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2020 Strategy Across the Board: WCHOF Workshops

World Chess Hall of Fame Education Programmer Kathryn Adamchick talks about the adult workshops and book club at the Hall of Fame. See how they've gone online this year.

2020.10.07
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2020 Strategy Across the Board: "Drawn Games" at the WCHOF

World Chess Hall of Fame Curator Emily Allred gives a virtual tour through "Drawn Games: Chess Posters from Around the World." The exhibition features posters celebrating important chess tournaments.

2020.09.21
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2020 Strategy Across the Board: Orlando's Virtual Chess Classes

Saint Louis Chess Club instructor Orlando Luis Pardo talks about teaching chess lessons and classes online this year, using Zoom and lichess.org. Students can improve, interact, and play tournaments seamlessly during the pandemic.

2020.11.12
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2020 Strategy Across the Board: Digital Classroom

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saint Louis Chess Club enacted our digital classroom. Students can connect directly to instructors via webcam and lichess.org. The digital program is expected to be used after the pandemic to expand the scope of our scholastic program.

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2020 Strategy Across the Board: Ascension's Your Move Chess

Your Move Chess is a program implementing after-school chess in the Ferguson-Florissant School District and other schools in the St. Louis area. See the enthusiasm from students, teachers, and administrators in this 2019 feature.

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2020 Strategy Across the Board: "Power in Check" at the WCHOF

World Chess Hall of Fame Chief Curator Shannon Bailey gives a virtual tour through "Power in Check: Chess and the American Presidency." The exhibition showcases a variety of politically-themed chess sets.

2020.09.21
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2020 Strategy Across the Board: 2019 C.H.E.S.S. Cops Breakfast

During the rest day of the first-ever Cairns Cup in 2019, players and commentators joined police officers and Saint Louis school students for a fun morning of playing chess. The C.H.E.S.S. Cops program intends to build relationships between the police and the community.

2019.02.11
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2020 Strategy Across the Board: "Keith Haring" at the WCHOF

World Chess Hall of Fame Chief Curator Shannon Bailey and artist Peat "Eyez" Wollaeger give a virtual tour through "Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit." The exhibition features artwork by Haring, a world-renowned pop artist and art icon.

2020.11.18
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2020 Strategy Across the Board: Scouts BSA

Since 2012, over 900 Scouts have earned their chess merit badges via the Saint Louis Chess Club. Learn about the history of the merit badge program, the creation of Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield.

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