For the ninth consecutive year, the Saint Louis Chess Club will host the Junior Championship, the premier, invitation-only tournament in the country for the nation's top rising stars along with the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. This marks the second time hosting the Girls' Junior Campionship. The prize funds are $20,600/10,300 for a 10 Player Round Robin 9 rounds event.
As an instructor, mentor, father, or mother of an aspiring chess player, playing against your little prodigy can be a great way to measure their skills and progress.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian looks back on his game against Julio Becerra in the 2009 U.S. Championship. The event was the first national championship hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club. Var went on to finish 4th in the 24 (plus a replacement) person field.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian is delighted to show one of Capablanca's most entertaining games, a casual affair against Professor Marc Fonaroff in 1918.
2018.06.28
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Marc Fonaroff, Casual Game (1918): C66 Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence, hedgehog variation
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This summer, the Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to highlight two unique chess camps with our community partners, Art Unleashed and the Saint Louis Public Library.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows his game as Black, against the legend Alexander Onischuk, from the the first round of the 2018 U.S. Chess Championship.
2018.06.28
Alexander Onischuk vs Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian, US Championship (2018): A84 Dutch defence, Rubinstein variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1917797
June marks the beginning of summer and our scholastic tournaments are a way for students to escape the heat. Along with the blistering weather, the Summer Showdown chess tournament scorched the scholastic chess scene as 166 players from all over the country gathered to duke it out.
For the month of June, the Saint Louis Chess Club held another multi-day tournament, the Premier and Amateur. From June 22-June 24, 62 players competed in the two sections (19 in the Premier, which was FIDE Rated, and 43 in the Amateur, which was USCF Rated and Under 2000).
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights the action from the fourth day in Paris.
2018.06.23
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Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights the action from the third day in Paris.
2018.06.22
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OUR MISSION It is the mission of the Saint Louis Chess Club, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local and national partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.
Wheelchair access is available in the rear of the STLCC building. Please proceed through the parking lot to our east and around to our back door. If you need additional assistance, please contact us at 314-361-2437 .
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The integrity of Saint Louis Chess Club's relationship with minor players is paramount to the Chess Club's educational mission and success. All individuals employed by or working under the direction or authority of the Saint Louis Chess Club are expected and required to maintain appropriate boundaries and relationships with minors and are strictly prohibited from engaging in sexual misconduct, hazing and harassment.
We encourage any victim or other persons with information regarding inappropriate conduct to contact Cathy Gallaher, Saint Louis Chess Club HR Manager at cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org. You may also make a report confidentially, and if you wish, anonymously, through our ethics reporting hotline managed by Navex at (833)221-3624.