[imagefield_assist|fid=9772|preset=fullsize|title=GM-elect Sam Shankland outlasted and outplayed GM Alexander Onischuk in a playoff for the last spot in the Quad Finals.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=464]
By FM Mike Klein
[imagefield_assist|fid=9752|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=GM Yury Shulman agreed to an early draw against GM Gata Kamsky to secure his spot in the Quad Finals.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=376]
By FM Mike Klein
[imagefield_assist|fid=9710|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=IM Anna Zatonskih, right, kept hope alive with a round six victory over IM Rusudan Goletiani.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=464]
By FM Mike Klein
[imagefield_assist|fid=9670|preset=fullsize|title=IM Daniel Naroditsky, right, scored a big upset in round 5 against GM Ray Robson.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=464]
By FM Mike Klein
Round five of the U.S. Championship produced the most fighting chess so far at the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship. Players of the Black pieces won an astounding six games, and half of the games went into the sixth hour. Three-fourths of the games ended with a winner, and even the defending champion could not get an easy day off.
[imagefield_assist|fid=9613|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=IM Anna Zatonskih suffered a pivotal loss against reigning champion IM Irina Krush in round four.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=464]
By FM Mike Klein
Past the halfway point at the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship, the students are schooling the veterans. After four rounds at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, most of the leaders could not tell you what life was like in the 1980s.
[imagefield_assist|fid=9557|preset=fullsize|title=GM Alexander Ivanov, 54, defeated 15-year-old Daniel Naroditsky in round three.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=467]
By FM Mike Klein
With players beginning to eye a spot in the semifinals, two-thirds of the games produced winners in round three of the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship. The tournaments are being held concurrently from April 14-28 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
[imagefield_assist|fid=9555|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Sabina Foisor defeated Alisa Melekhina in round two to maintain a perfect score at the 2011 U.S. Women's Championship.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=515]
By FM Mike Klein
[imagefield_assist|fid=9520|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Defending Champion Irina Krush hit a speed bump in the quest to defend her title with a first-round loss to WGM Sabina Foisor.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=464]
By FM Mike Klein
[imagefield_assist|fid=9433|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Eight women will compete for the title of 2011 U.S. Women's Champion.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=525]
By FM Mike Klein
The chess elite mixed with local dignitaries Thursday night at the Missouri History Museum to commence the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship. The 24-player field also conducted some business – drawing lots to decide the colors and pairings of their games over the next fortnight.
[imagefield_assist|fid=9426|preset=fullsize|title=GM Ben Finegold will compete for the title of U.S. Champion this week in Saint Louis.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=625]
OUR MISSION It is the mission of the Saint Louis Chess Club, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local and national partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.
Wheelchair access is available in the rear of the STLCC building. Please proceed through the parking lot to our east and around to our back door. If you need additional assistance, please contact us at 314-361-2437 .
The STLCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, and any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, events, programs, or activities.
The Saint Louis Chess Club complies with the Internal Revenue Service's guidelines regarding publication of its non-discrimination policy in its brochures, catalogs, advertisements and otherwise making it known to the general community.
Any violation of this policy should be reported to the General Manager, Joy Bray, jbray@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.361.2437, Administrative Director, Tad Middleton, tmiddleton@saintlouischessclub.org -314.361.2437 and/or the HR Manager, Cathy Gallaher, cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.332.5582.
The integrity of Saint Louis Chess Club's relationship with minor players is paramount to the Chess Club's educational mission and success. All individuals employed by or working under the direction or authority of the Saint Louis Chess Club are expected and required to maintain appropriate boundaries and relationships with minors and are strictly prohibited from engaging in sexual misconduct, hazing and harassment.
We encourage any victim or other persons with information regarding inappropriate conduct to contact Cathy Gallaher, Saint Louis Chess Club HR Manager at cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org. You may also make a report confidentially, and if you wish, anonymously, through our ethics reporting hotline managed by Navex at (833)221-3624.