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13 Chess Stories You May Have Missed - Chess.com
The last six weeks were full of top-level events like the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the Sinquefield Cup, the World Junior Championship, and many Speed Chess ...
Champions Showdown: Improving the format - Chessbase News
Reflecting on the Champions Showdown in St. Louis, Macauley Peterson pulls a few highlight videos from the commentary webcast and breaks down what ...
Messenger: Lobbyist leading St. Louis airport privatization effort accused of 'looting' his own company - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In lawsuit, partner of Travis Brown accuses him of using company assets as his "personal toys."
Growing Pains: A Regional University's Foray into Big-Time Fundraising Raises Questions of Donor Influence - Inside Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy
pitfalls along the way. The gift originally stipulated that Rex Sinquefield would have a role in selecting the director of the new Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research, prompting an outcry from faculty members who argued that donors shouldn ...
Growing Pains: A Regional University's Foray into Big-Time Fundraising Raises Questions of Donor Influence - Inside Philanthropy
As regional universities thrive in an era of big philanthropy, some find themselves grappling with the pervasive issue of undue donor influence. A $50 million gift ...
Vienna vies for 2020 World Championship - Chessbase News
The World Chess Championship 2018 is still two months away but some federations are already looking ahead to 2020. Depending on the winner of the ...
What is Kasparov's winning move in his most brilliant game? - Financial Times
Financial Times
Financial Times
Garry Kasparov, for many the all-time No1 made a cameo reappearance this week in the Champions Showdown at St Louis. He played Chess960, also known as shuffle or Fischer Random chess, where the starting position of the back row pieces is ...
What is Kasparov’s winning move in his most brilliant game? - Financial Times
Puzzle 2281 — plus Garry Kasparov's cameo appearance raises hopes for a match with Carlsen.
What is Kasparov’s winning move in his most brilliant game? - Financial Times
Puzzle 2281 — plus Garry Kasparov's cameo appearance raises hopes for a match with Carlsen.
Sinquefield Cup video highlights (Part 3) - Chessbase News
(Continued from Part 2) Wrapping up our tour of the extensive and high-quality Sinquefield Cup coverage on the Saint Louis Chess Club YouTube Channel, ...
Sinquefield Donation Causes Controversy - The University News
The University News
This past year was Saint Louis University's biggest fundraising year to date, and the most recent gift to the school was a 50-million-dollar donation from Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, to help fund the SLU Research Institute, support the Chess Team ...
Sinquefield Donation Causes Controversy - The University News
This past year was Saint Louis University's biggest fundraising year to date, and the most recent gift to the school was a 50-million-dollar donation from Dr.
Gifts Roundup: Saint Louis University Lands a $50 Million Gift - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The money will also establish the Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research and provide annual support to the university's chess team. Rex Sinquefield co-founded the investment firm Dimensional Fund Advisors. He earned bachelors' degrees in ...
Gifts Roundup: Saint Louis University Lands a $50 Million Gift - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Plus, football great Peyton Manning gave $1 million to his alma mater; and the founder of Craigslist, Craig Newmark, donated $ 1 million for investigative ...
Editorial: Short takes on Cardinal comebacks and latte limitations - STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
The name Rex Sinquefield almost always seems to accompany controversy in St. Louis. But it's hard to dispute the generosity behind a $50 million donation Sinquefield and his wife, Jeanne, made this week to St. Louis ... strings attached, should go far ...
