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St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S.
St. Louis Public Radio
The World Chess Hall of Fame has facilitated a continuation of these conversations with Duchamp's legacy during past exhibits, including Cage & Kaino: Pieces and Performances. In that exhibit, the Hall of Fame recreated the 1968 performance piece ...

Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:32

On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S.  St. Louis Public Radio

There is a conversation that exists between living artists and their predecessors. Marcel Duchamp, arguably the most influential artist of the 20 th.

Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 02:00

On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S.  St. Louis Public Radio

There is a conversation that exists between living artists and their predecessors. Marcel Duchamp, arguably the most influential artist of the 20 th.

Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 02:00

On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S.  St. Louis Public Radio Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 02:00


Yahoo Finance

Inside the ultra-competitive world of professional chess
Yahoo Finance
This month, Ashley was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame just prior to commentating at the U.S. Chess Championship in St. Louis, which ended this week. Another irony of the chess world: The higher up you are ranked, the fewer tournaments you ...

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Friday, April 29, 2016 - 11:22

Inside the ultra-competitive world of professional chess  Yahoo Finance

Even though an estimated 600 million people in the world know how to play chess, the vast majority of people these days probably couldn't name a current pro ...

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 02:00


The New Yorker

A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest
The New Yorker
There, a visitor will find the largest chess piece in the world (a fourteen-foot-and-seven-inch-tall queen), sitting outside the World Chess Hall of Fame, which moved to St. Louis in 2011, three years after the opening of the six-thousand-square-foot ...

Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 16:14

A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest  The New Yorker

Charles Bethea on the American chess player Fabiano Caruana, who recently bought a house in St. Louis, the newest U.S. epicenter of chess.

Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 02:00


PR Newswire (press release)

Newcomers Take Top Honors at U.S. & U.S Women's Championship in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
The World Chess Hall of Fame is located at 4652 Maryland Avenue, housed in an historic 15,900 square foot residence turned business, and features the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame, displays of artifacts from the permanent collection and ...

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 17:03

Newcomers Take Top Honors at U.S. & U.S Women's Championship in Saint Louis  PR Newswire Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 02:00

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