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SAINT LOUIS (November 20, 2013) -- The Saint Louis Classic, featuring both an IM and a GM norm tournament, will kick off at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis on Thursday, November 21.
[imagefield_assist|fid=17221|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Life Master Jim Mclaughlin took on Expert Matt Larson in an armageddon playoff to determine the winner of the $5 Thanksgiving Open Satellite. Club members Preethi Kembaiyan, Jonathan Schrantz and Spencer Finegold observe.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=610|height=456]
The 2013 Thanksgiving Satellite featured massive mating attacks, thrilling sacrifices and tearful upsets! A total of 39 participants competed, but only three would walk away with free entries to the 2013 Thanksgiving Open scheduled to be held later this month from Nov 30th through Dec 1st.
[imagefield_assist|fid=17220|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=WGM Anna Sharevich (pictured here at an AT&T fundraiser held earlier this month) was pivotal in helping her team win the 2-on-2 Team Championship.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=610|height=509]
A total of 30 teams competed in the Chess Club’s 2-on-2 Team Championship. The field was bolstered by nine teams from a school that travelled all the way from Tennessee as well as four teams from Lindenwood University.
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By Mike Wilmering
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Week 9 brought that victory flavor to Saint Louis, though the aftertaste was bittersweet.
Needing to win out the season to keep playoff hopes alive, the Arch Bishops drummed up a win over Dallas 2.5 – 1.5 last Tuesday night, serving the Destiny only their second loss of the season.
[imagefield_assist|fid=17202|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez of Webster University was crowned the 2013 Missouri Open Champion.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=600|height=400]
By Andy Primm
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By Matt Barrett
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(Originally posted on stlbeacon.org on Friday, October 11.)
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By Brian Jerauld, special to the Beacon
It’s a great time to be a woman in chess. I think.
[imagefield_assist|fid=17192|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Im Priyadharshan Kannappan continued his strong play for Saint Louis with a win over IM Mark Ginsburg.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=600|height=441]
By Alex Marler
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The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis hosted its final scholastic tourney of the summer with the Back-to-School Bash following a week of summer camps. The field of 34 featured six new USCF members.
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