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Photos: St. Louis resident falls at World Chess Championships in London
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Rex Sinquefield, who played a major role in the relocation of the World Chess Hall of Fame from Miami to St. Louis, watches the 2018 World Chess Championships being broadcast at the St. Louis Chess Club on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Photo by Johanna ...
Time For A Tiebreaker In Deadlocked World Chess ChampionshipKGOU
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 16:53

Photos: St. Louis resident falls at World Chess Championships in London  STLtoday.com

"I was hoping to play my best chess today but I didn't even come close to that," said Fabiano Caruana, who was born in Miami, raised in Brooklyn and lives in St.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 16:42


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St. Louis chess master falls short in bid to become world champion
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“It's a phenomenon to have a world champion at anything,” said Ashley, 52, of New York, who was at the World Chess Hall of Fame in the Central West End on Tuesday. “For any city, that's a symbol of pride. If I were the mayor, I'd throw a parade.”.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 12:23


Time For A Tiebreaker In Deadlocked World Chess Championship
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PRATT: He's referring to Russian Garry Kasparov, considered by many to be the best chess player ever. Sinquefield, a retired investment banker, is the main person bankrolling organized chess in St. Louis. He lured the World Chess Hall of Fame to the ...

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 04:07

Time For A Tiebreaker In Deadlocked World Chess Championship  NPR

Players will embark on a series of tiebreaks, which will get faster if they continue to draw. If American Fabiano Caruana beats Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, ...

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 04:06

St. Louis chess master falls short in bid to become world champion  STLtoday.com

A St. Louisan since 2015, Fabiano Caruana hoped to become the first American world chess champion since Bobby Fischer in 1972.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 02:00

Time For A Tiebreaker In Deadlocked World Chess Championship  KGOU

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Sports fans in St. Louis missed a chance for the World Series this year when the Cardinals fell short in the playoffs - fell short of the ...

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 02:00

How About A St. Louis Literary Museum? | West End Word  Times Newspapers

Why doesn't this city have a Literary Hall of Fame — a complete museum to the notable authors, poets, journalists, columnists and singular scribes who have ...

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 02:00

St. Louis chess master falls short in bid to become world champion  STLtoday.com

A St. Louisan since 2015, Fabiano Caruana hoped to become the first American world chess champion since Bobby Fischer in 1972.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 02:00

Nostalgic Tour Of STL Eateries In “Lost Restaurants Of St. Louis”  Times Newspapers

Ann Lemons Pollack is a familiar figure in St. Louis food writing. She and her late husband Joe Pollack coauthored the books “Beyond Toasted Ravioli” in 1998, ...

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 02:00

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