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San Jose Summer Chess Camp to Celebrate 20 Years of Success ... - Digital Journal
Digital Journal
Digital Journal
SAN JOSE, CA - 28 May, 2017 - Northern California chess instructor Chris Torres is celebrating his 20th anniversary teaching chess this summer. Two decades ...
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Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is up to its great chess promoting tricks again with the sponsorship of the 2017 Spring Classic . This invitational event consists of three round-robin tournaments featuring promising young players ...
Annual chess challenge: 'It's an entire universe in 64 squares' - Gainesville Sun
Gainesville Sun
Gainesville Sun
Around 750 students participated in the 18th annual challenge with their classmates as well as members of the Alachua County Scholastic Chess Club. "I like learning how to play chess, I'm good at it," Kaleah said. [Andrea Cornejo/Staff photographer].
Tri-Cities Christian School chess team competes in USCF Supernationals - Kingsport Times News
Kingsport Times News
Kingsport Times News
Students from all 50 states played in the United States Chess Federation Supernational Scholastic Tournament held at the Opryland Gaylord Hotel. Seven games were held over three days, and students from kindergarten through 12th grade were eligible to ...
On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess ... - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
The biggest chess event of all time was held May 12-15 in Nashville. In total, 5,577 players vied for prizes in the three national events which are held together at ...
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On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess ... - KBIA
KBIA
KBIA
The biggest chess event of all time was held May 12-15 in Nashville. In total, 5577 players vied for prizes in the three national events which are held.
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Youngsters using chess to give back - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
"It's never a mandatory thing. We believe that community giving is important and it's one of the things we're pleased to combine with the chess playing." The concept was developed by Schechter while she was the scholastic director at Dr. G's ChessWorks ...
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Norman Chess Club holds season-ending tournament | News OK - NewsOK.com
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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 ...