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Malaysian Chess Federation to Investigate Ban on 12-year-old girl for Wearing 'Seductive' Dress - Newsweek

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 13:04

Newsweek

Malaysian Chess Federation to Investigate Ban on 12-year-old girl for Wearing 'Seductive' Dress
Newsweek
The Malaysian Chess Federation said it would investigate why a 12-year-old girl was banned from a tournament because of her dress. The National Scholastic Chess Championship was held in a school from April 14-16, and the tournament director is said to ...
This Girl Had To Drop Out Of A Chess Tournament Because Of Her DressKonbini US
A Young Girl Had to Leave a Chess Tournament Because Her Dress Was 'Seductive'TIME
Girl Booted from Chess Tournament for Seductive Dress - MommyishMommyish (blog)
The Star Online
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This Is Your Brain on Business - Fortune

Chess Research - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 07:00

Fortune

This Is Your Brain on Business
Fortune
Most of you readers probably assume that people like me belong to the scientific and the medical worlds—that we live, eat, breathe, sleep and operate in hospitals and research labs, isolated from the business world. And certainly there's plenty for us ...

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12-year-old girl forced to quit chess tournament after her dress was deemed “seductive” - Salon

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 05:01

Salon

12-year-old girl forced to quit chess tournament after her dress was deemed “seductive”
Salon
At a National Scholastic Chess Championship in Putrajaya, Malaysia, a 12-year-old girl was reportedly forced to quit the competition after a tournament director reportedly found her dress “seductive.” According to the girl's chess coach, Kaushal ...

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12-year-old girl barred from chess match over 'seductive' dress - WION

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:40

WION

12-year-old girl barred from chess match over 'seductive' dress
WION
In a widely-shared Facebook post, trainer Kaushal Khandhar said his pupil felt "harassed and humiliated" after being forced to withdraw in the middle of the National Scholastic Chess Championship on April 14. The girl had been told her knee-length ...

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

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

How St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
The rise of St Louis as a centre for chess dates to 2008, when Rex Sinquefield chose the promotion of chess in his home town as a retirement project after making a fortune pioneering stockmarket index funds. (Mr Sinquefield is also politically active ...

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

In the News - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

How St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
ST LOUIS is a troubled, shrinking city in the American Midwest. Its population peaked at 850,000 in the 1950s. Decades of middle-class flight have left it with only 315,000 residents, of which almost one-third live at or below the federal poverty level.

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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 explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital - The Economist (blog)

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

The Economist explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
The rise of St Louis as a centre for chess dates back to 2008, when Rex Sinquefield chose the promotion of chess in his hometown as a retirement project after making a fortune pioneering stock-market index funds. (Mr Sinquefield is also politically ...

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

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:21

The Economist (blog)

The Economist explainsHow St Louis became America's chess capital
The Economist (blog)
In 2008 he founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis, which, in recent years, has become the headquarters of American chess. The 6,000-sq-ft centre includes a hall for tournaments, classrooms, a library and play areas. Some 1,000 members ...

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Girl barred from Malaysia chess competition over 'seductive' dress - The Nation

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 05/02/2017 - 02:11

Girl barred from Malaysia chess competition over 'seductive' dress
The Nation
In a widely-shared Facebook post, trainer Kaushal Khandhar said his pupil felt "harassed and humiliated" after being forced to withdraw in the middle of the the National Scholastic Chess Championship on April 14. The girl had been told her knee-length ...

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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 ...

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

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - 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 ...

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - 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 ...

Categories: St. Louis AND Chess

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

World Chess Hall of Fame - 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

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - 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 ...

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Girl Booted from Chess Tournament for Seductive Dress - Mommyish - Mommyish (blog)

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 05/01/2017 - 20:32

Mommyish (blog)

Girl Booted from Chess Tournament for Seductive Dress - Mommyish
Mommyish (blog)
A 12-year-old chess champion was kicked out of the national chess championships because the tournament director said she was wearing a seductive dress.
Chess girl 'checkmated' for her dressThe Star Online

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UNC researchers make big discovery in HIV/AIDS research - WTVD-TV

Chess Research - Mon, 05/01/2017 - 17:43

WTVD-TV

UNC researchers make big discovery in HIV/AIDS research
WTVD-TV
Honeycutt said discovery about HIV and macrophages is like playing a game of chess - if you don't know how some of the pieces move - or in this case, how the virus truly works - how can you win the game? "She didn't take the shortcut. She actually went ...

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