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Chess: Wesley So delivers 'masterpiece,' as US Championship field makes push - ABS-CBN News

In the News - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 20:47

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Chess: Wesley So delivers 'masterpiece,' as US Championship field makes push
ABS-CBN News
Varuzhan Akobian has the same total, while Alexander Onischuk is at 5.5 points after winning their respective matches at Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. So, undefeated in his last 65 matches, now has 3 wins and 6 draws in the ...
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times
Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila StandardThe Standard

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Brennan: Would We Question St. Louis Leadership If Prop 2 Passed? - CBS St. Louis

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 19:58

CBS St. Louis

Brennan: Would We Question St. Louis Leadership If Prop 2 Passed?
CBS St. Louis
Rex Sinquefield has put St. Louis on the map in the chess world. Mark Wrighton oversees one of the great universities in the country. Kelvin Adams is improving the troubled schools. Steve Stenger and Jon Belmar led the passage of Prop P to raise police ...

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Minnetonka chess player shares lead at US Chess Championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 19:22

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnetonka chess player shares lead at US Chess Championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Although the U.S. Championship, held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, is restricted to the top 12 U.S. players, it has become perhaps the toughest of national championships because the United States has three players ranked among ...
Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.comChess.com
Chess: Wesley So delivers 'masterpiece,' as US Championship field makes pushABS-CBN News
Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila StandardThe Standard
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Lubbock resident competes at U.S. Women's Chess Championship ... - LubbockOnline.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 13:50

LubbockOnline.com

Lubbock resident competes at U.S. Women's Chess Championship ...
LubbockOnline.com
Lubbock resident Sabina Foisor and was set to face last year's champion Friday at the U.S. Women's Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic ...

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Researchers Enlist AI to Generate Music, Boost Creativity - Laboratory Equipment

Chess Research - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 08:04

Laboratory Equipment

Researchers Enlist AI to Generate Music, Boost Creativity
Laboratory Equipment
Since then, the gap between machine and man, for well-defined tasks like chess, has widened with the development of more powerful computer chips and software. In the area of human creativity, the picture is less clear. Google last year announced ...

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Ethiopia: Chess - Instrumental in Building Social Cohesion - AllAfrica.com

Chess Research - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 06:11

Ethiopia: Chess - Instrumental in Building Social Cohesion
AllAfrica.com
The game of chess might not help one build ones biceps or tone one's abs, but one can certainly benefit from the lifelong mental health it promises. A healthy and beautiful mind is one of the best assets people need to have. According to research, in ...

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Chess: Wesley So shares top spot in US Championship after another draw - ABS-CBN News

In the News - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 03:22

ABS-CBN News

Chess: Wesley So shares top spot in US Championship after another draw
ABS-CBN News
Wesley So drew Round 8 of the US Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday, to keep his spot atop the 12-man field. So, a Filipino former juniors champion who now lives in the US, halved the point with Hikaru Nakamura for his 4th draw in a ...

U.S. Champs Round 9: "I can't believe what I just witnessed" - Chess.com

In the News - Fri, 04/07/2017 - 02:00
U.S. Champs Round 9: "I can't believe what I just witnessed"  Chess.com

On Chess.com's Tactics Trainer you can solve by the theme: e.g. "attacks on f2/f7." GM Wesley So doesn't need the practice. A year removed from the ...

Sinquefields to chip in $6M for Chesterfield sports foundation | Metro ... - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 23:01

STLtoday.com

Sinquefields to chip in $6M for Chesterfield sports foundation | Metro ...
STLtoday.com
A rendering of the BASE (Baseball and Softball Education) Foundation plan for POWERplex, a 74-acre sports campus in the Chesterfield Valley for youth sports ...

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Chess named one of top four teams in nation - The University News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 22:24

The University News

Chess named one of top four teams in nation
The University News
However, the team can rightfully be considered the brainchild of SLU alumnus and chess fan Rex Sinquefield. The team is not simply a club activity or organization, but rather an effort by the university and other parties to recruit promising players ...

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Chess named one of top four teams in nation - The University News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 22:24

The University News

Chess named one of top four teams in nation
The University News
The chess team was originally established in 2015 as a partnership between Saint Louis University and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. However, the team can rightfully be considered the brainchild of SLU alumnus and chess fan Rex ...

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Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.com - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 20:22

Chess.com

Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.com
Chess.com
The players' fortunes at the 2017 U.S. championship have resembled more of a bingo hopper than any linear path. Just when you think one player has the best ...
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times

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Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.com - Chess.com

In the News - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 20:22

Chess.com

Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.com
Chess.com
The players' fortunes at the 2017 U.S. championship have resembled more of a bingo hopper than any linear path. Just when you think one player has the best ...
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times

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So keeps lead despite another draw - The Manila Times

In the News - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 08:48

So keeps lead despite another draw
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So posted another draw in the seventh round to stay on top in the 2017 US Chess Championship being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. The 22-year-old So scored his fifth ...

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Why All of Hollywood's Depictions of Professor Tenure Are Ridiculous - Slate Magazine (blog)

Chess Research - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 06:33

Slate Magazine (blog)

Why All of Hollywood's Depictions of Professor Tenure Are Ridiculous
Slate Magazine (blog)
CHRIS, ostensibly working on his “research” but actually playing computer chess, sees the figure of DR. COBELL, his supposed “mentor” (with whom he has actually had three conversations in four years, two of them passive-aggressive), as Cobell passes ...

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