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May 24, 2012
In the Galleries - Bobby Fischer: Icon Among Icons (Photographs by Harry Benson)
Through August 12 at the World Chess Hall of Fame
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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 >>
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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 >>
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February 16, 2012
Dastardly Doings in Chess World: Webster U. Poaches Texas Tech's Coach, Team
Since we know now that chess is a sport, maybe it shouldn't be surprising that the chess community is resorting to sports-like behavior: boosterism, trash-talking and now wholesale poaching of the best collegiate players. Case in point: This school year, Webster University has no chess team. Next y ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Check Out This Move
Since we know now that chess is a sport, maybe it shouldn't be surprising that the chess community is resorting to sports-like behavior: boosterism, trash-talking and now wholesale poaching of the best collegiate players. Case in point: This school year, Webster University has no chess team. Next y ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Checkmate: St. Louis Named "Chess City of the Year"
Todd OwyoungA new (and old) title will soon join the ranks of the awards earned by the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center.If you read our recent feature story on the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center and the country's number one player, you likely won't be surprised to hear t ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
The Cover of the July 21 Print Edition
Todd OwyoungA new (and old) title will soon join the ranks of the awards earned by the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center.If you read our recent feature story on the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center and the country's number one player, you likely won't be surprised to hear t ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Hikaru Nakamura is the next Bobby Fischer -- and the reason St. Louis is suddenly the epicenter of American chess
Todd OwyoungA new (and old) title will soon join the ranks of the awards earned by the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center.If you read our recent feature story on the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center and the country's number one player, you likely won't be surprised to hear t ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2011
Boy Scouts: Forget Bird Calls, and Earn a Merit Badge in Chess
Later, they would tell people that it was his chess merit badge that won her over.You can earn a Boy Scout merit badge in fly fishing, in stamp collecting and in something called "pulp and paper." You can even earn one in journalism. But it wasn't until now that the Boy Scouts organization fi ... More >>
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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 >>
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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 >>
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April 29, 2011
Chess Champs Crowned
PRNewswireGata Kamsky, winning.Today, right here in St. Louis, the 2011 U.S. Chess Champion and the Women's Chess Champion won titles, money and acclaim. Folks battled it out at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis.Grandmaster Gata Kamsky took the overall title. The 36-year-old from ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Knight Life
PRNewswireGata Kamsky, winning.Today, right here in St. Louis, the 2011 U.S. Chess Champion and the Women's Chess Champion won titles, money and acclaim. Folks battled it out at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis.Grandmaster Gata Kamsky took the overall title. The 36-year-old from ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Chess is Centerpiece of New St. Louis School Founded by Juvenile Judge Jimmie Edwards
pelopidas.comJudge Jimmie EdwardsThe Wall Street Journal provided nice coverage yesterday of Innovation Concept Academy, a school opened in August by St. Louis Juvenile Judge Jimmie Edwards. Edwards launched the academy in response to the number of student troublemakers who, once expelled from sc ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Your Move
pelopidas.comJudge Jimmie EdwardsThe Wall Street Journal provided nice coverage yesterday of Innovation Concept Academy, a school opened in August by St. Louis Juvenile Judge Jimmie Edwards. Edwards launched the academy in response to the number of student troublemakers who, once expelled from sc ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2010
Surprise! St. Louis is the Center of the Chess Universe
If you are into chess -- and, Lord knows, why wouldn't you be? -- get yourself down to the St. Louis Chess Club in the Central West End right this minute. The U.S. Women's Championship and the U.S. Junior Closed Championship are both in their final rounds there, causing Jack Peters, the LA Times che ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
Gata Kamsky Wins U.S. Chess Championship, "Armageddon" Controversy Ensues
Image sourceGata Kamsky is da champ.If you think NFL's "coin-flip" overtime system is controversial, wait till you hear what they do in the world of competitive chess and how it decided the sport's championship yesterday.Twenty-four players from across the country competed in the U.S Championship ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Over the Weekend: Hum, the English Beat, Wrecking Ball Swings, Mini Lady Gaga
If you're one of the seven people who didn't watch the Lost finale last night -- or see any of the show, ever -- you can breathe a little easier this morning. Drive-time radio talkers won't be wheezing about it on-air any longer and publications ranging from your uncle's blog to the New York Times w ... More >>
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September 30, 2009
Pawnage
If you're one of the seven people who didn't watch the Lost finale last night -- or see any of the show, ever -- you can breathe a little easier this morning. Drive-time radio talkers won't be wheezing about it on-air any longer and publications ranging from your uncle's blog to the New York Times w ... More >>
Culture
August 12, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
Culture
August 5, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene
Culture
July 29, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
Culture
July 22, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
Culture
July 15, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene
Culture
July 8, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene
Culture
July 1, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
Culture
June 24, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene
Culture
June 17, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
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 >>
Culture
June 10, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene
Culture
June 3, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene
Culture
May 27, 2009
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
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 >>
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July 16, 2008
Opening Gambit
Checkers is for tramps
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April 4, 2007
A Whale of an Exhibit
Checkers is for tramps
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