As the 2017-2018 chess season comes to an end, 215 young chess players participated in the Spring Fever Chess Tournament on Saturday, April 14th, at Webster Groves High School. After four strenuous rounds, the winners were picked below.
During the end of March, many families flock to various tropical destinations for Spring Break; however, 185 dedicated chess players congregated for battle over the chess board on Saturday, March 24, on the SLU Campus.
With Spring right around the corner and warm temperatures arriving, the stage was set perfectly for a festive chess tournament. On Sunday, February 25, the Saint Louis Chess Club held one of its monthly scholastic chess tournaments, Chess Carnival, at Cook Hall on SLU Campus. The tournament drew a record breaking 241 players!
On Saturday, January 20th, the Saint Louis Chess Club held its first scholastic tournament of 2018. Following the excitement of the new year, many students joined in to play in their first ever chess tournament, resulting in a total of 193 players that gathered at Adams Elementary in Tower Grove to battle for chess supremacy.
In the midst of the holiday season, everyone is in a happy and generous mood. During the Holiday Classic chess tournament, 164 players converged to battle for chess superiority. Even with a date change and end of semester hecticness, true chess enthusiasts assembled at the Center for Global Citizenship on the SLU Campus on December 17th without hesitation.
By Tony Chen, Scholastic Coordinator
In the midst of the holiday season, everyone is in a happy and generous mood. During the Holiday Classic chess tournament, 164 players converged to battle for chess superiority. Even with a date change and end of semester hecticness, true chess enthusiasts assembled at the Center for Global Citizenship on the SLU Campus on December 17th without hesitation.
During Thanksgiving, many of us will reflect upon our blessings this past year. Here at the Saint Louis Chess Club, we are sincerely grateful for the support given by our chess players, family members, and community partners. As a result of everyone’s cooperation, the Turkey Tango Chess Tournament at SLU’s Center for Global Citizenship drew a record-breaking 207 participants!
During Thanksgiving, many of us will reflect upon our blessings this past year. Here at the Saint Louis Chess Club, we are sincerely grateful for the support given by our chess players, family members, and community partners. As a result of everyone’s cooperation, the Turkey Tango Chess Tournament at SLU’s Center for Global Citizenship drew a record-breaking 207 participants!
The Halloween Havoc Chess Tournament held on October 29 at SLU marked the one year anniversary for the Saint Louis Chess Club’s monthly scholastic tournament series. As George Bernard Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change.” In that spirit, a Chess Grand Prix element was added to the monthly scholastic tournaments to encourage more participation and to make the school year more exciting.
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