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On Chess: Xiong and Zierk succeed at Chess Club's GM Norm Invitational | St ... - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis held another GM norm tournament July 16-22, 2015. These tournaments are important for rising stars trying to earn the most coveted title in chess: Grandmaster. The International Chess Federation, ...
OCYL chess grows in popularity | The Valley Breeze - Valley Breeze
Valley Breeze
"This is a very unusual opportunity for one family to represent the entire state at the two biggest scholastic chess tournaments in the country," Salvas said. "We did not expect it this year, either, since resident chess master and champion Chris Gu ...
Tri-Valley: Alamo chess prodigy ties for fifth place in U.S. tourney - Chico ... - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Enterprise-Record
One of his first successes was at the Northern California K-12 Scholastic Championship, which he won as a sixth-grader. "On one hand, he was happy," Aigner said. "On the other hand, he simply wanted to play more chess. He wears his love for chess on ...
Tri-Valley: Alamo chess prodigy ties for fifth place in U.S. tourney ... - Monterey County Herald
Monterey County Herald
One of his first successes was at the Northern California K-12 Scholastic Championship, which he won as a sixth-grader. "On one hand, he was happy," Aigner said. "On the other hand, he simply wanted to play more chess. He wears his love for chess on ...
Tri-Valley: Alamo chess prodigy ties for fifth place in U.S. tourney ... - Paradise Post
Paradise Post
"The possibilities are practically endless." Advertisement. Liou started playing chess in elementary school with his coach, Michael Aigner. One of his first successes was at the Northern California K-12 Scholastic Championship, which he won as a sixth ...
How to Ensure Your Kids Never Think You're Playing Favorites - Yahoo - Yahoo Parenting
Yahoo Parenting
Yahoo Parenting
Maybe try something with the hands, like rock climbing (or chess), instead. “If they can't compare, they'll be much more self-contained, and they'll be doing fine,” he says. “And you can also be proud and reflect to them that they're doing fine.” Don't ...
Tri-Valley: Alamo chess prodigy ties for fifth place in US tourney - Daily Democrat
Daily Democrat
... an incoming freshman at UC Berkeley, was one of 10 players invited to compete in the U.S. Junior Closed Championship, an invite-only chess tournament for players younger than 21. The tournament took place July 6-16 at the Chess Club and Scholastic ...
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Tri-Valley: Alamo chess prodigy ties for fifth place in U.S. tourney ... - Contra Costa Times
Contra Costa Times
Tony Rich, the executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, said one of Liou's most striking traits is a maturity during games that is rarely seen in junior players. "He's different from a lot of kids his age in that he ...
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DAVID R. SANDS: Liang, Eswaran take the honors at U.S. junior chess events - Washington Times
Washington Times
Chandra came into the invitational, held at the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, seeded second behind red-hot Texas IM Jeffery Xiong, but Chandra found himself clinging to a half-point lead over Xiong going into the ninth and final round.
DAVID R. SANDS: Liang, Eswaran take the honors at U.S. junior chess events - Washington Times
Washington Times
Chandra came into the invitational, held at the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, seeded second behind red-hot Texas IM Jeffery Xiong, but Chandra found himself clinging to a half-point lead over Xiong going into the ninth and final round.
DAVID R. SANDS: Liang, Eswaran take the honors at U.S. junior chess events ... - Washington Times
Washington Times
Chandra came into the invitational, held at the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, seeded second behind red-hot Texas IM Jeffery Xiong, but Chandra found himself clinging to a half-point lead over Xiong going into the ninth and final round.
Chess players gathered in Pierre for team championship - Capital Journal: News - The Capital Journal
The Capital Journal
The Capital Journal
He is the strongest chess player in South Dakota. Women's Grand Master Kamile Baginskaite, who moved to Sioux Falls from Lithuania, said it was her second time participating in the tournament. She led the scholastic chess program in Sioux Falls.
Chess notes - Metro - The Boston Globe - Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Coming Events: July 25th, BCF Plus Score Tournament, Boylston CC Cambridge, 40 Norris St., Suit B101; July 26th, 44th Papa Gino's Open (Scholastic), Papa Gino's Waltham, 1018 Lexington St. matthewgosselin24@yahoo.com. Answer to today's problem: ...
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Love of chess shared at Lancaster County summer club - LancasterOnline: Local ... - LancasterOnline
LancasterOnline
LancasterOnline
Wood Services chess instructor Joe Weber of Upper Leacock Township plays games simultaneously with 8-year-old Ben Striggle, left, of East Petersburg and Quinn Degenhard, 10, of Manheim Township, during a Lancaster County summer scholastic chess ...
Area church events - Go Knoxville Story - Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville News Sentinel
St. Luke's Episcopal Church: Scholastic Chess Camp, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, July 29-Aug. 1, 600 S. Chestnut St. For Knox County youth age 6-18. Cost: donation accepted. Register: email moore4ube@gmail.com or 865-360-6706. Temple Beth ...
Over the chess board in Alabama - Varagona and Adams take top honors | AL.com - AL.com
AL.com
AL.com
Prizes in all sections. For more information see the Alabama Chess Federation calendar or contact tournament director Caesar Lawrence (334) 868-0271 or email: Caesarchess@yahoo.com. Back-2-School Scholastic Chess Tournament. August 15. Alabama ...
Checkmate: 2015 Junior Closed Chess Champion Crowned in St. Louis - SYS-CON Media (press release)
SYS-CON Media (press release)
SYS-CON Media (press release)
ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine rounds of fighting chess, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned 15-year-old International Master Akshat Chandra as the 2015 U.S. Junior Closed Champion. Chandra is ...
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Checkmate: 2015 Junior Closed Chess Champion Crowned in St. Louis | news ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)
SYS-CON Media (press release)
SYS-CON Media (press release)
ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine rounds of fighting chess, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned 15-year-old International Master Akshat Chandra as the 2015 U.S. Junior Closed Champion. Chandra is ...
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University of Arkansas Honors College Selects 2015 Bodenhamer Fellows ... - University of Arkansas Newswire
University of Arkansas Newswire
University of Arkansas Newswire
Fang served as president for the chess and Chinese clubs and as captain of Little Rock Central's regional-winning Quiz Bowl team. He was also heavily ... From French to ecology, Weidling maintains a wide range of scholastic interests. She served as ...
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Editorial: Keep youngs minds sharp this summer - Opinion: Editorials ... - NorthJersey.com
NorthJersey.com
As parents excel when it comes to introducing their very young children to picture books and bedtime stories, Scholastic says, they need to become more, not less, involved when their kids start reading independently. It's important that parents still ...