This column appeared on St. Louis Public Radio on Oct. 9, 2014
This Saturday, Oct. 11 is National Chess Day -- though only unofficially, because nobody cares.
That’s not from a lack of continued effort on the part of chess players, however, as plenty have cared about such a recognized holiday dating all the way back to its inception in 1976.
Under normal circumstances, a half-point from a match between Grandmasters wouldn’t be considered half-bad. But lately, those draws have been making Saint Louis Arch Bishops general manager Alex Marler break out in a full sweat.
After an exhilirating 2017 Sinquefield Cup and crowning GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave King of the event, we moved into the Saint Louis Rapid & Bllitz, Fourth Leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. Now for some fun we have Team Rex, Team Randy going head to head with both GMs and surprise guests.
Register now for December's Monday Knights tournament -- this month, featuring five rounds!
The Monday Knights tournaments are a great feature for those players who have the competitive itch, but not enough time to commit to weekend events.
GM Maurice Ashley, the first black Grandmaster, gave some powerful inspiration to local high school athletes and the Demetrious Johnson Foundation to show how chess aligns with everything in life -- even American football.
Nearly 30 students visited the Chess Club to compete in September’s Unrated Beginner Tournament for Kids -- most of whom came for Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan’s fun and educational weekly Kids Class, and were eager to show off some newfound knowledge.
The Monday Knights tournaments are a great feature to those players who have the competitive itch -- but not enough time to commit to weekend events.
Tonight’s Week 6 match between the Saint Louis Arch Bishops and the Baltimore Kingfishers will once again be streamed live and hosted with commentary by legendary GM Yasser Seirawan. First moves are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. central.
Players gathered at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis on Saturday, September 27 with thoughts of Thanksgiving. Saturday’s $5 Satellite Tournament brought out 30 players to compete across three sections for prizes of pride, ratings points -- and the chance to earn free entry into the Thanksgiving Open and its $4,000 prize fund on November 7.
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