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In Detroit, kids learn about chess — and life - Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
Fite has been teaching kids how to play chess for more than a decade. He founded the Detroit City Chess Club, the largest chess club in the city and likely the biggest scholastic club statewide, and coaches school teams that are gaining national ...
Southern School Notebook: The top 10% of Cape Elizabeth High seniors - The Forecaster
The Forecaster
The Forecaster
She has participated in the debate team, math team, science team and chess club. Jordan has played both ice hockey and field hockey, being named to the Western Maine All-Conference team in ice hockey, and the conference All-Academic teams in both ...
College Rugby Shines Under TV Spotlight Created by 2016 Olympics - Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
... version of rugby that is wide open, fast paced and just 14 minutes in duration. Rugby 15s, which takes 80 minutes, is a grinding game that's more of a chess match. ... Women's varsity teams are likely to double in the next year, largely because of ...
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On Chess: Nakamura and Caruana qualify as candidates for World Chess ... - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
Luckily for local fans, Hikaru and Fabiano will both participate in the 2015 Sinquefield Cup at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis this fall. The Sinquefield Cup (Aug. 20 – Sept. 3) is joined by Norway Chess 2015 (June 14-27) and the ...
Students Learn to 'Make Their Move' with PHD STEM Outreach Chess Program - Ventura County Star
Ventura County Star
Ventura County Star
Curran explained that the course was also designed for students to compete in nationally-rated scholastic tournaments. He began the exhibition match by reading a quote from Benjamin Franklin to motivate the students. “The game of chess is not merely an ...
St. Bede Academy announces top 10 students in graduating class - LaSalle News Tribune
LaSalle News Tribune
... was a member of golf and tennis, served as student government president and participated in Scholastic Bowl, Ambassadors, Spanish club, chess club, science club, Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering, rocket club, bridge club, Last Supper Club ...
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St. Bede Academy announces top 10 students in graduating class - LaSalle News Tribune
LaSalle News Tribune
... was a member of golf and tennis, served as student government president and participated in Scholastic Bowl, Ambassadors, Spanish club, chess club, science club, Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering, rocket club, bridge club, Last Supper Club ...
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CTC College For Kids opens in June - The Killeen Daily Herald
The Killeen Daily Herald
Beginning Scholastic Chess (age 8-14): This program features a balance of fun and formal chess instruction plus friendly competition. Each student will receive group and individual instruction. The class is Monday-Thursday, June 15-18, from 1 to 3 p.m ...
Checkmate! Tournament Comes to Marlborough This Weekend - Patch.com
Patch.com
Patch.com
... and 2015 Massachusetts scholastic champion Mika Brittain, 14-time state champion, and former U.S. co-champion Alexander Ivanov, youngest female master Carissa Yip, Women's International Master Megan Lee from Washington and Boston Globe chess ...
Checkmate! Tournament Comes to Marlborough This Weekend - Patch.com
Patch.com
Patch.com
... and 2015 Massachusetts scholastic champion Mika Brittain, 14-time state champion, and former U.S. co-champion Alexander Ivanov, youngest female master Carissa Yip, Women's International Master Megan Lee from Washington and Boston Globe chess ...
Altria Commits $800000 in College Scholarships to 20 Richmond Public Schools ... - MarketWatch
MarketWatch
She was her school's valedictorian, Scholastic Standout and recipient of the Lester W. Morris Merit Scholarship. She wants to ... She was a freshman class senator, a flag corps member of the TJ Marching Band and a member of the Chess Club. She will ...
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Altria Commits $800000 in College Scholarships to 20 Richmond Public Schools ... - MarketWatch
MarketWatch
She was her school's valedictorian, Scholastic Standout and recipient of the Lester W. Morris Merit Scholarship. She wants to ... She was a freshman class senator, a flag corps member of the TJ Marching Band and a member of the Chess Club. She will ...
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On Chess: Kasparov tells graduates to set new goals, see hard work as a talent - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
The U.S. Junior Chess Championship comes to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis July 6-16. The best in U.S. junior chess will compete to become champion of the class, earning an automatic bid to the 2016 U.S. Chess Championship.
Corning Chess Team returns home triumphant - Appeal-Democrat
Appeal-Democrat
Appeal-Democrat
The Corning Elementary Chess Team came home a winner having attended the California State Scholastic Chess Tournament in Santa Clara, where 801 students from the North State competed earlier this month. The Corning team consisting of 12 students ...
Boys volleyball: Lancers faced no match en route to CCS title - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
It's chess vs. checkers at the moment. And if there's anyone smart enough to take advantage, it's the Lancers -- recognized as a top-five CCS Scholastic Championship Team for its GPA of 3.50. "As a full-time teacher, that's something that I pride ...
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Boys volleyball: Lancers faced no match en route to CCS title - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
It's chess vs. checkers at the moment. And if there's anyone smart enough to take advantage, it's the Lancers -- recognized as a top-five CCS Scholastic Championship Team for its GPA of 3.50. "As a full-time teacher, that's something that I pride ...
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From Mongolia To Minnesota To US Open Chess Championships - CBS Local
CBS Local
CBS Local
Her positional sacrifice paid off and she took home the 2015 Minnesota State Girl's Chess Champion at the 50th Annual Scholastic Chess Championship, even finishing seventh among her male peers. “We had kids here almost every day after school playing ...
A Conversation With Robert Johnson - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
What's more, Johnson was an Executive Producer of the Oscar winning documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side, directed by Alex Gibney, and is the former President of the National Scholastic Chess Foundation. In this interview, Johnson talked about how old ...
Chess Champion Passes on his Knowledge - KXNet.com
KXNet.com
KXNet.com
"I've been playing scholastic chess for 25 years. This little eight year old kid wanted to play a game of chess. Well I might be able to teach him something. It didn't take to many questions for me to realize I wasn't gonna teach him anything. At 8 ...
The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old - Business Insider
Business Insider
Business Insider
There's ample speculation that the bill is being picked up by Rex Sinquefield, a wealthy chess benefactor who established the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis, a veritable chess Mecca in the US – and the host of the Sinquefield Cup, where ...
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