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Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis - WJXT Jacksonville

Tue, 01/10/2017 - 03:22

WJXT Jacksonville

Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis
WJXT Jacksonville
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay plans to file a police report against his colleague Rep. Duncan Hunter for removing a controversial painting from its spot in the Capitol, according to a spokesman. Lawmakers are facing off over the ...
GOP congressman takes down colleague's sponsored 'art' depicting police as pigsFox News
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Fundraiser Saturday night to aid chess education | FOX2now.com - fox2now.com

Sat, 01/07/2017 - 18:01

Fundraiser Saturday night to aid chess education | FOX2now.com
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chess ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Cardinal's Manager Mike Matheny is hosting a fundraiser for a sport that's famous in St. Louis. The event is called Strategy Across the ...

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Annual Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament returns Feb. 4 in Ephrata - iFIBER One News

Fri, 01/06/2017 - 12:25

iFIBER One News

Annual Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament returns Feb. 4 in Ephrata
iFIBER One News
EPHRATA – The 11th annual Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament is set for Feb. 4 in Ephrata. The tournament is held at Parkway School and check-in starts at 7:45 a.m., followed by opening ceremonies and first-round matches beginning at ...

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Cazenovia Public Library to hold 'Chess For All Ages' workshop - Eagle News Online

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 15:15

Eagle News Online

Cazenovia Public Library to hold 'Chess For All Ages' workshop
Eagle News Online
He is a teacher at Southside Academy in Syracuse where he started a chess club in 2005. Southside Academy hosts the Syracuse Scholastic Chess Championship each November and the Onondaga County Scholastic Chess Championship each March.

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Cazenovia Public Library to hold “Chess For All Ages” workshop - Madison County Courier

Wed, 01/04/2017 - 04:20

Cazenovia Public Library to hold “Chess For All Ages” workshop
Madison County Courier
He is a teacher at Southside Academy in Syracuse, where he started a chess club in 2005. Southside Academy hosts the Syracuse Scholastic Chess Championship each November and the Onondaga County Scholastic Chess Championship each March.

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On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017 - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 12/28/2016 - 22:32

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017
St. Louis Public Radio
[Ed. Note - I should point out that none of the technical staff, “TV People,” at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis are what you'd call “chess people.” But that doesn't matter in the same way a chef doesn't need to know the Sicilian ...

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St. Bernard School wins Olean Scholastic Chess Tournament - Bradford Era

Fri, 12/23/2016 - 05:04

Bradford Era

St. Bernard School wins Olean Scholastic Chess Tournament
Bradford Era
OLEAN, N.Y. — St. Bernard School of Bradford, Pa., captured the top eight places in the Olean Scholastic Chess Tournament to win the first place team trophy. Ray Valeri hosted the event Saturday at Olean High School. National Master Garry Reynolds was ...

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Teachers learn how to apply chess to math, science - The Commercial Appeal

Thu, 12/22/2016 - 13:52

The Commercial Appeal

Teachers learn how to apply chess to math, science
The Commercial Appeal
King has been playing chess since he was in middle school in Nashville, Tenn. He played scholastic chess in high school. After college, he taught private chess lessons in New York City. He holds the rank of National Master by the Unites States Chess ...

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Woodall students medal at TU chess tournament - Tahlequah Daily Press

Thu, 12/22/2016 - 02:52

Tahlequah Daily Press

Woodall students medal at TU chess tournament
Tahlequah Daily Press
17, Woodall School chess team members Payton Smith, Cannon Smith, Tilon RattlingGourd, Case McDonald, and Jahleel Douglas competed in the Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization's University of Tulsa University School Chess Tournament at the ...

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Teachers learn how to apply chess to math, science - The Commercial Appeal

Thu, 12/22/2016 - 02:00
Teachers learn how to apply chess to math, science  The Commercial Appeal

While most students were counting down the days to the winter break, a dedicated group of DeSoto County Schools teachers were in class learning more about ...

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Best and Worst of Dallas Arts and Culture in 2016 - Dallas Observer

Wed, 12/21/2016 - 09:57

Dallas Observer

Best and Worst of Dallas Arts and Culture in 2016
Dallas Observer
This summer, 15-year-old Jeffery Xiong of Plano won the World Junior Chess Championship in Bhubaneswar, India, to become the second youngest chess grandmaster in United States history. His friend, Ruifeng Li, placed third (Li is also from Plano ...

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Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup - AL.com

Sun, 12/18/2016 - 20:45

AL.com

Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup
AL.com
Young chess players concentrate on developing their middlegame plans and organize attacks against their opponent's king during the recent Dancing Knights tournament. Alabama's scholastic tournaments provide excellent training to build chess skills and ...

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Chess club still going strong - Herald and News

Sat, 12/17/2016 - 22:58

Herald and News

Chess club still going strong
Herald and News
Several schools from elementary to high schools in Klamath Falls have chess clubs. Players of school age are rated separately from adults. They are designated as Scholastic players (under age 18) and there are many talented and highly enthusiastic ...

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Money, mastodons, motorcycles and miniatures: 13 super-specific St. Louis museums - STLtoday.com

Thu, 12/15/2016 - 02:00
Money, mastodons, motorcycles and miniatures: 13 super-specific St. Louis museums  STLtoday.com

Everybody's got their thing, and sometimes, they have a lot of those things. Telephones. Horseshoes. Torture devices. Teeny-weeny telephones, horseshoes ...

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On Chess: At times, there is a need for speed - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 12/14/2016 - 22:01

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: At times, there is a need for speed
St. Louis Public Radio
In 1993, was awarded the Samford Chess Fellowship. Finegold has secured several GM norms across the U.S. and is a familiar face around the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and a popular name within the Club's Resident Grandmaster ...

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MES second in chess tourney; MMS, LAMP finish third - Murray Ledger and Times

Wed, 12/14/2016 - 17:47

Murray Ledger and Times

MES second in chess tourney; MMS, LAMP finish third
Murray Ledger and Times
MARION – Murray Elementary School finished just a half-point behind K-3 division champion Crittenden County Elementary Saturday in the Blue Knights Scholastic Chess Tournament, hosted by Crittenden County Middle School. MES finished with 12 points ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 12/10/2016 - 15:45

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Winners: Pillsbury Open, Open: 1st-2nd: Denys Shmelov, Nithin Kavi, 3.5-.5, U1950: 1st-2nd, Bharath Heggadahalli, Evan Maclure, 3.5-.5; U1610, 1st: Anjali Toly, 4-0, U1310: 1st: Kavita Bhatia, 4-0; Boylston Scholastic, 1st–2nd: Rishi Gujjar, Advaith ...

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MyCommunity NOW photos of the week: June 24, 2016 - Greenfield-West Allis Now

Thu, 12/08/2016 - 15:51

MyCommunity NOW photos of the week: June 24, 2016
Greenfield-West Allis Now
Nate Hutter, 9, (left) and William Heffernan, 11, play a game of chess on an oversized set during a free week-long Chess Camp hosted by Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation at Greenfield Park on June 22. Paralympic Gold Medalist Nikko Landeros joined ...

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On Chess: Reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen, defends in tie breaks - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 12/08/2016 - 14:34

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen, defends in tie breaks
St. Louis Public Radio
The World Chess Championship is the pinnacle event of the chess world. The process to earn the right to challenge the reigning world champion is grueling, and the match itself is by far the most intense event in chess. The championship is 12 games ...

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