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Life Lessons from Chess - Chessbase News

Mon, 02/19/2018 - 02:00
Life Lessons from Chess  Chessbase News

We often hear that chess is useful in other phases of life. While this is true for the ones who play the sport, it is still quite a big question to the uninitiated as to ...

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Sinquefield's involvement in airport privatization a nonstarter for some city aldermen - STLtoday.com

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield's involvement in airport privatization a nonstarter for some city aldermen  STLtoday.com

Public updates on the process to potentially lease Lambert will be required every 60 days under a resolution passed by city aldermen Friday.

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Sinquefield's involvement in airport privatization a nonstarter for some city aldermen - STLtoday.com

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield's involvement in airport privatization a nonstarter for some city aldermen  STLtoday.com

Public updates on the process to potentially lease Lambert will be required every 60 days under a resolution passed by city aldermen Friday.

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'Angry 18' Aldermen Want Rex Sinquefield Out - CBS St. Louis

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 18:33

CBS St. Louis

'Angry 18' Aldermen Want Rex Sinquefield Out
CBS St. Louis
Rex Sinquefield and I don't really have a relationship other than through the Chess Club,” she said. “He's not one of my contributors.” Krewson says if the airport doesn't get privatized, Sinquefield doesn't recoup any of his money. “The decision is ...

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Messenger: King Rex clears the chess board as he plots his Lambert privatization strategy - STLtoday.com

Thu, 02/01/2018 - 16:17

STLtoday.com

Messenger: King Rex clears the chess board as he plots his Lambert privatization strategy
STLtoday.com
To nobody's surprise, Sinquefield, the wealthy retired investor and chess-philanthropist who is also the state's most prolific political donor, won the bidding process. A selection committee voted 3-0 to enter into contract negotiations with Grow ...

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Messenger: King Rex clears the chess board as he plots his Lambert privatization strategy - STLtoday.com

Thu, 02/01/2018 - 16:17

STLtoday.com

Messenger: King Rex clears the chess board as he plots his Lambert privatization strategy
STLtoday.com
Days before the city tilted the bid Sinquefield's way, the political power broker dubbed 'King Rex' by Politico added some rooks to his chess board. On Jan. 12, he hired Hamilton to represent two other nonprofits of his, Great St. Louis and Missouri ...

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2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced - Chess.com

Tue, 01/30/2018 - 02:00
2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, headlines the list of invitees for the 2018 tour. The organizers have announced the 10 invited ...

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Sinquefield-funded nonprofit lands consulting firm contract | Local News - St. Louis American

Fri, 01/26/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield-funded nonprofit lands consulting firm contract | Local News  St. Louis American

Grow Missouri, Inc., an organization funded by billionaire retired financer Rex Sinquefield, has been selected to be one of St. Louis city's consultants in exploring ...

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Kasparov Exclusive: His MasterClass, St. Louis, AlphaZero - Chess.com

Wed, 01/10/2018 - 03:13

Chess.com

Kasparov Exclusive: His MasterClass, St. Louis, AlphaZero
Chess.com
Garry Kasparov had a busy spring and summer of 2017 in which he recorded his MasterClass and then participated, after a 12-year absence from competitive chess, in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament. While he's been on television much recently to ...

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Kasparov Exclusive: His MasterClass, St. Louis, AlphaZero - Chess.com

Wed, 01/10/2018 - 02:00
Kasparov Exclusive: His MasterClass, St. Louis, AlphaZero  Chess.com

Garry Kasparov had a busy spring and summer of 2017 in which he recorded his MasterClass and then participated, after a 12-year absence from competitive ...

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Chess's New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm - FiveThirtyEight

Wed, 01/03/2018 - 11:52

Chess's New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm
FiveThirtyEight
Sergey Karjakin, the Russian world championship runner-up, said he'd pay “maybe $100,000” for access to the program. One chess commentator joked that Russian president Vladimir Putin might help Karjakin access the program to prepare for next year's ...

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Chess's New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm - FiveThirtyEight

Wed, 01/03/2018 - 02:00
Chess's New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm  FiveThirtyEight

Chess is an antique, about 1500 years old, according to most historians. As a result, its evolution seems essentially complete, a hoary game now largely trudgi…

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Chess’s New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm - FiveThirtyEight

Wed, 01/03/2018 - 02:00
Chess’s New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm  FiveThirtyEight

Chess is an antique, about 1500 years old, according to most historians. As a result, its evolution seems essentially complete, a hoary game now largely trudgi…

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World Chess Championships logos cause controversy - Tribune-Review

Wed, 12/20/2017 - 02:00
World Chess Championships logos cause controversy  Tribune-Review

Logos unveiled for the 2018 World Chess Championship are drawing plenty of reaction online, but little to do with the chess. The logos feature two intertwined ...

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