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Chess Tournaments for Children Begin Sunday - Greenwich Sentinel

Thu, 11/10/2016 - 14:41

Chess Tournaments for Children Begin Sunday
Greenwich Sentinel
Three winners from the spring NSCF chess tournament at Greenwich Academy: Serena Evans, Juliana Kreuzer, and Lucy Wayne. The National Scholastic Chess Foundation annual 'Grand Prix' scholastic chess season begins this Sunday, Nov. 13 with a ...

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Chess tournaments for children begin Sunday in Greenwich - Greenwich Post

Thu, 11/10/2016 - 11:24

Greenwich Post

Chess tournaments for children begin Sunday in Greenwich
Greenwich Post
The National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) annual 'Grand Prix' Chess Tournament series kicks off Sunday, Nov. 13, at Greenwich Academy followed by Nov. 20, at Greenwich Country Day School. The National Scholastic Chess Foundation annual ...

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Chess Tournaments for Children Begin Sunday - Greenwich Sentinel

Thu, 11/10/2016 - 02:00
Chess Tournaments for Children Begin Sunday  Greenwich Sentinel

The National Scholastic Chess Foundation annual 'Grand Prix' scholastic chess season begins this Sunday, Nov. 13 with a tournament at Greenwich Academy, ...

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Chess Tournaments for Children Begin Sunday in Greenwich - Patch.com

Wed, 11/09/2016 - 18:03

Patch.com

Chess Tournaments for Children Begin Sunday in Greenwich
Patch.com
(White Plains, NY) -- (November 9) The National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) annual 'Grand Prix' Chess Tournament series kicks off Sunday, November 13th at Greenwich Academy followed by November 20th at Greenwich Country Day School.

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World's top chess players head to Saint Louis for Champion's ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Wed, 11/09/2016 - 10:02

World's top chess players head to Saint Louis for Champion's ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) is hosting the Champion's Showdown, a series of matches between four of the world's top-rated ...

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Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to Play in Tournament of Champs in St. Louis - India West

Tue, 11/08/2016 - 18:24

India West

Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to Play in Tournament of Champs in St. Louis
India West
The five-day tournament, held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, will pit some of the world's top-rated players against each other, competing in three different styles of chess — classical, rapid and blitz — for the title and ...

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Analyzing her next move - Paducah Sun

Sun, 11/06/2016 - 00:39

Paducah Sun

Analyzing her next move
Paducah Sun
Victoria Johnson (left), a Heath Elementary School kindergartner, ponders her next move during the McCracken County Scholastic Chess Tournament on Saturday at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering-Paducah Campus. The tournament was ...

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Magnus Carlsen defned World Chess Championship in New York ... - Business Insider

Fri, 11/04/2016 - 15:22

Business Insider

Magnus Carlsen defned World Chess Championship in New York ...
Business Insider
Current World Chess Champion Magus Carlsen of Norway will defend his title against a new challenger, Russia's Sergey Karjakin, in New York City starting on ...

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Southard student is chess champ - Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 23:13

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Southard student is chess champ
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
contributed photoRyan B. Carmina was the undefeated Scholastic Chess Champion at a recent tournament held in Buffalo. Shown with United States Chess Federation Tournament Director Michael A. Mc Duffie are Kenji Jones Jr., Ryan Pearl, Carmina, ...

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Chess Champs: An Island's Pride to screen at Stonington Opera House - Island Ad-Vantages

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 10:16

Chess Champs: An Island's Pride to screen at Stonington Opera House
Island Ad-Vantages
This 90-minute production by local filmmaker Veronica Young follows the 2012-2013 season of the most successful scholastic chess program in Maine state history. Under the leadership of Deer Isle fund-raising professional Joan Sorensen, the project was ...

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Top-rated chess player still in high school - NewsOK.com

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 02:00
Top-rated chess player still in high school  NewsOK.com

Veronika Zilajeva, of Moore, Oklahoma, has attained a chess tournament rating above 2000, placing her in the top 5 percent of active players nationwide and ...

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Oklahoma high-schooler is queen of chess realm - NewsOK.com

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 00:05

Oklahoma high-schooler is queen of chess realm
NewsOK.com
... chess tournament rating above 2000, placing her in the top 5 percent of active players nationwide and earning her an Expert designation from the U.S. Chess Federation. The Westmoore High School junior was inducted into the Oklahoma Scholastic Chess ...

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On Chess: The brightest minds in the chess world showdown in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 22:06

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: The brightest minds in the chess world showdown in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis has been the epicenter of chess momentum in the United States since its inception. The magnitude of the events organized has been easily surpassing anything seen on a national, and even international, ...
Champions Showdown Fit for KingsPR Newswire (press release)

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Champions Showdown Fit for Kings - PR Newswire (press release)

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 15:03

Champions Showdown Fit for Kings
PR Newswire (press release)
SAINT LOUIS, Nov. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This November, in true holiday spirit, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will host a showdown between four of the top rated players in the world. Over five days in the ultimate champions ...

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22 Brooklyn schools awarded Walentas Family Foundation Neighborhood School Grants - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 12:31

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

22 Brooklyn schools awarded Walentas Family Foundation Neighborhood School Grants
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
For the past 15 years, P.S. 318 has fielded the top scholastic chess program in the United States, which has been featured in documentaries, books, and an upcoming Hollywood film. Through chess, student players learn strategic thinking, logic, the ...

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Holiday Folk Fair International To Feature Special Events - urbanmilwaukee (press release)

Tue, 11/01/2016 - 16:38

urbanmilwaukee (press release)

Holiday Folk Fair International To Feature Special Events
urbanmilwaukee (press release)
... light refreshments, and free Holiday Folk Fair International admission. Online registration is at www.folkfair.org, or call the Holiday Folk Fair International at 414-225-6225. The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation will conduct a tournament on ...

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Chess Federation teaches kids to 'think a couple moves ahead' - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Fri, 10/28/2016 - 06:14

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Chess Federation teaches kids to 'think a couple moves ahead'
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Jayden, 10, spent the entire day playing chess at the Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation tournament at Siloah Lutheran School, 3721 N. 21st St., along with five of his classmates from Escuela Vieau and 65 other students from chess clubs in the ...

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Chess Federation teaches kids to 'think a couple moves ahead' - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Fri, 10/28/2016 - 02:00
Chess Federation teaches kids to 'think a couple moves ahead'  Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation provides opportunities for children to learn chess and compete in tournaments.

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On Chess: Saint Louis University team ready for battle - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 10/27/2016 - 00:03

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Saint Louis University team ready for battle
St. Louis Public Radio
The explosion of chess in St. Louis goes beyond the Chess Campus that sits on the corner of Euclid and Maryland in the Central West End. The great achievements of the World Chess Hall of Fame and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis are ...

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Oct. 26 school briefs - Pamplin Media Group

Wed, 10/26/2016 - 03:04

Oct. 26 school briefs
Pamplin Media Group
Tigard United Methodist Church will host the Fourth Annual Kris Field-Eaton Benefit Chess Tournament Nov. 12. The event is a benefit for the Bethlehem House of Bread food bank and a qualifier for the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation state tournament.

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