[imagefield_assist|fid=15108|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=GM Yasser Seirawan will take on former World Champion GM Anatloy Karpov June 10-13 at the Chess Club in Saint Louis.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=500]
[imagefield_assist|fid=15092|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Students from Saint Louis Language Immersion School marvel at the size of the World's Largest Chess Piece.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=467]
By Alex Vergilesov
[imagefield_assist|fid=15090|preset=fullsize|title=The competitors of the 2012 U.S. Championships stand in front of the world's largest chess piece, which was unveiled today in Saint Louis. The piece stands 14 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs more than 2,200 pounds.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=467]
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[imagefield_assist|fid=15084|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=IM Enrico Sevillano missed out on a GM norm by just one point at the Invitational, but he came back to finish T-1st place in the Bill Wright Saint Louis Open.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=467]
By GM Ben Finegold
[imagefield_assist|fid=15081|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Annette Harris Officer Elementary School in East Saint Louis will be launching a chess program for almost 200 students through the Chess Club.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=525]
By Alex Vergilesov
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is taking chess to Illinois in a big way. One of the last Spring programs this year has begun at Annette Harris Officer Elementary School, in the East Saint Louis School District.
[imagefield_assist|fid=15078|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=IMs Darwin Yang and Marc Arnold played to a draw in round eight, and both went on to secure a GM norm in the final round of the Saint Louis Invitational.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=490]
Click here to download pgns of games from this event.
By Mike Wilmering
[imagefield_assist|fid=14851|preset=fullsize|title=Gregory Young chats with GM Ben Finegold during last year's Junior Closed Championship. He won in convincing fashion with a score of 7.5/9.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=467]
SAINT LOUIS, March 29, 2012 -- The 2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championship will be held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis July 6-20 this year.
This marks the third consecutive year this prestigious event will be held in Saint Louis.
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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 .
The STLCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, and any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, events, programs, or activities.
The Saint Louis Chess Club complies with the Internal Revenue Service's guidelines regarding publication of its non-discrimination policy in its brochures, catalogs, advertisements and otherwise making it known to the general community.
Any violation of this policy should be reported the General Manager, Joy Bray, jbray@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.361.2437, Administrative Director, Tad Middleton, tmiddleton@saintlouischessclub.org -314.361.2437 and/or the HR Manager, Cathy Gallaher, cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.332.5582.
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.