmingham Times
Birmingham Times
Birmingham Times
The Sun Valley Elementary chess team won first place team at the Montevallo Scholastic Chess Tournament. Chess teams from throughout Jefferson and Shelby counties competed in the event in April 2017 at Montevallo Middle School. Four Sun Valley ...
From academics to athletics: Highlights from the 2016-2017 ... - Birmingham Times
Birmingham Times
Birmingham Times
Coach Emanuel Bell led the Wenonah Girls' High School basketball to the Class 5A state basketball title for the fourth straight year in 2017. Coach Bell is ...
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On Chess: Are Chess Books Dying? - KBIA
KBIA
KBIA
Why buy a chess opening book when you can interactively learn hundreds of openings researched by grandmasters on Chessable? You can even access a whole host of chess lessons on YouTube, like the channel hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic ...
Young world chess champion will speak, play at island event - Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber (subscription)
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber (subscription)
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber (subscription)
It was with this in mind that McCready planned an event for Saturday that will bring the world under-13 scholastic girls' chess champion to the island. Naomi Bashkansky, 13, of Bellevue, won the 2016 World School Chess Championship in the girls under ...
Locals compete in state chess championships - Coos Bay World
Coos Bay World
Coos Bay World
SEASIDE — Nearly 400 chess players competed at the Oregon Scholastic State Championships on May 5-6 at the Seaside Convention Center. Participates from Coos County included nine from Coquille, two from Myrtle Point, and one from North Bend.
Seven ORHS students among thousands at national scholastic chess championships - Oak Ridge Today
Oak Ridge Today
Oak Ridge Today
Each year, there are national competitions for elementary (K-6), junior high (K-9), and high school (K-12). Every four years, these championships are combined in one venue as “SuperNationals.” The organizers stated this was the largest chess tournament ...
North Allegheny student, chess prodigy to represent U.S. at international competition - Tribune-Review
Tribune-Review
He tied for first place among fourth-graders and was third overall in the K-to-6 Open section of the Pennsylvania State Scholastic Championships in March in Lancaster. He placed first in K-to-3 Open in 2016. The U.S. Chess Federation ranked him seventh ...
West Texas Scholastic Chess regional tournament - Midland Reporter-Telegram
Chess Championship Draws Students from Several Schools - Talk of the Sound
Talk of the Sound
Talk of the Sound
NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- William B. Ward Elementary School hosted a National Scholastic Chess Foundation Grand Prix tournament on Saturday, April 22, that attracted more than 100 students from across the district, and from schools in Westchester County ...
Chess director plans legal action after he says he was criticized for calling child's dress 'seductive' - Washington Post
Washington Post
Washington Post
“My client has not only been embarrassed and slandered in Malaysia but all over the world,” said Mohd Harris Al-Haji Abdullahan, an attorney for Sophian Yusof, the director of last month's National Scholastic Chess Championship in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Community Calendar: May 12, 2017 | Local News | pressrepublican ... - Plattsburgh Press Republican
Plattsburgh Press Republican
Editor's Note: All events must be open to the public. Be sure to include the specific dates, times, prices and location of the event. Send to ...
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Chess dress controversy: Apologise to girl and move on, says ... - The Star Online
The Star Online
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Wanita MCA has urged National Scholastic Chess Championship director Sophian A. Yusuf to stop "bullying" the 12-year-old chess player ...
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Lawyer: Chess girl's picture doctored - The Star Online
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: The photo of a girl who withdrew from a chess tournament over a dress dispute that was posted on Facebook was doctored, claims a lawyer. Mohd Harris Abdullah, who is representing the National Scholastic Chess Championship director ...
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Chess championship director to file defamation suit over Facebook post - The Star Online
The Star Online
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: National Scholastic Chess Championship director Sophian A.Yusuf will file a suit against chess coach Kaushal Khandar for making allegedly defamatory statements over a controversy regarding a girl's dressing at the tournament. "We will ...
Chess tournament director to sue for defamation over dress rowYahoo Singapore News
Chess tourney director to sue coach, three others over 'short dress' fiascoMalaysiakini (subscription)
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