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The 2015 U.S. Chess Championships Opening Ceremony at the Saint Louis Art Museum

By
CCSCSL Staff
on March 26, 2015 in
Event

Join us for the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships on Tuesday, March 31 at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

The Opening Ceremony will begin Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail hour, followed by opening remarks from several special guests, including CCSCSL founder Rex Sinquefield and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. Inductions will be made to both the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame, and 24 of America’s finest players will be introduced in the 2015 Drawing of Lots, unfolding the exciting schedule of the upcoming event.

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2015 U.S. Chess Championships Saint Louis Art Museum Opening Ceremonies

Our Resident Master: Aviv Friedman

By
CCSCSL Staff
on March 24, 2015 in
News

One of the elements that sets the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis as one of the nation’s premier chess facilities is our constant rotation of Resident Grandmasters -- though this time, we’re making a very special exception.

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Musings of a Resident GM: Yasser Talks 2015 Championships

By
CCSCSL Staff
on March 16, 2015 in
News

Dear Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis members,

The 2015 U.S. Chess Championships, the nation’s premiere event, is less than three weeks away and everything is in a state of meticulous, carefully staged preparation.

That is: Chaos reigns at the Chess Club.

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Coryea Sweeps February Knights; March Registration Open

By
Jonathan Schrantz
on March 02, 2015 in
News

February’s inclement weather resulted in an unusually high number of half-point bye requests in the early rounds of February’s Wednesday Knights Tournament -- thought it wasn’t enough to stop Knights regular Daniel Coryea (1800), who braved the conditions each week to collect a perfect 4/4 score.

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UMB Bank Lends Support to Scholastic Chess Program

By
Mike Wilmering
on February 13, 2015 in
News

The Chess Club’s Scholastic Chess Initiative has been growing steadily over the past six years, delivering impactful educational programming to students across the socio-economic spectrum -- and now it’s finally getting some corporate backing.

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Record Turnout for Metro Class Championship

By
Jonathan Schrantz
on February 10, 2015 in
News

Last weekend’s beautiful weather encouraged a record number of participants to come play in the 7th Annual Metro Class championship -- a 60-player field divided into six rating sections. The winner of each class was guaranteed $250 and the title of class champion, but players were offered extra incentive to fight for a perfect 3/3 score for an additional $50 bonus.

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Our Resident Grandmaster: Yasser Seirawan

By
CCSCSL Staff
on February 06, 2015 in
News

Join the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in welcoming back the legendary GM Yasser Seirawan as its Resident Grandmaster! GM Seirawan has become a staple within the rotating position, which features one of the nation’s premier chessplayers leading all of the Club’s programming during their stay in Saint Louis.

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