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Bobby Fischer

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    St. Louis Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura Wins his Third U.S. Chess Championship

    To know what it feels like to win the United States Chess Championship, earn $40,000 and reconfirm your status as the No. 1 chess player in the country -- and as the most promising American player since Bobby Fischer -- look no further than the Twitter status of the man who just did all of these th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Sports Illustrated Features New Chess Queen in Town

    Congrats to Susan Polgar, the incoming coach of Webster University's new chess team, for her sidebar article, "Winning Gambit," inside the current issue of Sports Illustrated (NFL Draft cover). We first introduced Polgar back in February. The Budapest native, former world champion and, until recen ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    The 2011 Unreal News Challenge

    Congrats to Susan Polgar, the incoming coach of Webster University's new chess team, for her sidebar article, "Winning Gambit," inside the current issue of Sports Illustrated (NFL Draft cover). We first introduced Polgar back in February. The Budapest native, former world champion and, until recen ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2011

    The Cover of the July 21 Print Edition

    Congrats to Susan Polgar, the incoming coach of Webster University's new chess team, for her sidebar article, "Winning Gambit," inside the current issue of Sports Illustrated (NFL Draft cover). We first introduced Polgar back in February. The Budapest native, former world champion and, until recen ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2011

    Hikaru Nakamura is the next Bobby Fischer -- and the reason St. Louis is suddenly the epicenter of American chess

    Congrats to Susan Polgar, the incoming coach of Webster University's new chess team, for her sidebar article, "Winning Gambit," inside the current issue of Sports Illustrated (NFL Draft cover). We first introduced Polgar back in February. The Budapest native, former world champion and, until recen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Bobby Fischer Against the World -- the Tivoli Premiere

    Liz Garbus' documentary, Bobby Fischer Against the World, made its premiere at the Tivoli Theatre last night.​The most stunning moment of Bobby Fischer Against the World, the documentary making its premiere at the Tivoli Theatre last night, would be easy to miss if it weren't so eerie. The c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    St. Louisan Seeks to Break Bobby Fischer's U.S. Record at Upcoming Tournament

    Will Nakamura leave us searching for Bobby Fischer's record?​It ain't exactly the Thrilla in Manilla, but it's being billed as the first-ever international chess match between two top-ranked players to be played in St. Louis since 1886. And the stakes are particularly high for one of the conte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Founders of St. Louis Chess Club Purchase Collection of Bobby Fischer Writings

    badattitudes.comRex and Jeanne Sinquefield, co-founders of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, purchased a large collection of writings by the reclusive and controversial chess master Bobby Fischer for $61,000 at a San Francisco auction earlier this week.The prize of the collection ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    See What It's Like To Get Beaten Down by a Chess Master

    weblogs.baltimoresun.comThe top 24 chess players in the country begin competing this hour in the 2009 U.S. Championship. Also known as "The Super Bowl of Chess" (it's the same as the gridiron version, but without the cheerleaders, testosterone, or multimillion dollar commercial breaks) the comp ... More >>

  • Film

    January 6, 1999

    Lottery Winner

    weblogs.baltimoresun.comThe top 24 chess players in the country begin competing this hour in the 2009 U.S. Championship. Also known as "The Super Bowl of Chess" (it's the same as the gridiron version, but without the cheerleaders, testosterone, or multimillion dollar commercial breaks) the comp ... More >>

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