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Two Innovative Exhibits Make Their Opening Moves at The World Chess Hall of Fame
PR Newswire (press release)
The World Chess Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization committed to building awareness for the cultural and artistic significance of chess. It opened on September 9, 2011, in the Central West End after moving from previous locations in New York and ...

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Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 08:18

On Chess: The queen's gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit  St. Louis Public Radio

My passion for chess began with chess problems. Compositions, as they are also known, are created from scratch to highlight beautiful checkmates and ideas.

Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 02:00

On Chess: The queen's gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit  St. Louis Public Radio

My passion for chess began with chess problems. Compositions, as they are also known, are created from scratch to highlight beautiful checkmates and ideas.

Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 02:00

Two Innovative Exhibits Make Their Opening Moves at The World Chess Hall of Fame  PR Newswire

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new exhibitions, opening Halloween weekend at the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), will use the chess ...

Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 02:00

On Chess: The queen's gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit  St. Louis Public Radio Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 02:00

World Chess Hall of Fame | St. Louis MO  Facebook Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 20:59


Riverfront Times

Monthly Music Series: Matthew Bengtson
Riverfront Times
Join the World Chess Hall of Fame and internationally acclaimed pianist Matthew Bengtson for a special evening of Scriabin, Bach, and Albeniz pieces. Critically acclaimed as a “musician's pianist,” Bengtson has a unique combination of musical talents ...

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 13:59


St. Louis Public Radio

Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess
St. Louis Public Radio
Michael DeFilippo. Women may not rule the world of chess but they do dominate an upcoming art exhibit around the game. The World Chess Hall of Fame in the Central West End opens “Ladies' Knight: The Female Perspective on Chess” Thursday evening.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 21:39


Riverfront Times (blog)

How a St. Louis Artist Took on Ferguson — and Race Relations — in a Chess Set
Riverfront Times (blog)
A chess set on display at the World Chess Hall of Fame beginning Oct. 29 uses the classic board and its pieces to explore the politics of protest in the age of Ferguson. Designed by St. Louis artist Yuko Suga, the set's black chessmen are emblazoned ...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 06:33

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