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.
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.
| Place | K-6 Standings | K-12 Standings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steger Elementary | Lindbergh High School |
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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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Ben Simon covers the best of the fourth 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 Alexander Ipatov and GM Francesco Rambaldi.
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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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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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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
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.
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.
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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.
