The Saint Louis Chess Club Scholastic Programs bring the educational value of chess to kids in schools across Greater Saint Louis. The Club has reached over 85,000 students during in-school and after-school programs. Programming includes Varuzhan Akobian's "Select Chess" advanced sessions, C.H.E.S.S. Cops, the BSA Chess Merit Badge, and more!
SaintLouisChessClub.org/Education
Learn why the Saint Louis Chess Club is the premier chess facility in the United States. The Club is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting the game locally and internationally. Players of any age and skill level are welcome!
SaintLouisChessClub.org
Learn why the Saint Louis Chess Club is the premier chess facility in the United States. The Club is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting the game locally and internationally. Players of any age and skill level are welcome!
SaintLouisChessClub.org
The Saint Louis Chess Club Scholastic Programs bring the educational value of chess to kids in schools across Greater Saint Louis. The Club has reached over 85,000 students during in-school and after-school programs. Programming includes Varuzhan Akobian's "Select Chess" advanced sessions, C.H.E.S.S. Cops, the BSA Chess Merit Badge, and more!
SaintLouisChessClub.org/Education
The eighth annual Grand Chess Tour hosts the world's best players competing in four countries for a $1.4 million prize fund. The circuit begins in May with the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, and continues with the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland in Warsaw, the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia in Zagreb, the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, and concludes with the Sinquefield Cup.
GrandChessTour.org
Chess in Saint Louis is back with 12 major tournaments in 2023! Learn the dates for the Summer and Winter Chess Classics, Chess 9LX, and the U.S. & U.S. Women's Championships.
USChessChamps.com
Learn why the Saint Louis Chess Club is the premier chess facility in the United States. The Club is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting the game locally and internationally. Players of any age and skill level are welcome!
SaintLouisChessClub.org
Alex Moellering talks about what an "alignment" is in chess.
2023.03.28
Alex Moellering talks about what an "alignment" is in chess.
The term simply refers to when pieces are lined up on the board. When you see alignments, you'll uncover tactics like pins, skewers, and discover attacks.
2023.03.28
Tigran V Petrosian vs Hans Ree, Hoogovens (1971): A29 English, four knights, kingside fianchetto
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1106935
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani shows a cool Nimzo-Indian Defense game she played as Black. The pawn structure is similar to Dorsa's game with Brendan Zhang: https://youtube.com/live/6dMtuxZ2uQk.
2023.03.28
William Fan vs. Dorsa Derakhshani, 2023: E29 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, Capablanca variation
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/disability access is available in the rear - please proceed through the parking lot to our east and around to our back door. If you need additional assistance, please let us know.
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.
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