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2015-2016 Northwest Suburban Academic Team - Chicago Daily Herald

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 05:25

Chicago Daily Herald

2015-2016 Northwest Suburban Academic Team
Chicago Daily Herald
Awards, honors: Student of the Year, Illinois Communications and Theater Association; Scholastic Achievement Award, Illinois High School Association; All State Debate Team, Illinois Congressional Debate Association. Personal statement: "Personally, I ...

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Elementary School Chess Champions Lead PDS to 2nd Place in the Nation - Town Topics

Wed, 05/18/2016 - 06:08

Town Topics

Elementary School Chess Champions Lead PDS to 2nd Place in the Nation
Town Topics
Princeton Day School hosts monthly scholastic chess tournaments, “designed to welcome the most novice of tournament players and to inspire the most accomplished,” according to the school's website. Chess players from more than 30 elementary and ...

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Williamson County library events: May 18–24 - The Tennessean

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 23:07

The Tennessean

Williamson County library events: May 18–24
The Tennessean
Scholastic Chess Club: 4:30-5:45 p.m. Friday, May 20. Cost is $10. Ages 7-12. An on-site chess coach from the Nashville Chess Center will teach beginning, intermediate and advanced strategies. Every child is welcome, no matter your skill chess level!

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Ravens guard John Urschel will match wits with U.S. chess champion - Baltimore Sun

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 14:12

Baltimore Sun

Ravens guard John Urschel will match wits with U.S. chess champion
Baltimore Sun
Dubbed "Blitz Chess," the competition will give the players just seconds to make moves. Caruana will have two minutes to complete all his moves. Urschel will get an additional minute. The match will end with someone getting a checkmate or running out ...

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Pacific Media Group Celebrates Shinning Seniors - Big Island Now

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 17:06

Big Island Now

Pacific Media Group Celebrates Shinning Seniors
Big Island Now
She is a four-year Scholastic Achievement Award winner and also attended the Japan Super Science Fair. Ana will ... He is the President of this year's senior class and President of the Chess Club, as well as a member of the National Honor Society. Tom ...

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CHESS CLUB & SCHOLASTIC CENTER - Ad from 2016-05-15 - STLtoday.com

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 00:03

STLtoday.com

CHESS CLUB & SCHOLASTIC CENTER - Ad from 2016-05-15
STLtoday.com
We provide this commenting area for readers to exchange ideas and opinions on the day's news. Passionate views, pointed criticism and critical thinking are welcome. Name-calling, crude language and abuse are not. You must be logged into a personal ...

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Tri-Cities Christian places 18th in National Chess Tournament - Kingsport Times News

Sat, 05/14/2016 - 17:48

Kingsport Times News

Tri-Cities Christian places 18th in National Chess Tournament
Kingsport Times News
TCCS plans to enter its chess club into the Supernational Scholastic Tournament next year. That competition is usually three times bigger because kindergartners through 12th-graders participate. “TCCS is very proud of our students for improving on ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 05/14/2016 - 12:55

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Winners: Waltham First Friday #157: 1st-3rd: Denys Shmelov, Todd Chase, Ilya Rozonoyer: 4-1; 94th Chelmsford Burger King Scholastic: 1st: Advait Bhowmik: 4-0, 2nd-4th: Sritan Devineni, Jeremy Gu, Rory Liao: 3-1; Kaamatan Open: Open: 1st-3rd: Chris ...

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Pencille takes home trophy in chess championships - Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 20:34

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Pencille takes home trophy in chess championships
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
The National Elementary K-6 Chess Championships consists of seven, two-hour USCF sanctioned games, held over three days at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. The event attracted 2,254 total players, comprising 645 teams from 47 states.

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Checkmate! PS 77 Chess Club plays from the heart and wins championships - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 17:33

New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

Checkmate! PS 77 Chess Club plays from the heart and wins championships
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
They took hope first in the National K-12 Grade Championships (1st Grade champions), New York State Scholastic Championships (K-1 Championship, state champions) and the National Elementary Championship (K-1 Championship national champions).

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Redbird rook(ies): Chess takes hold in St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse - Belleville News-Democrat

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 09:11

Belleville News-Democrat

Redbird rook(ies): Chess takes hold in St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse
Belleville News-Democrat
Through appearances at charitable events in the St. Louis region, Matheny became friends with Rex Sinquefield, founder of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Sinquefield donated the large chess board and table gracing the middle of the ...

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Alabama K-12 chess players excel at national tournament - AL.com

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 08:05

AL.com

Alabama K-12 chess players excel at national tournament
AL.com
May 21, 8th Annual Summer Scholastic Chess Tournament, Sun Valley Elementary School, 1010 18th Avenue, NW Birmingham. Open to all. Beginners welcomed. Registration information: Alabama Chess Federation calendar. May 28, Vulcan Open, Asbury ...

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Weekend Briefing: FPC's Beauty and the Beast, Movie in the Park, Middle Class As a Minority, Richard Avedon - FlaglerLive.com

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 05:04

FlaglerLive.com

Weekend Briefing: FPC's Beauty and the Beast, Movie in the Park, Middle Class As a Minority, Richard Avedon
FlaglerLive.com
Saturday: Jacksonville Chess Club Spring Open for adults and Scholastic Tournament for students: Round 1 begins promptly at 9 a.m. for Scholastic Only sections (Grades K-12), entry fee of $25, 10 a.m. for the Open and U1500, entry fee of $35/$30.

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Psst: In world chess, St. Louis has the championship team - STLtoday.com

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 00:02

STLtoday.com

Psst: In world chess, St. Louis has the championship team
STLtoday.com
It was only in 2008 that a small group of people joined me in founding the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis in the Central West End. We dreamed of making St. Louis an important city in the national chess scene and of instilling a chess ...

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On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S. - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 05/12/2016 - 05:32

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S.
St. Louis Public Radio
In that exhibit, the Hall of Fame recreated the 1968 performance piece Reunion in which composer John Cage played Marcel and his wife Teeny Duchamp in a game of chess on a board that played music. Another example was the exhibition Mischief Makes a ...

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Creating the world's new chess capital - BBC News

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 18:43

BBC News

Creating the world's new chess capital
BBC News
The US Congress has officially declared the city the chess capital of the nation. In central St Louis, the plush three-storey St Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center now hosts elite grandmaster tournaments - during my visit, it was the American ...

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Baker siblings are chess champions - Mount Vernon News (press release) (subscription) (blog)

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 17:00

Baker siblings are chess champions
Mount Vernon News (press release) (subscription) (blog)
... the Ohio grade level state championship for ninth graders. Currently she is ranked among the top five scholastic girls in Ohio and Vincent's current chess rating has reached the expert level rating. Both children study chess with an international ...

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Taylor takes part in chess tournament - Bradford Era

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 11:52

Taylor takes part in chess tournament
Bradford Era
Daniel Taylor captured third place for individual and second place for St. Bernard Elementary and Middle School during a chess tournament at Pioneer Central (N.Y.) High School in Yorkshire, N.Y., over the weekend. There were six sections — Scholastic ...

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Almanac announces Waldie/Shaeffer finalists - The Almanac

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 09:41

Almanac announces Waldie/Shaeffer finalists
The Almanac
He is also a member of the chess club. Campion is active in ... To qualify for the honor, a nominee must be committed to serving the country, excel in sports and in the classroom, and have demonstrated leadership or bravery during his or her scholastic ...

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Cardinals bonding over chess in clubhouse - MLB.com

Mon, 05/09/2016 - 17:58

MLB.com

Cardinals bonding over chess in clubhouse
MLB.com
A wooden board -- dotted by black and cream hand-carved pieces -- appeared in the clubhouse in mid-April as a gift from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Manager Mike Matheny, who appears on local billboards and commercials to ...

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