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2018 Spring Chess Classic: Round 9

The 2018 Spring Chess Classic consists of two 10-player round robin tournaments with a $36,000 prize fund. Join IM Vitaly Neimer and Ben Simon for the move-by-move.

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2018.03.14

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Redesigning a Saint Louis Landmark

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is excited to announce its commemorative rebrand, coinciding with its tenth anniversary. For the past decade, the CCSCSL has built its reputation as the premier destination for chess from its Midwestern home. Throughout 2018, the Chess Club will celebrate its tenth year with commemorative tournament graphics, a robust programming calendar, and a brand new name — Saint Louis Chess Club.

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CCSCSL and STLCC logos, before and after

Lessons From Chess

According to International Master and author Jeremy Silman, “The real purpose of the chess opening is to create a difference (or a series of differences) in respective positions and then develop your army around these facts" (The Complete Book of Chess Strategy).

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2018 Spring Chess Classic: Round 8

The 2018 Spring Chess Classic consists of two 10-player round robin tournaments with a $36,000 prize fund. Join IM Vitaly Neimer and Ben Simon for the move-by-move.

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2018.03.13

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2018 Spring Chess Classic: Round 7

The 2018 Spring Chess Classic consists of two 10-player round robin tournaments with a $36,000 prize fund. Join IM Vitaly Neimer and Ben Simon for the move-by-move.

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2018.03.12

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2018 Spring Chess Classic: Round 6

The 2018 Spring Chess Classic consists of two 10-player round robin tournaments with a $36,000 prize fund. Join IM Vitaly Neimer and Ben Simon for the move-by-move.

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2018.03.11

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2018 Spring Chess Classic: Round 5

The 2018 Spring Chess Classic consists of two 10-player round robin tournaments with a $36,000 prize fund. Join IM Vitaly Neimer and Ben Simon for the move-by-move.

USChessChamps.com
2018.03.10

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How to Create A Classroom Culture - Part 1

There are tons of best practices in the field of education. Creating a classroom culture is one of the most effective methods to optimize both the instructor’s and the students’ classroom experience. We will use the acronym C.H.E.S.S. in this five part series to help you remember these tips for creating your classroom culture.

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2018 Spring Chess Classic: Round 4

The 2018 Spring Chess Classic consists of two 10-player round robin tournaments with a $36,000 prize fund. Join IM Vitaly Neimer and Ben Simon for the move-by-move.

USChessChamps.com
2018.03.09

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Tournament Blog: Seeing Three

This month, the Saint Louis Chess Club hosted the "3 to Get Ready" tournament on March 3rd with sections and prizes to reflect the interesting “3” concept.  The tournament was played in 3 sections: an U3333 section, which had 8 players, an U1833 section which had 20 players, and an U1333 section which had 16 players.

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Aaron Grabinsky

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