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Graves chess meet rescheduled - Paducah Sun

Fri, 09/18/2015 - 01:26

Graves chess meet rescheduled
Paducah Sun
The Graves County Fall Scholastic Chess Meet has been rescheduled from Sept. 19 to Oct. 24 and moved. The meet was to be held at Graves County High School but instead will be at Lowes Elementary School in northwestern Graves County on Oct. 24.

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On Chess: New partnership brings after-school chess to the Ferguson-Florissant ... - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 22:30

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: New partnership brings after-school chess to the Ferguson-Florissant ...
St. Louis Public Radio
Which is why I'm so pleased to announce a partnership with Ascension, the nation's largest nonprofit health system, the sponsor for this initiative, together with the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, which will provide the coaching, training ...
Nonprofit Health System Executive Brings After-School Chess Program to ...Daily Signal
Ferguson-Florissant students introduced to chessfox2now.com

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Nonprofit Health System Executive Brings After-School Chess Program to ... - Daily Signal

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 17:00

St. Louis Public Radio

Nonprofit Health System Executive Brings After-School Chess Program to ...
Daily Signal
Earlier this month, students, faculty, and three chess grandmasters–the highest title for a chess player–gathered in the library at Walnut Grove Elementary in Ferguson, Mo. to announce the partnership between Ascension and the Chess Club and Scholastic ...
On Chess: New partnership brings after-school chess to the Ferguson-Florissant ...St. Louis Public Radio
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News briefs from around the region 9/16 - Alton Telegraph

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 16:19

News briefs from around the region 9/16
Alton Telegraph
(AP) — Students in elementary and middle schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District are getting a new activity — chess. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis is teaming with Ascension, a Catholic health care system, to bring chess ...

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Ferguson-Florissant students introduced to chess - fox2now.com

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 09:26

Ferguson-Florissant students introduced to chess
fox2now.com
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Students in elementary and middle schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District are getting a new activity _ chess. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis is teaming with Ascension, a Catholic health care system, ...

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Alabama chess champion Scott Varagona and National Chess Day action - AL.com

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 09:05

AL.com

Alabama chess champion Scott Varagona and National Chess Day action
AL.com
Settling down to business. K-12 chess players make their opening moves at the recent Central Alabama Scholastic Chess Tournament. Held alongside the 2015 Alabama State Championship at Samford University, many of these young players want to one ...

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Chess program begins in Ferguson-Florissant schools - KSDK

Tue, 09/15/2015 - 19:50

KSDK

Chess program begins in Ferguson-Florissant schools
KSDK
After-school chess will now be coming to each of the twenty elementary and middle schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School district this semester. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, and Ascension, a Catholic, non-profit healthcare ...
Chess comes to Ferguson-Florissant schoolsSTLtoday.com
Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension, St. Louis Chess ...St. Louis American
St. Louis-based Ascension Providing Hope through Chess to Students in Ferguson ...SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Chess comes to Ferguson-Florissant schools - STLtoday.com

Tue, 09/15/2015 - 15:32

STLtoday.com

Chess comes to Ferguson-Florissant schools
STLtoday.com
Kids in Ferguson-Florissant elementary and middle schools will have the opportunity to play chess after school this year because of a new partnership announced on Tuesday. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis and Ascension, the nation's ...
Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension, St. Louis Chess ...St. Louis American
St. Louis-based Ascension Providing Hope through Chess to Students in Ferguson ...SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension Health, St. Louis ... - St. Louis American

Tue, 09/15/2015 - 13:48

Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension Health, St. Louis ...
St. Louis American
The world's largest nonprofit health system has partnered with the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center to help launch a new after-school chess program for the Ferguson-Florissant school district. Faculty, students, and staff gathered inside of ...

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Today on the bus tour - Politico

Tue, 09/15/2015 - 09:04

Today on the bus tour
Politico
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis and Ascension, the large Catholic health system, will announce a partnership today, with the school district to jumpstart the effort. “It's been a longtime goal of ours to bring after-school chess clubs ...

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Cardinals postseason tickets to go on sale — 5 things you don't need to know ... - St. Louis Business Journal

Tue, 09/15/2015 - 07:28

St. Louis Business Journal

Cardinals postseason tickets to go on sale — 5 things you don't need to know ...
St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis-based Ascension is holding a news conference later this morning at the Walnut Grove Elementary School in Ferguson to announce a partnership with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis to bring after-school chess to all 20 ...

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Baseball Republic - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mon, 09/14/2015 - 22:44

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Baseball Republic
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The search for the island's next great ballplayer stops in the heart of this sprawling city, amid the steamy, manic buzz of a Friday rush hour. Five sun-cooked men, three wearing black and gold Pirates caps, hop out of a dirt-sprayed SUV and walk onto ...

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Monthly Mayors' Chess Challenges set - Sun Sentinel

Mon, 09/14/2015 - 16:12

Sun Sentinel

Monthly Mayors' Chess Challenges set
Sun Sentinel
These free and friendly competitions bring together elected officials, community leaders, students, families and chess players of all ages and abilities to support scholastic and community-based chess programs. The series, spearheaded by Sunrise Mayor ...

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When Chess Was King of the City - Observer

Mon, 09/14/2015 - 14:43

Observer

When Chess Was King of the City
Observer
Mr. Pandolfini said that there had been a boom in scholastic chess in recent years in the city and that tens of thousands of children now regularly play the game. He attributed part of that to the original Fischer boom because their parents were first ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 21:42

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
19, Boylston Chess Club, 40 Norris St., Cambridge, www.BoylstonChessClub.org; Spiegel Cup (Scholastic) Series Waltham Papa Gino's Chess Tournament, Sept. 20, Papa Gino's Waltham, 1018 Lexington St., contact: MatthewGosselin24@yahoo.com or ...

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On Chess: Saint Louis University makes its opening move in collegiate chess - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 09/09/2015 - 21:50

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Saint Louis University makes its opening move in collegiate chess
St. Louis Public Radio
The combination of the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center and Saint Louis University will no doubt increase the level of play in the area by leaps and bounds and will be very beneficial for the sport overall. The program is expected to ...

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Medford resident Nathan Smolensky leads state chess organization - Wicked Local North of Boston

Wed, 09/09/2015 - 08:32

Wicked Local North of Boston

Medford resident Nathan Smolensky leads state chess organization
Wicked Local North of Boston
As MACA's president, Smolensky coordinates major adult and scholastic chess competitions across the state; oversees the Living Memorial Chess Foundation fund, which provides chess sets and boards to schools, libraries, junior chess clubs and community ...

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Medford resident Nathan Smolensky leads state chess organization - Wicked Local Medford

Wed, 09/09/2015 - 08:30

Wicked Local Medford

Medford resident Nathan Smolensky leads state chess organization
Wicked Local Medford
As MACA's president, Smolensky coordinates major adult and scholastic chess competitions across the state; oversees the Living Memorial Chess Foundation fund, which provides chess sets and boards to schools, libraries, junior chess clubs and community ...

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Fall SPICE Chess Classes - Webster University Newsroom (press release) (blog)

Tue, 09/08/2015 - 11:02

Webster University Newsroom (press release) (blog)

Fall SPICE Chess Classes
Webster University Newsroom (press release) (blog)
Classes will be held in the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE), located inside the Luhr Building, 475 E. Lockwood Ave., in Webster Groves. Registration fee is $149 and ... This class is for scholastic tournament players. Lessons will ...

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Tuesday 'Day of VI Fathers March' Day - Virgin Islands Daily News

Mon, 09/07/2015 - 17:03

Tuesday 'Day of VI Fathers March' Day
Virgin Islands Daily News
Daily News Photo by NOELLE OLIVE Kelvin Malone, a volunteer and member of the St. Thomas/St. John Scholastic Chess Club, teaches a group of boys to play chess at the Fathers' March Fun Day and Rally on Aug. 29 on St. Thomas, where kids enjoyed an ...

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