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

Scholastic Chess News Feed - 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
Schools are key to so much, including chess. As one of the first full-time chess teachers for the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, I strongly believe in using chess in the classroom to provide positive learning experiences for students.

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

In the News - 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
As one of the first full-time chess teachers for the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, I strongly believe in using chess in the classroom to provide positive learning experiences for students. It also helps develop their spatial ...

DC community calendar, Oct. 15-22, 2015 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 21:45

Washington Post

DC community calendar, Oct. 15-22, 2015
Washington Post
Knowledgeable guides lead a visit and discuss how the exotic plant world connects to everyday life, possibly giving a view of bananas, cacao and coffee ripening on the tree, or learn about the next big breakthrough in medical plant research. Fridays ...

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Columbia Digest - Baltimore Sun

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 17:21

Columbia Digest
Baltimore Sun
Chemistry in the Library Hands-on experiments with chemists from the Army Research Laboratory and the American Chemical Society. 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. ... Chess club A group for novice and veteran players meets at 1 p.m. Thursdays. Free. Zumba Gold ...

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Ian Thornton Imagines the Man Behind WW1 in The Great and Calamitous Tale of ... - Paste Magazine

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 16:16

Paste Magazine

Ian Thornton Imagines the Man Behind WW1 in The Great and Calamitous Tale of ...
Paste Magazine
“According to my grandfather, Johan claimed to have changed—actually to have destroyed—the 20th century.” So begins The Great and Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms, Ian Thornton's debut novel released in the U.S. this week. Imagining the life of a man ...

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Things to do in and around Greenwich - Greenwich Time

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 15:44

Greenwich Time

Things to do in and around Greenwich
Greenwich Time
On Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Cos Cob Library Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Road, an afternoon of chess instruction will take place. The class is open to all .... The gala raises money toward Lyme's disease research and treatment. Last year's gala raised ...

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New outdoor chess tables available in Forest Park - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 14:27

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New outdoor chess tables available in Forest Park
St. Louis Public Radio
Those thoughts are echoed by financier Rex Sinquefield, who provided the seed funding to launch the Chess Club and Scholastic Center. “It's a tremendous mental building tool for children,” he says. “You use every part of your brain playing chess ...

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New outdoor chess tables available in Forest Park - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 14:27

St. Louis Public Radio

New outdoor chess tables available in Forest Park
St. Louis Public Radio
There is now another spot in St. Louis for chess lovers to enjoy the game in the great outdoors. Forest Park Forever has partnered with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis on four outdoor, concrete tables near Steinberg Skating Rink.

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New outdoor chess tables available in Forest Park - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 14:27

St. Louis Public Radio

New outdoor chess tables available in Forest Park
St. Louis Public Radio
There is now another spot in St. Louis for chess lovers to enjoy the game in the great outdoors. Forest Park Forever has partnered with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis on four outdoor, concrete tables near Steinberg Skating Rink.

Prince George's County community calendar, Oct. 15-21, 2015 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 11:53

Prince George's County community calendar, Oct. 15-21, 2015
Washington Post
Patuxent Wildlife Festival Live animal displays, children's crafts, tram tours, research exhibits and behind-the-scenes tours. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. National Wildlife .... District Heights chess club Learn to play or improve your game. 7 p.m. Spauldings ...

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The Rise of America's Secret Government: The Deadly Legacy of Ex-CIA Director ... - Democracy Now! (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 11:34

The Rise of America's Secret Government: The Deadly Legacy of Ex-CIA Director ...
Democracy Now! (blog)
DAVID TALBOT: The Devil's Chessboard refers to the fact that the Dulles brothers—John Foster Dulles, who's secretary of state under Eisenhower, and his brother, Allen Dulles, who I focus on, head of the CIA—they loved to play chess with each other.

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Berwyn music venue Wire launches record label - Chicago Tribune

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:47

Chicago Tribune

Berwyn music venue Wire launches record label
Chicago Tribune
Fournier likens the idea of the label to the smaller, hit-driven companies of the past, who set their sights locally. "It kind of goes back to the Stax/Motown/Chess model. You've got guys who are a production team with a studio, helping artists that ...

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How a Video Game Helped People Make Better Decisions - blogs.hbr.org (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:21

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How a Video Game Helped People Make Better Decisions
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Traditional training, designed to debias and improve decision-making, is effective in specific domains such as firefighting, chess, or weather forecasting. But even experts in such areas fail to ... In the first experiment, involving 243 adult ...

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​The Innovator's Mindset: What We Can Learn from Carly Rae Jepsen and the ... - EdSurge

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 09:10

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​The Innovator's Mindset: What We Can Learn from Carly Rae Jepsen and the ...
EdSurge
And his class was learning how to play chess with a master player, who also happened to be a grandparent of one of the students. Notice that I haven't mentioned anything ... It's based on hundreds of hours of research, of practice. Absent desire, not ...

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"Openness" of Personality May Impact Musical Aptitude - PsychCentral.com (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 09:01

"Openness" of Personality May Impact Musical Aptitude
PsychCentral.com (blog)
New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that personality plays a key role in musical ability, even for those who do not play an instrument. In a study in the Journal of Research in Personality, a team of psychologists identified that the ...

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'Openness' of Personality May Impact Musical Aptitude - PsychCentral.com (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 06:15

'Openness' of Personality May Impact Musical Aptitude
PsychCentral.com (blog)
New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that personality plays a key role in musical ability, even for those who do not play an instrument. In a study in the Journal of Research in Personality, a team of psychologists identified that the ...

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Indian American Chess Whiz Akshat Chandra from NJ wins the US Junior Chess ... - The Indian Panorama

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 04:45

The Indian Panorama

Indian American Chess Whiz Akshat Chandra from NJ wins the US Junior Chess ...
The Indian Panorama
The nine-round tournament was held at the prestigious Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from July 6 to July 15. The tense race for first place remained undecided until the final round when International Master Akshat Chandra emerged ...

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Indian American Chess Whiz Akshat Chandra from NJ wins the US Junior Chess ... - The Indian Panorama

In the News - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 04:45

The Indian Panorama

Indian American Chess Whiz Akshat Chandra from NJ wins the US Junior Chess ...
The Indian Panorama
The nine-round tournament was held at the prestigious Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from July 6 to July 15. The tense race for first place remained undecided until the final round when International Master Akshat Chandra emerged ...

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