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Midwest is king of world chess as lavish St. Louis club lures top players - Star Tribune
ST. LOUIS – For decades after World War II, the Soviet Union dominated international chess competitions. Now the center of the chess world has shifted to the ...
Chess program bridges gap between cops and youth - St. Louis American
St. Louis American
St. Louis American
The event was to announce the start of St. Louis Chess Cops, or "Cops Helping Enhance Student Skills" a mentoring program with the St. Louis Police department in partnership with the Chess Club Scholastic Center of St. Louis (CCSCSL). Photo by Wiley ...
Young Chess Masters: Rising Scholars headed to national competition - Valley morning Star
Valley morning Star
Valley morning Star
“I did really good in state, I did really good in regionals,” Adolfo said. “All I have to do is keep moving forward.” Adolfo, Diego and the other chess players were still jazzed about their success at the 2017 South Texas Scholastic Chess Championships ...
Gainesville becoming a state force in competitive chess - Gainesville Sun
Gainesville Sun
Gainesville Sun
Jie, a 16-year-old Buchholz High School sophomore, is the 2017 individual state champion of the Florida Chess Association Scholastic Chess Championship for kindergarten through 12th grades. She started playing about 10 years ago in the only activity ...
Gainesville becoming a state force in competitive chess - Gainesville Sun
In a game of chess, there are more moves possible than any player will ever execute. For some players, including Cindy Jie, the unpredictability and game ...
The Black and White World of a Lubbock Chess Champ - EverythingLubbock.com
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EverythingLubbock.com
LUBBOCK, TX - Sabina Foisor, a Lubbock resident, won the title of U.S. Women's Chess Champion at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis on April 10. After six years of attempts, Foisor won the title and a grand prize of $25,000. The title ...
On Chess: 2017 US Chess Championships crown victors, Wesley So and Sabina Foisor - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
Between March 29 and April 10, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis hosted the 2017 U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women's Chess Championship, two of the most exciting events in the American circuit. This year, the events were ...
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Chess teams seek formal support - Post-Bulletin
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Post-Bulletin
"The chess community is ambivalent about it, because we have high-quality chess and we have kids that are going on to national tournaments," Handlon said of the possibility of being recognized by MSHSL. "But the one thing that MSHSL will do is lend ...
Lubbockite claims win at U.S. Women's Chess Championship in St. Louis - LubbockOnline.com
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LubbockOnline.com
Lubbock resident and Women's Grandmaster Sabina Foisor has been named the champion of the 2017 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, which was hosted this month at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, Missouri. The two-week ...
Woodall Scholastic Chess Open to bring in teams - Tahlequah Daily Press
Tahlequah Daily Press
The Woodall K-12 Scholastic Chess Open is set for Saturday, April 22, at Woodall School, 14090 W. 835 Road in Tahlequah. This event is for K-12 and is Swiss, school-team sensitive, has machine tie breaks (no blitz), half-point bye available for one ...
2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women's ... - Yahoo Finance
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Yahoo Finance
Grandmaster Wesley So and Women's Grandmaster Sabina Foisor came out on top, taking home the titles of U.S. Chess and U.S. Women's Champions, respectively. The nation's most elite chess tournament was held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center ...
Wesley So, Sabina-Francesca Foisor emerge as champions in unpredictable U.S. chess title fightWashington Times
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Local chess club wins regional title - Plainview Daily Herald
Plainview Daily Herald
Plainview Daily Herald
Representatives of 16 schools from Lubbock, Amarillo, Olton, Shallowater, Sundown and Plainview converged on the Wayland campus in Plainview Saturday to compete in the 2017 Regional Scholastic Chess Championship. The 62 competitors played a ...
Chess team named state champs - Valley morning Star
Valley morning Star
Valley morning Star
The San Benito High School chess team won first place in the High School Championship division of the 2017 South Texas Scholastic Chess Championships. The Texas Chess Association's state tournament was held at the University of Texas Rio Grande ...
Minnetonka grandmaster is new US Chess Champion - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Photo provided by Lennart Ootes/Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis Minnetonka chess Grandmaster Wesley So, 23, of Minnetonka, Minn., laughs while being interview for a live-streaming broadcast after winning the U.S. Chess Championship at ...
GM Wesley So captures first U.S. chess championship in tense playoffWashington Times
Foisor Wins US Women's While So, Onischuk Head To PlayoffChess.com
Wesley, Onischuk locked in playoffTempo
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Minnetonka chess star faces tiebreaking playoff for US - Star Tribune - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Photo provided by Lennart Ootes Grandmaster Wesley So, 23, of Minnetonka, Minn., the #2 ranked chess player in the world, contemplates his move in his ...
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Young chess wizards go to work - SouthCoastToday.com - SouthCoastToday.com
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DARTMOUTH — Kids from kindergarten all the way up to 12th grade were welcomed to test their skills at the 2nd Annual Dartmouth Rotary Club Scholastic ...
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Minnetonka chess player one of three with chance to win U.S. ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Wesley So is in a three-way tie entering the final round of the national championship. By Dennis J. McGrath Star Tribune. April 8, 2017 — 10:07pm. itemprop.
Foisor Wins US Women's While So, Onischuk Head To PlayoffChess.com
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Wesley, Onischuk locked in playoffTempo
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Minnetonka chess player shares lead at US Chess Championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Although the U.S. Championship, held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, is restricted to the top 12 U.S. players, it has become perhaps the toughest of national championships because the United States has three players ranked among ...
Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.comChess.com
Chess: Wesley So delivers 'masterpiece,' as US Championship field makes pushABS-CBN News
Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila StandardThe Standard
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Lubbock resident competes at U.S. Women's Chess Championship ... - LubbockOnline.com
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LubbockOnline.com
Lubbock resident Sabina Foisor and was set to face last year's champion Friday at the U.S. Women's Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic ...
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