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SEE IT! Our old man loses to a 16-year-old chess master - New York Daily News
New York Daily News
New York Daily News
Nothing makes you feel dumber than losing at chess to a 16 year old. I have a good excuse, of course: I'm lousy at chess. And here's an even better excuse: I was playing Akshat Chandra, the reigning American junior champ, who is heading today to St ...
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Local Chess Club takes state championships - Bennett County Booster (press release)
Bennett County Booster (press release)
The NLF Chess Club in Batesland, SD traveled to the capitol city to compete in the 2016 South Dakota State chess tournament held on Saturday April 9. This annual tournament is played to determine the state scholastic champion in each division from ...
Checkmate: CBA chess team captures first national title - Greater Media Newspapers
Greater Media Newspapers
MIDDLETOWN — Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) is the king of chess among scholastic teams across the country. CBA made program history when it captured the national championship during the National High School Chess Championships, which were ...
15-year-old chess champ from Coppell seeks US title - Dallas Morning News (blog)
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Dallas Morning News (blog)
For the top-ranked junior chess player in the country, second-ranked player in Texas and one of the Top 10 male players nationally, the invitation to compete at the U.S. championship is a peak in Jeffrey's career. But there's much more to come. Jeffrey ...
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DAVID R. SANDS: Define chess juggernaut: Webster rolls to 4th straight title - Washington Times
Washington Times
Washington Times
Webster's home city will again be playing host to the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women's Championship, both of which kick off Wednesday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush will be defending ...
NEWS BRIEFS: April 12, 2016 - Goshen News
Goshen News
The 30th annual Elkhart County Scholastic Chess Championships and the fifth annual Elkhart County Adult Chess Open will be conducted Saturday in the fellowship hall of College Mennonite Church, 1900 S. Main St., Goshen. Check-in is between 8 and ...
Kids converge on Valencia for SoCal chess tournament - Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Many of the kids competing in the annual SoCal Scholastic SuperStates Chess Tournament this weekend lined the hotel halls, pecking away at games on state-of-the-art hand-held devices, waiting for a chance to play a game that remains anything but new.
Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The US Championships are set to begin April 14 at the St. Louis Chess Club. You can follow the action and root for Andover's Carissa Yip at www.USChessChamps.com. Winners: MACA Hurvitz Cup (Scholastic Team) Championships: Grades 9-12 Section: ...
Girls Only Chess Tournament Coming to Hailey - Twin Falls Times-News
Twin Falls Times-News
Twin Falls Times-News
Tournament participants can also meet 2016 Idaho Scholastic Girls Champion Carmen Pemsler. Parents can receive a free day pass to the Blaine County Recreation District's FitWorks at the Community Campus. Onsite registration will be held from 8-10 a.m., ...
Prairie Winds Elementary teacher helps sixth graders learn critical thinking through chess - Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Gazette
But he knew he didn't like band, so he had no choice but to learn chess this school year. Now, Kannon can't get enough. He was one of nine players who competed in last month's Colorado Scholastic Team Chess Championship. "It's pretty cool," Kannon said ...
Sam Hinkie Innovated More Than Player Selection - The Sixer Sense
The Sixer Sense
The Sixer Sense
It is reflected in the scholastic achievement. 40 years ago, being labeled a “geek” relegated a ... you're scholastics centered around organized sports. If you were a geek, your scholastics centered around clubs – science clubs, computer clubs, chess ...
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Gowder, Kueck win chess scholarships - Madison Record
Madison Record
Madison Record
Gowder was the first board for the K-3 Heritage chess team at the North Alabama Team Scholastic (NATS) tournament and for K-3 MCCL Club Team that placed second at State Scholastic Chess Championship. Gowder won third place in Primary section at ...
Munster High School Winterguard takes first place - nwitimes.com
nwitimes.com
nwitimes.com
MUNSTER — The Munster High School Winterguard competed in the Mid-West Color Guard Circuit's Championships on April 2-3. The team placed first in Scholastic AA class. Munster High School Chess Team honored. The Munster High School Chess ...
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Chess Tourney Draws 130 Kids - The Northfield News
The Northfield News
The Vermont State Scholastic Chess Championships were a big hit at Berlin Elementary School last Saturday. Over 130 students, from all over the state, competed in the 29th Annual event. Third grade students Grey Fearon from Vergennes (left) and Joey ...
Deer Isle-Stonington announces honor parts - The Ellsworth American
The Ellsworth American
The Ellsworth American
Vaughn has played on three Maine State Championship chess teams, participated in three National U.S. Scholastic chess tournaments and continues playing chess as one of the top boards on his high school chess team. Vaughn played varsity soccer in ...
Réti or Not, Mountain Chess Social Is On - Mountain News
Mountain News
Mountain News
Martin, and the Rim High chess club, were present at the social and seemed excited about interacting with the students. “MaryPat and Randy have started a wonderful club at the middle school,” Martin said. “All of us within the mountain scholastic chess ...
Capers reclaim chess title - KeepMEcurrent.com
KeepMEcurrent.com
KeepMEcurrent.com
The chess team at Cape Elizabeth High School has regained the state title it lost to Cheverus last year, becoming Maine's Team Chess Champions during the recent state competition held in mid-March at the University of Maine at Orono. Led by three-time ...
On Chess: U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame honor the legends - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
For more information, visit the World Chess Hall of Fame website. Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez will coach the Saint Louis University chess team and frequently is an employee at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. On Chess is provided ...
VI chess players compete well at nationals - Virgin Islands Daily News
Virgin Islands Daily News
Virgin Islands Daily News
... St. John students competed over the weekend in Atlanta at the national chess championships. prev. next. Daily News Staff. Virgin Islands chess players won half of their 112 games over the weekend at the National Scholastic Chess Tournament in Atlanta.
Webster U chess team's got game – and a grandmaster coach - St. Louis Jewish Light
St. Louis Jewish Light
St. Louis Jewish Light
Chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar (third from right) stands with members of the Webster University chess team after it won its fourth straight Final Four victory, making it the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. Polgar, who is Jewish, has won multiple U.S ...