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Two Innovative Exhibits Make Their Opening Moves at The World Chess Hall of Fame - PR Newswire

Thu, 10/29/2015 - 02:00
Two Innovative Exhibits Make Their Opening Moves at The World Chess Hall of Fame  PR Newswire

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new exhibitions, opening Halloween weekend at the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), will use the chess ...

On Chess: The queen's gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 10/29/2015 - 02:00
On Chess: The queen's gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit  St. Louis Public Radio

My passion for chess began with chess problems. Compositions, as they are also known, are created from scratch to highlight beautiful checkmates and ideas.

On Chess: The queen's gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 10/29/2015 - 02:00
On Chess: The queen's gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit  St. Louis Public Radio

My passion for chess began with chess problems. Compositions, as they are also known, are created from scratch to highlight beautiful checkmates and ideas.

Monthly Music Series: Matthew Bengtson - Riverfront Times

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 13:59

Riverfront Times

Monthly Music Series: Matthew Bengtson
Riverfront Times
Join the World Chess Hall of Fame and internationally acclaimed pianist Matthew Bengtson for a special evening of Scriabin, Bach, and Albeniz pieces. Critically acclaimed as a “musician's pianist,” Bengtson has a unique combination of musical talents ...

Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess - St. Louis Public Radio

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 21:39

St. Louis Public Radio

Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess
St. Louis Public Radio
Michael DeFilippo. Women may not rule the world of chess but they do dominate an upcoming art exhibit around the game. The World Chess Hall of Fame in the Central West End opens “Ladies' Knight: The Female Perspective on Chess” Thursday evening.

How a St. Louis Artist Took on Ferguson — and Race Relations — in a Chess Set - Riverfront Times (blog)

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 06:33

Riverfront Times (blog)

How a St. Louis Artist Took on Ferguson — and Race Relations — in a Chess Set
Riverfront Times (blog)
A chess set on display at the World Chess Hall of Fame beginning Oct. 29 uses the classic board and its pieces to explore the politics of protest in the age of Ferguson. Designed by St. Louis artist Yuko Suga, the set's black chessmen are emblazoned ...

Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess - St. Louis Public Radio

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 02:00
Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess  St. Louis Public Radio

Women may not rule the world of chess but they do dominate an upcoming art exhibit around the game. The World Chess Hall of Fame in the Central West End.

Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess - St. Louis Public Radio

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 02:00
Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess  St. Louis Public Radio

Women may not rule the world of chess but they do dominate an upcoming art exhibit around the game. The World Chess Hall of Fame in the Central West End.

On Chess: What does the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis do to ... - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 10/14/2015 - 22:08

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: What does the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis do to ...
St. Louis Public Radio
Through work alongside the World Chess Hall of Fame, chess has served as a vehicle to explore diverse areas of art, history, music and modern culture. The Chess Club provide opportunities for people of all ages from our first 3-year old who is ...

Checkmate Delivered in Chess Hall of Fame Fight - Courthouse News Service

Wed, 10/07/2015 - 10:15

Checkmate Delivered in Chess Hall of Fame Fight
Courthouse News Service
The St. Louis-based museum does business as the World Chess Hall of Fame. It was well-positioned for a victory after a magistrate judge found in July that the World Chess Federation missed an attorney-replacement deadline. U.S. District Judge Robert ...

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