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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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[imagefield_assist|fid=16990|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Julian Proleiko has been rapidly rising up the rating list over the past year. He picked up almost 80 points at the Barber.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=462]
By Brian Jerauld, special to the Beacon
Three St. Louis kids represented Missouri on the national stage this week as they competed in elite, invitational scholastic events as part of the U.S. Open in Madison, Wisc.
[imagefield_assist|fid=16976|preset=fullsize|title=Julian Proleiko and Diamond Shakoor each captured a trophy at the Royal Rumble bash, held at the Chess Club over the weekend.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=467]
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By Mike Kummer
Four different tourneys rocked the Chess Club the last weekend of June.
Friday night kicked off with the weekly Friday Action Quads where National Master Kevin Cao crushed the top quad going 3-0. Newly crowned expert Alex Vergilesov and tournament veteran James McLauglin shared the $36 top prize in quad 2.
[imagefield_assist|fid=16965|preset=fullsize|title=GM Magnus Carlsen looks on as GM Hikaru Nakamura contemplates his next move at the London Chess Classic in 2012. Image Courtesy Ray Morris-Hill: www.rmhphoto.eu.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|lightbox=true|align=left|width=700|height=462]
SAINT LOUIS (June 17, 2013) -- For the first time ever, World Championship challenger GM Magnus Carlsen will play a high-profile tournament in the United States.
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SAINT LOUIS (June 13, 2013) -- Chess prodigies from across the nation have gathered in Saint Louis to compete in the 2013 U.S. Junior Closed Championship, the premier chess tournament in the country for players under the age of 21.
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By Brian Jerauld
Alex Vergilesov not only topped the Show-Me Classic, he also capitalized on one last chance to cash in – literally – as a Class A player. When the USCF releases its June supplement next week, Vergilesov will be listed above 2000, making him an expert for the first time in his career.
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