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Registration open for Polk Scholastic Chess - The Ledger

Tue, 08/23/2016 - 22:11

Registration open for Polk Scholastic Chess
The Ledger
The nonprofit organization is supported by the Polk County School District. It holds chess tournaments that are open to all students in Polk County from pre-K through 12th grade. About 600 children participate every year, making it the largest ...

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Judge: Ferguson, Missouri schools blocked African-American candidates from board elections - Business Insider

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 20:16

Business Insider

Judge: Ferguson, Missouri schools blocked African-American candidates from board elections
Business Insider
Invision for The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis/Tom Gannam. (Reuters) - Board elections for the Ferguson, Missouri, school district are unfair to African-American voters, a judge ruled Monday, citing a reluctance by white voters to ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 08/20/2016 - 13:34

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
I was very fortunate to finally be able to finally make my pilgrimage to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis to see what all the fuss was about in person. I was able to watch the fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup, and I was given a ...

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Former Webster Univ. standout wins prestigious chess event - fox2now.com

Fri, 08/19/2016 - 15:39

Former Webster Univ. standout wins prestigious chess event
fox2now.com
The event is hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in the city's Central West End. So is the current leader on the Grand Chess Tour. He was a member of the Webster University teams that won the national collegiate championships in 2013 and ...

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Former Webster U. standout wins prestigious chess event - Washington Times

Fri, 08/19/2016 - 15:36

Former Webster U. standout wins prestigious chess event
Washington Times
The event is hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in the city's Central West End. So is the current leader on the Grand Chess Tour. He was a member of the Webster University teams that won the national collegiate championships in 2013 and ...

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Community Briefs - Greensboro News & Record

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 23:09

Community Briefs
Greensboro News & Record
A scholastic tournament for kindergarten through 12th-grade students will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Spears YMCA, 3216 Horsepen Creek Road in Greensboro. The event is free to members of the U.S. Chess Federation, and the ...

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Former Webster University chess grandmaster wins Sinquefield Cup - STLtoday.com

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 20:03

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Former Webster University chess grandmaster wins Sinquefield Cup
STLtoday.com
Grandmaster Wesley So, 23, a native of the Philippines who now lives in suburban Minneapolis, took home $75,000 for winning the event hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in the Central West End. The Sinquefield Cup is one of four ...
Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley SoHuffington Post

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Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So - Huffington Post

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 16:06

Huffington Post

Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So
Huffington Post
So, 22, has won strong tournaments before, but his victory last Sunday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis was special. Only two grandmasters from the absolute top, the world champion Magnus Carlsen and the former world champion ...

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Pestaño: Wesley hits big payday in Sinquefield | Sun.Star - Sun.Star

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 09:25

Pestaño: Wesley hits big payday in Sinquefield | Sun.Star
Sun.Star
WELSEY So won $75000 after an undefeated performance in the recently concluded Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament is named after Dr.

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On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 05:10

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So
St. Louis Public Radio
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 4-16. With the first edition taking place just four years ago, the Sinquefield Cup has expanded from four ...

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Community and cultural events in the District, Aug. 18-25 - Washington Post

Wed, 08/17/2016 - 21:18

Community and cultural events in the District, Aug. 18-25
Washington Post
Chess for kids Weekly instruction for all ages of children who want to learn how to play the game or play with better strategy in tournaments, chess instructor teaches how to think, plan your next move and use your brain power to win, made possible by ...

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American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour - Yahoo Finance

Tue, 08/16/2016 - 14:48

Yahoo Finance

American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour
Yahoo Finance
16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The third time is the charm for Grandmaster Wesley So, as the 23-year-old American chess player claimed victory in the final round of the Sinquefield Cup tournament Aug. 14 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis ...

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American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 08/16/2016 - 14:43

PR Newswire (press release)

American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The third time is the charm for Grandmaster Wesley So, as the 23-year-old American chess player claimed victory in the final round of the Sinquefield Cup tournament Aug. 14 at the Chess Club and Scholastic ...
Rising U.S. chess star captures high-powered Sinquefield CupWashington Times
Twin Cities chess player wins one of world's premier eventsMinneapolis Star Tribune
So gets $75000 from Sinquefield CupInquirer.net
The Standard -The Manila Times
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Mr. Robot Receives Third Season Renewal - Bleeding Cool News

Tue, 08/16/2016 - 12:21

Bleeding Cool News

Mr. Robot Receives Third Season Renewal
Bleeding Cool News
USA has given the green light to Mr. Robot for a third season. The series from creator Sam Esmail was recently nominated for six Emmy's including best drama series and Rami Malek for best actor. The renewal was a little in doubt as the series ...
'Mr. Robot' Renewed For Season 3 By USADeadline
Mr. Robot creator explains season 2s big twist - HitFixHitFix

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Rising U.S. chess star captures high-powered Sinquefield Cup - Washington Times

Tue, 08/16/2016 - 09:39

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Rising U.S. chess star captures high-powered Sinquefield Cup
Washington Times
It wasn't the biggest payday of his career, but it was easily his biggest win. U.S. GM Wesley So scored his first clear win in a superelite event, taking home the top prize and $75,000 at the 4th Sinquefield Cup tournament at the Chess Club and ...
Twin Cities chess player wins one of world's premier eventsMinneapolis Star Tribune
So wins Sinquefield Cup in US - The StandardThe Standard
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield Cup - Manila TimesThe Manila Times

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Twin Cities chess player wins one of world's premier events - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Mon, 08/15/2016 - 12:29

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Twin Cities chess player wins one of world's premier events
Minneapolis Star Tribune
He did so by remaining undefeated and edging out a field comprised of most of the top-10 players in the world, who battled at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis for more than a week. The victory puts an exclamation point on what has been ...
So wins Sinquefield Cup in US - The StandardThe Standard
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield Cup - Manila TimesThe Manila Times

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So wins Sinquefield Cup in US - The Standard

Mon, 08/15/2016 - 00:47

So wins Sinquefield Cup in US
The Standard
... before acquiring American citizenship last year, finished with 2 wins and 7 draws for a total a total of 5.5 points in this annual, invite-only chess tournament, held in honor of Rex Sinquefield and his wife Jeanne, the founders of the Chess Club ...

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Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players - Dearborn Press and Guide

Sun, 08/14/2016 - 13:33

Dearborn Press and Guide

Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players
Dearborn Press and Guide
Frank Maguire, 90, plays a game of chess in his west Dearborn home. The nonagenarian taught his son, Mike, to play 50 years ago, and Mike in turn has taught scores of students the game as a chess coach in Indiana. Elizabeth Barbieri -- For The Press & ...

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Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players - Dearborn Press and Guide

Sun, 08/14/2016 - 06:06

Dearborn Press and Guide

Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players
Dearborn Press and Guide
Frank Maguire, 90, plays a game of chess in his west Dearborn home. The nonagenarian taught his son, Mike, to play 50 years ago, and Mike in turn has taught scores of students the game as a chess coach in Indiana. Elizabeth Barbieri -- For The Press & ...

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Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players - Dearborn Press and Guide

Sat, 08/13/2016 - 06:21

Dearborn Press and Guide

Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players
Dearborn Press and Guide
Frank Maguire, 90, plays a game of chess in his west Dearborn home. The nonagenarian taught his son, Mike, to play 50 years ago, and Mike in turn has taught scores of students the game as a chess coach in Indiana. Elizabeth Barbieri -- For The Press & ...

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