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2009 U.S. Chess Championship coverage: The Intersection of Art and Chess
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
By David Bonetti
This week St. Louis has turned into the chess capital of the nation. The Central West End is hopping with the U.S. Chess Championship being held at the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center on Maryland Avenue near the intersection of Euclid.
UPSETS ABOUND THE FIRST DAY OF THE U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Saint Louis, May 9, 2009 - The defending champion of the U.S. Chess Championship, along with the top two rated players in the United States all were victorious Friday in the first round of the 2009 championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
2009 US Chess Championship Wrap Up: Round 1
Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the first round of the First Day of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
2009 U.S. Chess Championship Round 1 Photos
2009 U.S. Chess Championship Round 1 Photos
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2009 U.S. Chess Championship: Round 1 wrap-up
Results Round 1
By Sean P. Trani
24 of the strongest chess players in the world were seated at the tables of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center Saint Louis as club founder Rex Sinquefield rang a large bronze bell to signify the start of the tournament. The players varied in their poses from confident to irritated as cameras circled the room and they pushed their opening pieces forward.
Chess Club Delivers Major League, All-Pro Sports Opening for St. Louis
By Travis H. Brown
They called him one of the best closers of all time in St. Louis Cardinals history. But today, his opening game was hard enough – on the chess board.
Over his major league baseball career as a hard-throwing reliever, Todd Worrell has pitched over 256 saves. Today, celebrating the opening of the U.S. Chess Championship, Worrell came out of the bull-pen with his aggressive, high-speed burners. However, this time it was a bishop screaming off the mound.
Chess Talk with IM John Watson, Rex Sinquefield and Tony Rich
Tune-in for Chess Talk with IM John Watson on ICC Chess.FM. John's weekly 60+ minute show will feature an interview with leading chess personalities. All shows run on demand for members after airing.
In this episode (Tue., May 5), joining John on the second of his U.S. Chess Championship Specials will be Rex Sinquefield and Tony Rich of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis.
Weekend wrap-up, upcoming events for U.S. Chess Championship
Tony Rich, Director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, talks about the weekend's events with Grand Master Jennifer Shahade over a quick but brutal game of chess. Shahade played a simul at the St. Louis Science Center, and Chess Club members pitched in to paint a St. Louis Metro Bus (thanks to Metro Arts in Transit) encouraging everyone to visit the Club May 7-17 for the 2009 US Chess Championship.
Bus Painting Event
When reusing images please credit: Betsy Dynako, Official Event Photographer
