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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 08/22/2017 - 12:53

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
PR Newswire (press release)
22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With the eyes of the world on Saint Louis for the inaugural and historic Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz competition, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Levon Aronian the champion of the Saint Louis ...

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Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes' - Scroll.in

Mon, 08/21/2017 - 03:02

The New Yorker

Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'
Scroll.in
Kasparov also added that playing in St Louis was his way of returning the patronage chess received from the Grand Chess Tour and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, and from Rex Sinquefield. The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz and the ...
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to ChessThe New Yorker
Mirror interview: No more comebacks for Chess legend Garry KasparovTimes of India

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Mirror interview: No more comebacks for Chess legend Garry Kasparov - Times of India

Sun, 08/20/2017 - 22:38

Times of India

Mirror interview: No more comebacks for Chess legend Garry Kasparov
Times of India
The Grand Chess Tour and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis deserve full support and my participation at the board was a means to that end. Rex Sinquefield (an American businessman based in Missouri) and his family have been incredible ...
Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'Scroll.in
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to ChessThe New Yorker

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No more comebacks - Pune Mirror

Sun, 08/20/2017 - 16:11

The New Yorker

No more comebacks
Pune Mirror
The Grand Chess Tour and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis deserve full support and my participation at the board was a means to that end. Rex Sinquefield (an American businessman based in Missouri) and his family have been incredible ...
Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'Scroll.in
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to ChessThe New Yorker

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Kasparov's Ultimate Ending? - Chess.com

Sun, 08/20/2017 - 02:44

Chess.com

Kasparov's Ultimate Ending?
Chess.com
"Team Rex" consisted of Rex Sinquefield, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Lenier Dominguez and former member of the Baltimore Ravens and current PhD student at MIT, John Urschel. The original format was best of six ...

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Kasparov's Ultimate Ending? - Chess.com

Sat, 08/19/2017 - 23:23

Chess.com

Kasparov's Ultimate Ending?
Chess.com
Septuagenarian Rex Sinquefield, one of the biggest St. Louis Cardinals fans, has seen many of his favorite team's 11 World Series Game Sevens. Today he got to play one of his own. With the "Ultimate Moves" team battle knotted at 3-3 between his and his ...

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Aronjan osvojio Grand Chess Tour, Kasparov osmi - Hrvatska radiotelevizija

Sat, 08/19/2017 - 10:41

Hrvatska radiotelevizija

Aronjan osvojio Grand Chess Tour, Kasparov osmi
Hrvatska radiotelevizija
Pobjedom Armenca Levona Aronjana ispred Rusa Karjakina i Amerikanca Nakamure završen je Grand Chess Tour u američkom Saint Louisu na kojem su igrali vodeći svjetski igrači, izuzev prvaka svijeta Magnusa Carlsena i Francuza Vachier-Lagravea, ...

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Kasparov's Ultimate Ending? - Chess.com

Sat, 08/19/2017 - 02:00
Kasparov's Ultimate Ending?  Chess.com

Septuagenarian Rex Sinquefield, one of the biggest St. Louis Cardinals fans, has seen many of his favorite team's 11 World Series Game Sevens. Today he got ...

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Kasparov's Ultimate Ending? - Chess.com

Sat, 08/19/2017 - 02:00
Kasparov's Ultimate Ending?  Chess.com

Septuagenarian Rex Sinquefield, one of the biggest St. Louis Cardinals fans, has seen many of his favorite team's 11 World Series Game Sevens. Today he got ...

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Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess - The New Yorker

Fri, 08/18/2017 - 18:57

The New Yorker

Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess
The New Yorker
... time he had been spotted at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis: since retiring, in 2005, Kasparov has been an ambassador for the game and a consistent presence in the little chess paradise constructed by the businessman Rex Sinquefield.
No more comebacks for chess legend Garry KasparovTimes of India
Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'Scroll.in

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Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess - The New Yorker

Fri, 08/18/2017 - 18:56

The New Yorker

Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess
The New Yorker
... time he had been spotted at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis: since retiring, in 2005, Kasparov has been an ambassador for the game and a consistent presence in the little chess paradise constructed by the businessman Rex Sinquefield.

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Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess - The New Yorker

Fri, 08/18/2017 - 02:00
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess  The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas on Garry Kasparov's appearance at a chess tournament in St. Louis, where he faced off against the younger Russian player Sergey Karjakin, ...

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On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot - KBIA

Thu, 08/17/2017 - 06:21

KBIA

On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
KBIA
The third leg of the annual Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, once again took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 1-12. The entire event was a close race, ending in a nail biting finale. The tournament has a ...

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On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 08/17/2017 - 05:23

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
St. Louis Public Radio
Normally, the chess world takes the world champion's skills for granted and assumes he must win every event. This assumption is based on the time period when he did win practically every event and the fact that he is the highest rated player on the planet.

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On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 08/17/2017 - 02:00
On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot  St. Louis Public Radio

The third leg of the annual Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, once again took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 1.

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On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 08/17/2017 - 02:00
On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot  St. Louis Public Radio

The third leg of the annual Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, once again took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 1.

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Schachgenie Garri Kasparow - F.A.Z. - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Wed, 08/16/2017 - 06:49

Schachgenie Garri Kasparow
F.A.Z. - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Den ersten Schnellschachtag der Grand Chess Tour in St. Louis hat der mit einer Wildcard ausgestattete frühere Weltmeister mit nur einer Niederlage überstanden. „Überlebt“, wie er es selbst nannte. Ziemlich zufrieden sei er mit seinem Spiel und auch ...

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Zug um Zug - FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Wed, 08/16/2017 - 06:15

FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Zug um Zug
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Geboren wurde sie 2014, als er mit Unterstützung des Schachmäzens Rex Sinquefield aus St. Louis für die Präsidentschaft des Weltschachbunds kandidierte. Die Aufmerksamkeit rund um sein „Comeback“ kann die Grand Chess Tour nun gut gebrauchen.

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Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Named 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion - Markets Insider

Tue, 08/15/2017 - 19:54

Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Named 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion
Markets Insider
15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine intense days of competition against the most elite chess players in the world, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as the champion of the Sinquefield Cup and ...

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Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Named 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 08/15/2017 - 09:56

Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Named 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine intense days of competition against the most elite chess players in the world, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as the champion of the ...

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