The Queen’s Gambit’s Beth Harmon Compared to the Infamous World Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer
By GM Jesse Kraai Many have come to believe that Beth Harmon from The Queen’s Gambit was based on Bobby Fischer. But Beth isn’t the only character the novelist Walter Tevis created whose genius is ridden by at least one demon. You may have also seen Fast Eddie in The Hustler. Eddie plays pool. Beth […]
Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020: The Great Rivalry continues!
By GM Denes Boros The first tournament of the year starts on January 11 and ends on January the 26th. The Wimbledon of Chess as it is known in chess circles, 2020 Tata Steel is a gruelling event, spreading through two weeks and thirteen rounds. This is physically very demanding, which means only the fittest […]
A Little Curiosity Won’t Kill You (Cats Exempt)
By GM Josh Friedel As part of my duties as Grandmaster in Residence, I help out at the John Burroughs School Chess Club in Ladue, a suburb of St. Louis. While there, I sit down with a nice group of kids from various age groups to go over games they played earlier in the week. […]
A Recap: Chess a never ending show!
by GM Elshan Moradiabadi I was supposed to write this blog long time ago. Unfortunately, two things prevented me from doing so: first, my second residency this year at the Saint Louis Chess Club, second and main reason for this postponed article, is the never ending schedule of chess events and activities that have hit […]
GM Blog: What It’s Like to be a GM in Residence
by GM Cristian Chirila My first involvement as a GM in residence at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis has been everything that I expected it would be, and more. From exciting crowds during the evening lectures, private lessons with top GMs, and the exciting Champions Showdown to cap things off, the […]
The Inaugural Grand Chess Tour has a Winner
The inaugural Grand Chess Tour (GCT) finished earlier this week with a scintillating playoff to decide the winner of the London Chess Classic, and, in the end, the Tour itself. About the Grand Chess Tour The GCT is comprised of three Super-GM tournaments: Norway, the Sinquefield Cup, and the London Chess Classic. The three events […]
Showdown in Saint Louis
The 2015 Showdown in Saint Louis at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis took place November 12 – 15, 2015. The Showdown showcased America’s two highest rated grandmasters: U.S. Chess Champion, Hikaru Nakamura versus Fabiano Caruana. In a second match-up, Chinese Grandmaster and former Women’s World Champion, Hou Yifan, played […]
Sinquefield Cup: A tournament unlike any other
Written by Yasser Seirawan Dear Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center members, What a pleasure to be back in Saint Louis and to once again be part of tournament chess history. My goodness what an event the 2015 Sinquefield Cup turned out to be with thrills and spills galore. Let us start with the […]
Junior Closed will be exciting after Xiong’s 1st-place finish at the Chicago Open
International Master Jeffery Xiong was the surprise winner of the Chicago Open, earning him over $10,000 in prize money at the strongest annual event held over Memorial Day weekend. Jeffery won the event in style, beating Grandmasters Avrukh and Bruzon in the final two rounds, both of whom are higher rated than the 14-year-old phenom. […]
Musings of a Resident GM: Caruana to return to US!
Resident GM: Ben Finegold As many of you have already heard, Super-GM and World #3 Fabiano Caruana has decided to play under the USA flag! This will effect many events, most importantly: The US Championship, The Olympiad, and The World Team Championship. With Fabiano, Hikaru Nakamura, and Wesley So playing the top 3 boards for […]
