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St. Louisan crowned U.S. chess champion - St. Louis Business Journal

Fri, 04/29/2016 - 07:34

St. Louis Business Journal

St. Louisan crowned U.S. chess champion
St. Louis Business Journal
Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, who recently bought a house in St. Louis, is attracting international attention to his adopted hometown after winning the U.S. chess championship this week at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

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A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest - The New Yorker

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 16:14

The New Yorker

A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest
The New Yorker
... the largest chess piece in the world (a fourteen-foot-and-seven-inch-tall queen), sitting outside the World Chess Hall of Fame, which moved to St. Louis in 2011, three years after the opening of the six-thousand-square-foot Chess Club and ...

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So finishes 2nd overall in US Chess Championship - The Manila Times

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 07:27

So finishes 2nd overall in US Chess Championship
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So finished second overall in the prestigious 2016 US Chess Championship held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in Missouri, US. So scored 7.5 points on four wins and seven draws – just a full point ...

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Thursday Briefing: Community Cats Calling, Inspired Mic, Flagler Beach Sign Forest, Obama's Lost Narrative - FlaglerLive.com

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 05:05

Thursday Briefing: Community Cats Calling, Inspired Mic, Flagler Beach Sign Forest, Obama's Lost Narrative
FlaglerLive.com
April 30: The Jacksonville Chess Club hosts the Spring Scholastic Series chess tournament from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at San Jose Church of Christ, 6233 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville. time controls set at 30 minutes for each player with a 5 sec delay (4SS G/30 ...

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New US Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis Home - Riverfront Times (blog)

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 14:56

Riverfront Times (blog)

New US Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis Home
Riverfront Times (blog)
Born in the United States, Caruana originally moved to Italy around age 12 to improve his chess game. But he says he missed home, and since in the intervening decade the U.S. chess presence has grown, he headed back. He bought a house in St. Louis ...
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Weekly Calendar - Village News Online

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 10:22

Weekly Calendar
Village News Online
Learn basics of safety on the water in this Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries overview. MEADOWDALE LIBRARY SPRING CHESS TOURNAMENT – 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Meadowdale Library. The Virginia Scholastic Chess Association presents ...

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It's puppy time - Chesterfield Observer (subscription)

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 10:05

It's puppy time
Chesterfield Observer (subscription)
Spring Chess Tournament, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd. The Virginia Scholastic Chess Association presents a K-12 Scholastic Chess Tournament. Registration required. $7-$20. vschess.org. Home Buyers Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., ...

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Wednesday Briefing: Competency Hearing for Man Accused of Slamming Child, Oliva Talks Economy, Indefensible ... - FlaglerLive.com

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 05:00

FlaglerLive.com

Wednesday Briefing: Competency Hearing for Man Accused of Slamming Child, Oliva Talks Economy, Indefensible ...
FlaglerLive.com
April 30: The Jacksonville Chess Club hosts the Spring Scholastic Series chess tournament from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at San Jose Church of Christ, 6233 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville. time controls set at 30 minutes for each player with a 5 sec delay (4SS G/30 ...

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Chess players make moves in Vanderhoof - Williams Lake Tribune

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 14:51

Chess players make moves in Vanderhoof
Williams Lake Tribune
“We're attended 30 to 35 chess tournaments, large and small, international and domestic and this tournament was well organized.” Cebuliak and Gysel each competed in the scholastic division, while Scott and Kai played in the open division. In the ...

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New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze US chess champs - Washington Times

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 13:21

Washington Times

New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze US chess champs
Washington Times
There were some new names at the top and new faces making noise at the just-concluded U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship, which both wrapped up Monday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Florida GM Fabiano ...

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Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship - Rappler

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 08:21

Rappler

Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship
Rappler
Caruana transferred from the Italian chess federation to the US. So finished the round-robin tournament ranked 10th in the world, according to a website which tracks changes in world chess ratings in every event. In the 2015 championship, So lost 4 ...

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DHS Chess Team takes home ninth consecutive championship - Pickens Sentinel

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 08:19

Pickens Sentinel

DHS Chess Team takes home ninth consecutive championship
Pickens Sentinel
CENTRAL — Daniel High School's Chess Team won the S.C. Scholastic High School Chess Championship on Feb. 27, marking the ninth consecutive state chess title that Daniel has won competing against public high schools, magnet schools, private ...

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Povinelli ties for second in national chess championship - Shelbynews

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 05:11

Shelbynews

Povinelli ties for second in national chess championship
Shelbynews
Braydon Povinelli, a sixth-grader at Shelbyville Middle School, tied for second place in the 2016 National Junior High Chess Championship last weekend at the Marriott in Indianapolis. Povinelli, 12, tied for second in overall points with 5.5 in his 41 ...

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Tuesday Briefing: Palm Coast Retail Hunt Update, Rapist Sentenced, Flagler Beach's Wayward Signs, Entrepreneur ... - FlaglerLive.com

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 05:00

FlaglerLive.com

Tuesday Briefing: Palm Coast Retail Hunt Update, Rapist Sentenced, Flagler Beach's Wayward Signs, Entrepreneur ...
FlaglerLive.com
April 30: The Jacksonville Chess Club hosts the Spring Scholastic Series chess tournament from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at San Jose Church of Christ, 6233 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville. time controls set at 30 minutes for each player with a 5 sec delay (4SS G/30 ...

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So comes up short in title quest - Philippine Star

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 01:59

Philippine Star

So comes up short in title quest
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Grandmaster Wesley So fell short in his title bid as he closed out with a 72-move draw with GM Aleksandr Lenderman in an English Opening to finish second in the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of ...

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Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Mon, 04/25/2016 - 19:33

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
LOUIS — At the strongest field ever assembled for the U.S. Chess Championship, Grandmaster Wesley So of Minnetonka didn't lose a single game — but that wasn't good enough to win the national title. So finished in second place as his final-round draw ...

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Monday Briefing: Doughnuts With Doughney in Flagler Beach, Rezoning in Bunnell, Lippmann's Nutty Elitism - FlaglerLive.com

Mon, 04/25/2016 - 05:00

FlaglerLive.com

Monday Briefing: Doughnuts With Doughney in Flagler Beach, Rezoning in Bunnell, Lippmann's Nutty Elitism
FlaglerLive.com
April 30: The Jacksonville Chess Club hosts the Spring Scholastic Series chess tournament from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at San Jose Church of Christ, 6233 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville. time controls set at 30 minutes for each player with a 5 sec delay (4SS G/30 ...

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ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Wrestling - The Patriot Ledger

Sun, 04/24/2016 - 23:49

ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Wrestling
The Patriot Ledger
Oliver Ames tournament champ; was second at Marshfield's tournament. ... Season record: 47-8; career mark 135-60. ... Repeat All-Scholastic. ... Three-time team captain. ... Also runs cross country and plays rugby. ... Honor-roll student. ... Wants to ...

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No pawns here: Blountville chess tournament attracts record number of students - Kingsport Times News

Sun, 04/24/2016 - 08:24

Kingsport Times News

No pawns here: Blountville chess tournament attracts record number of students
Kingsport Times News
A record number of students turned out to compete against one another in the East Tennessee Scholastic Chess Tournament which was held Saturday at the Tri-Cities Christian School in Blountville. The school has hosted two tournaments a year since 2014, ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 04/23/2016 - 23:02

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
We once billed Kamsky as the “Iron Man” of chess due to his nonstop traveling and playing, but it now seems that all those miles may have taken a toll. At the postgame interview after his bad loss to Xiong, Kamsky acknowledged that he was unaware that ...

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