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Scholastic Tournament Blog: Chess Carnival

by Scholastic Coordinator Richard Pointer

 

On Sunday, February 26, Scholastics held the 2017 Chess Carnival at Webster Groves High School. This was our first tournament with a middle and high school section and the number of participants swelled to 185 players. The four-round tournament featured a lot of fighting chess, as only those with perfect records and good tiebreaks were likely to take home top trophies.


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2017 Saint Louis Winter Invitational

The Winter Norm Invitational was held at the Saint Louis Chess Club from February 16-21. The norm tournaments have become a Club highlight, for they provide an excellent opportunity for players seeking their Grand Master (GM) and International Master (IM) norms.

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2017 Chess Carnival Results

Place K-6 Standings K-12 Standings
1 Steger Elementary Lindbergh High School
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Tactical Challenge #22 with Jonathan Schrantz

Ben Simon covers the best of the fifth round of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM Samuel Sevian and GM Cristian Chirila.

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Don't Eat Capablanca's Danish! | Tactics Time!

Ben Simon covers the best of the third round of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM Dariusz Świercz and GM Andrey Baryshpolets.

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2017 Saint Louis Winter Invitational: Day 6

Ben Simon covers the best of the first rounds of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM Vladimir Fedoseev and GM Irina Krush.

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Match of the Millennials

 

America’s Most Talented Juniors Challenge the World to a Chess Match

Five prominent chess organizations are partnering to bring the Match of the Millennials to Saint Louis

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Match of the Millennials

GM Blog: PRO Chess League - Week 6

During Week 6 of the official PRO Chess League, the Saint Louis Arch Bishops faced the only team with a perfect score, the San Diego Surfers. These elite teams were closely matched and saw a tied score all the way until the final round.

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