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On Chess: Junior Closed Championship had unexpected excitement - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/21/2016 - 00:19

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Junior Closed Championship had unexpected excitement
St. Louis Public Radio
Due to the continuous effort of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, the U.S. Junior Closed Championship has grown to be one of the strongest and most prominent junior tournaments in the world. The 2016 edition brought together 10 of ...

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ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Boys lacrosse - Enterprise News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 23:40

Enterprise News

ALL-SCHOLASTICS: Boys lacrosse
Enterprise News
Two-time All-Scholastic. … Most memorable moment was when coach Flannigan did a back-flip at halftime against Hull. … Member of chess club. … Favorite athlete is J.R. Smith. … Favorite class is calculus. ... Enjoys spending time with friends and ...

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Meet the Remainers scrambling to keep their EU citizenship - Spectator.co.uk

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 22:14

Spectator.co.uk

Meet the Remainers scrambling to keep their EU citizenship
Spectator.co.uk
Likewise, UK citizens living in the EU, who have found to their horror that they are pawns in a very complex game of migrant chess between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker, are concluding that now is a wise moment to complete the paperwork for ...

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DeLillo Week: The world we may soon wake up to, as warned in Don DeLillo's latest novel - The Spinoff

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 20:31

The Spinoff

DeLillo Week: The world we may soon wake up to, as warned in Don DeLillo's latest novel
The Spinoff
As a facility, it's somewhere between a research-lab run by Gnostic priests and an avant-garde art installation designed by the most pretentious art student you've ever met, “a model of shape and form, a wilderness vision, all lines and angles and ...

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Jeh Pandole and Ahaan Bhansali advance - The Hindu

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 19:33

Jeh Pandole and Ahaan Bhansali advance
The Hindu
The Indian Chess School's Kotak Mutual Fund scholastic & blitz chess championship as part of its International Chess Day celebrations have attracted more than 100 FIDE-rated players. Matches will be held in the under-8, u-10, u-12 and u-15 boys' and ...

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alt.legal: Alt Trek, The Next Generation (Of Law Students) - Above the Law

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 16:17

Above the Law

alt.legal: Alt Trek, The Next Generation (Of Law Students)
Above the Law
Yes, law school enrollment is dropping dramatically, a continued effect of the Great Recession. The traditional legal market is flat, and even though the number of lawyers is growing at the modest rate of 1.3%, legal demand remains flat, resulting in a ...

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Around the Felicianas for July 21, 2016: Work day set for West Feliciana students - The Advocate

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 14:24

Around the Felicianas for July 21, 2016: Work day set for West Feliciana students
The Advocate
Organizations and visitors to the park will learn about the history of, then participate in, the many different toys and games played by children in the 1800s, including cup-and-ball, hoop-and-stick, bilbo catchers, Jacob's Ladder, chess, checkers ...

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A Conversation That Bridges Divides - News Deeply

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 12:53

News Deeply

A Conversation That Bridges Divides
News Deeply
Sheffield Conversation Club is a social hub for information on events and activities including English spoken as another language (ESOL) classes, a place to have a game of Scrabble or chess and sign up for walks in the local area and the Peak District ...

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Byrd uses relationship with the Diamondbacks to bring awareness to SMA - ABC News

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 12:53

ABC News

Byrd uses relationship with the Diamondbacks to bring awareness to SMA
ABC News
The Byrds' survey was brimming with optimism about playing chess and waiting for a cure. The twins will be ... "We're very hopeful overall about the state of current research," says Megan Lenz, communications manager at Cure SMA. "Every program that ...

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Prince George's County community calendar, July 21-27, 2016 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 12:50

Prince George's County community calendar, July 21-27, 2016
Washington Post
South Bowie chess club Eagle Chess Academy leads this clinic. 7 p.m. South Bowie Library, ... items at this family program. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Patuxent Research Refuge, North Tract, Route 198 between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 32, Laurel.

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Byrd uses relationship with the Diamondbacks to bring awareness to SMA - ESPN

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 12:28

ESPN

Byrd uses relationship with the Diamondbacks to bring awareness to SMA
ESPN
The Byrds' survey was brimming with optimism about playing chess and waiting for a cure. The twins will be ... "We're very hopeful overall about the state of current research," says Megan Lenz, communications manager at Cure SMA. "Every program that ...

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Top Saudi clerics ban Pokemon Go - USA TODAY

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 07:46

USA TODAY

Top Saudi clerics ban Pokemon Go
USA TODAY
The decree was issued by General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars on the website of the General Presidency for Scholarly Research and Ifta, Arab News reported Wednesday. The edict is actually an update of an existing ban on the Pokemon ...

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Google uses DeepMind AI to cut data center PUE by 15% - DatacenterDynamics (registration)

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 07:05

DatacenterDynamics (registration)

Google uses DeepMind AI to cut data center PUE by 15%
DatacenterDynamics (registration)
He told PC Games: “The difference between AlphaGo and Deep Blue is that Deep Blue was programmed directly with knowledge about chess, whereas AlphaGo was programmed with the ability to learn that knowledge, which is much more powerful in our ...

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The secret to peak performance - The Globe and Mail

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 05:18

The Globe and Mail

The secret to peak performance
The Globe and Mail
A professor of psychology at Florida State University, his research hit the zeitgeist when journalist Malcolm Gladwell, in Outliers, referred to him when declaring it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become a master in most fields. Unfortunately, that ...

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Britain adds Chinese militant group to terror list - StreetInsider.com

Chess Research - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 03:52

Britain adds Chinese militant group to terror list
StreetInsider.com
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 2-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. ... "Regrettably, some western countries not only fail to recognize these East Turkestan terrorist groups as illegal, but also ...

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Achievers - NewsOK.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/20/2016 - 00:03

Achievers
NewsOK.com
•Veronika Zilajeva, 16, a Westmoore High School sophomore, became the first female Oklahoma resident of any age to win a mixed scholastic and adult players U.S. Chess Federation-rated, top open-section chess tournament, according to a news release.

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Your move John Key - Interest.co.nz

Chess Research - Tue, 07/19/2016 - 22:14

Your move John Key
Interest.co.nz
A game of chess. A tactical battle of wills. By bringing forward the start date of round 3 of LVRs the Reserve Bank has positioned one of its knights in direct threat to the Government's King (or Key, if you like). This has neatly counter-acted the Key ...

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15-year-old Chess Prodigy Crowned 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Champion in Saint Louis - Stock Transcript

CCSCSL News Feed - Tue, 07/19/2016 - 15:50

15-year-old Chess Prodigy Crowned 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Champion in Saint Louis
Stock Transcript
“Who would have thought just eight short years ago that the Saint Louis Chess Club would have seen such memorable and prestigious events,” said Tony Rich, CCSCSL Executive Director. “The Junior Closed is one of my favorites each year, and the 2016 ...

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15-year-old Chess Prodigy Crowned 2016 U.S. Junior Closed ... - Stock Transcript

In the News - Tue, 07/19/2016 - 15:50

15-year-old Chess Prodigy Crowned 2016 U.S. Junior Closed ...
Stock Transcript
ST. LOUIS, July 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Age is only a number – and it's certainly true in the world of chess. At only 15-years-old, Jeffery Xiong of Coppell, ...

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15-year-old Chess Prodigy Crowned 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Champion in Saint Louis - Yahoo Finance

In the News - Tue, 07/19/2016 - 15:29

Yahoo Finance

15-year-old Chess Prodigy Crowned 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Champion in Saint Louis
Yahoo Finance
Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) Executive Director, Tony Rich (left), and Assistant Manager, Mike Kummer (right), award Grandmaster Jeffery Xiong, 15, of Coppell, Texas (center), the $6,000 winning prize for the 2016 U.S ...

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