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Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
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 ...
Pencille takes home trophy in chess championships - Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
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.
Checkmate! PS 77 Chess Club plays from the heart and wins championships - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
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).
Redbird rook(ies): Chess takes hold in St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse - Belleville News-Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat
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 ...
Alabama K-12 chess players excel at national tournament - AL.com
AL.com
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 ...
Weekend Briefing: FPC's Beauty and the Beast, Movie in the Park, Middle Class As a Minority, Richard Avedon - FlaglerLive.com
FlaglerLive.com
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
STLtoday.com
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 ...
On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S. - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
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 ...
Creating the world's new chess capital - BBC News
BBC News
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)
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 ...
Taylor takes part in chess tournament - Bradford Era
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 ...
Almanac announces Waldie/Shaeffer finalists - The Almanac
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 ...
Cardinals bonding over chess in clubhouse - MLB.com
MLB.com
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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Bloomington Indiana Scholastic Chess Club @ - WFHB News
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 ...
Chess Notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
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
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 ...
Editorial: Short takes on secret chess championships, secret vegan beef eaters, hidden art and words best left unspoken - STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
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 ...
Cardinals notes: Adams suffers leg injury - STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
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
Belleville News-Democrat
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)
ESPN (blog)
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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