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Game Set Match: Looking for an ace - Spokane Journal of Business

Thu, 05/11/2017 - 09:11

Spokane Journal of Business

Game Set Match: Looking for an ace
Spokane Journal of Business
The federation used a numerical rating systems devised by a man named Kenneth Harkness, to enable members to track their individual progress in terms of wins and losses, says the World Chess Hall of Fame. “The Harkness system was reasonably fair, but ...

Crafts & Cocktails: Inspired Button Making - Webster Kirkwood Times

Wed, 05/10/2017 - 01:36

Crafts & Cocktails: Inspired Button Making
Webster Kirkwood Times
Crafts & Cocktails: Inspired Button Making. Meet The Imagery of Chess: Saint Louis Artists contributors Deborah Douglas, Jessica Baran, and Nathaniel Farrell on Wednesday, May 10, 6:30 p.m., at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 3rd floor, 4652 Maryland Ave.

How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance - Forbes

Tue, 05/09/2017 - 09:05

Forbes

How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance
Forbes
In addition to outreach through the club, sitting right across the street from the club is the World Chess Hall of Fame, which serves not only as the home for the Hall of Fame, but also as a museum of chess. Although the Hall of Fame has been in ...

How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance - Forbes

Tue, 05/09/2017 - 09:05

Forbes

How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance
Forbes
In addition to outreach through the club, sitting right across the street from the club is the World Chess Hall of Fame, which serves not only as the home for the Hall of Fame, but also as a museum of chess. Although the Hall of Fame has been in ...

How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance - Forbes Now

Tue, 05/09/2017 - 02:00
How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance  Forbes Now

The St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center has a pretty humble beginning. After retiring and moving back to his Missouri home, financier (and Forbes ...

The Economist explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital - The Economist (blog)

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

The Economist explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
In 2011 he helped bring the “World Chess Hall of Fame” (pictured) to St Louis. Its was set up, according to its website, “to educate visitors, fans, players and scholars by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting the game of chess and its ...

The Economist explains How St Louis became America’s chess capital - The Economist

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:00
The Economist explains How St Louis became America’s chess capital  The Economist

ST LOUIS is a troubled, shrinking city in the American Midwest. Its population peaked at 850000 in the 1950s. Decades of middle-class flight have left it with only ...

How St Louis became America's chess capital - The Economist

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:00
How St Louis became America's chess capital  The Economist

ST LOUIS is a troubled, shrinking city in the American Midwest. Its population peaked at 850000 in the 1950s. Decades of middle-class flight have left it with only ...

How St Louis became America’s chess capital - The Economist

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:00
How St Louis became America’s chess capital  The Economist

ST LOUIS is a troubled, shrinking city in the American Midwest. Its population peaked at 850000 in the 1950s. Decades of middle-class flight have left it with only ...

On Chess: When your chess opponent wears a cape - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 04/26/2017 - 21:44

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: When your chess opponent wears a cape
St. Louis Public Radio
Now, the World Chess Hall of Fame's exhibit, "POW! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics," on view through Sept. 17, offers a rare chance to enjoy the full scope of what happens when chess and comics join forces. Perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that ...

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The Link Between Chess and Options Trading - Bloomberg

Tue, 04/25/2017 - 17:30

Bloomberg

The Link Between Chess and Options Trading
Bloomberg
Hikaru Nakamura, one of the top chess players in the world (number 7 right now), joined Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?" to talk about using some of the same tactics in chess to trade options. (Source: Bloomberg) ...

From Ceramic Sea Creatures to Bauhaus Blocks, a Compendium of Exquisite Chess Sets - Hyperallergic

Thu, 04/13/2017 - 21:56

Hyperallergic

From Ceramic Sea Creatures to Bauhaus Blocks, a Compendium of Exquisite Chess Sets
Hyperallergic
Many other women have designed boards, as showcased in Ladies' Knight: A Female Perspective on Chess, a 2015 exhibition at St. Louis's World Chess Hall of Fame. On view were designs including Yoko Ono's famous white board; a dollhouse-inspired set ...

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