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Bloomington Indiana Scholastic Chess Club @ - WFHB News

Sun, 05/08/2016 - 02:04

Bloomington Indiana Scholastic Chess Club @
WFHB News
This week on Sound Opinions, Swedish singer Seinabo Sey joins Jim and Greg for a conversation and performance. Airing on WFHB 7pm Sunday! Show 545: Seinabo Sey & Opinions on Brian Eno. Swedish neo-soul singer Seinabo Sey is emerging as a ...

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Chess Notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 05/07/2016 - 23:02

The Boston Globe

Chess Notes
The Boston Globe
Coming events:May 13, Waltham Triskaidekaphobia #16, Waltham CC, WalthamChessclub.org/Schedule.html; May 15, 18th North Shore Scholastic Quads, Perl, Chess, Ahabat Sholom, 151 Ocean St., Lynn, mperel56@comcast.net. Answer to today's ...

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2016 Texas Chess Association Region IX Scholastic Chess Regional Tournament - Odessa American

Sat, 05/07/2016 - 00:11

2016 Texas Chess Association Region IX Scholastic Chess Regional Tournament
Odessa American
The 2016 Texas Chess Association Region IX Scholastic Chess Regional tournament has been scheduled May 7 at Greenwood Elementary School, 2700 FM 1379, Greenwood. Registration starts at 9 a.m. First round starts at 10:15 a.m.. The event is open to ...

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Editorial: Short takes on secret chess championships, secret vegan beef eaters, hidden art and words best left unspoken - STLtoday.com

Fri, 05/06/2016 - 16:03

STLtoday.com

Editorial: Short takes on secret chess championships, secret vegan beef eaters, hidden art and words best left unspoken
STLtoday.com
Grandmaster Ray Robson of St. Louis (left)) contemplates a move duringhis match against Grandmaster Alex Lenderman of Brookly, New York, during the 2016 U.S Championship on Monday, April 18, 2016, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint ...

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Cardinals notes: Adams suffers leg injury - STLtoday.com

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 23:33

STLtoday.com

Cardinals notes: Adams suffers leg injury
STLtoday.com
... playing chess rather than absently playing video games. “It activates your mind instead of you just playing with your phone,” said Tyler Lyons. Rex Sinquefield, a close friend of Matheny's who had opened the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St ...

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No rest for Molina; 'We push him hard in general,' Matheny says - Belleville News-Democrat

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 13:51

Belleville News-Democrat

No rest for Molina; 'We push him hard in general,' Matheny says
Belleville News-Democrat
Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong conducted pregame interviews from a clubhouse seat at the ornate wooden chess set donated to the Cardinals by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. As he talked to the media, Wong carefully placed ...

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Cardinals' latest training technique: chess - ESPN (blog)

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 13:23

ESPN (blog)

Cardinals' latest training technique: chess
ESPN (blog)
It was given to the team by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, an organization founded by manager Mike Matheny's friend, local philanthropist and political activist Rex Sinquefield. Matheny said he picked up chess when he researched how ...

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Flagstaff students excel at AZ State Chess Championships - Arizona Education News Service

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 12:15

Flagstaff students excel at AZ State Chess Championships
Arizona Education News Service
This past weekend, at the 2016 Arizona State Scholastic Chess Championships, students from all over Flagstaff played some of their best chess of the year. The 2016 AZ State Chess Championships were held in Tucson, Arizona over the weekend of April 23, ...

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On Chess: Ultimate blitz chess match results in ultimate generosity - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 05:24

On Chess: Ultimate blitz chess match results in ultimate generosity
St. Louis Public Radio
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis would like to thank the over 1 million viewers who watched over 15 million minutes of chess over the past 20 days. Your support is what reinforces Saint Louis as the Chess Capital of the nation ...

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Fabiano Caruana wins US Chess Championship at the first attempt - Telegraph.co.uk

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 05:53

Fabiano Caruana wins US Chess Championship at the first attempt
Telegraph.co.uk
Fabiano Caruana has won the US Championship at the first attempt. The 23 year old ended a point clear of the field, although his victory was in doubt until well into a tense eleventh and final round at the Chess Club and Scholastic Centre of St Louis.

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DAVID R. SANDS: With Krush crush, Paikidze wins chess crown the hard way - Washington Times

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 03:55

DAVID R. SANDS: With Krush crush, Paikidze wins chess crown the hard way
Washington Times
Paikidze broke through in dramatic fashion, defeating seven-time women's champ GM Irina Krush in the 11th and final round at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis last month to clinch the title. Against Krush, Black's aggressiveness is ...

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Christopher Macchio puts fresh spin on classical sound - Cherry Hill Courier Post

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 16:26

Cherry Hill Courier Post

Christopher Macchio puts fresh spin on classical sound
Cherry Hill Courier Post
With grades that could have gotten him into Harvard or Princeton and all the right check marks on his scholastic resume — chess club, debate team, summer physics camp — there was just one thing standing between Christopher Macchio and a high school ...

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Immortal Chess Blitz Game - Huffington Post

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 11:29

Huffington Post

Immortal Chess Blitz Game
Huffington Post
Wesley So won a spectacular blitz game at the Ultimate Blitz Challenge in the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis last Friday. It was power chess with hard to see threats and surprising sacrifices. He was immediately compared to two of the ...

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Reader feedback - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 10:30

Reader feedback
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis took over the organization of the annual US Chess Championship in 2009 and, coincidentally enough, since that time the title has been monopolized by Hikaru Nakamura (2009, 2012 and 2015) and Gata ...

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BFMS Chess Team finishes season as co-champions - Franklin News Post

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 05:05

BFMS Chess Team finishes season as co-champions
Franklin News Post
During the school year, the BFMS team won three other local tournaments outright and placed 9th in the state at the Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships held in March in Ashburn. McGrady finished in first place at the Star City Challenge tournament ...

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Local students compete in chess tournament - Bakersfield Now

Sun, 05/01/2016 - 17:52

Bakersfield Now

Local students compete in chess tournament
Bakersfield Now
(KBAK/KBFX) — Kids from all over Kern County showed off their strategic skill in the yearly Scholastic chess tournament at Valley Oaks Charter School. More than 150 students from 35 schools registered to compete in the tournament Saturday, the winners ...

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Kern's young chess masters battle clock, opponents to become kings - The Bakersfield Californian

Sat, 04/30/2016 - 22:52

The Bakersfield Californian

Kern's young chess masters battle clock, opponents to become kings
The Bakersfield Californian
They wore T-shirts with battle-ready slogans reading “#gameon,” ”Combat Mode,” and “Choose Your Weapon,” but in the end 179 students from Shafter to Bakersfield who took part in the annual Kern County Scholastic K-12 Chess Tournament on Saturday ...

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USC-BED coaches express dismay at losing scholarships - Sun.Star

Sat, 04/30/2016 - 10:36

USC-BED coaches express dismay at losing scholarships
Sun.Star
USC-Bed revoked the scholarship in all elementary teams and four secondary sports--badminton, chess, scrabble and gymnastics. Track and ... He said that there will be a big difference in the team and it will really affect their campaign in the ...

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High School Report for May 1, 2015 - The News Journal

Fri, 04/29/2016 - 23:09

The News Journal

High School Report for May 1, 2015
The News Journal
The Novice Guard was named Independent Class Champions, the Intermediate Guard was named Scholastic Class Champions and the Drumline was named Scholastic Intermediate Class Champions. This weekend they return from Wildwood, N.J., where they competed in ...

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Local students excel at state chess championships - Arizona Daily Sun

Fri, 04/29/2016 - 17:56

Local students excel at state chess championships
Arizona Daily Sun
The weekend of April 23-24, at the 2016 Arizona State Scholastic Chess Championships in Tucson, students from all over Flagstaff played some of their best chess of the year. Each of Killip Elementary School's teams were in the running for state champs ...

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