Match of the Millennials
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 ST. LOUIS, February 22, 2017 – The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF), U.S. Chess Federation, World […]
Sinquefield Cup Brings Grandmasters to St. Louis
Executive Director, Tony Rich, tells his story I remember the first time I met a chess Grandmaster. It was the winter of 1999, and GM Sergey Kudrin came through Saint Louis to play against dozens of people at the same time. With just a couple hundred Grandmasters in the world, this was a rare opportunity […]
Jeanne & Rex Sinquefield Honored with Key to the City of Saint Louis
As is tradition, Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay joined us in congratulating the competitors at the 2014 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship closing ceremony. This year however, the Mayor brought along one of the city’s highest honors. After thanking Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield for their support of chess in Saint Louis and their philanthropic […]
