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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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
News
December 29, 2011
The 2011 Unreal News Challenge
Blogs
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 >>
News
August 4, 2011
A KC resident says St. Louis has too much pride. Discuss.
News
July 21, 2011
The Cover of the July 21 Print Edition
News
July 21, 2011
Hikaru Nakamura is the next Bobby Fischer -- and the reason St. Louis is suddenly the epicenter of American chess
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 >>
Calendar
September 8, 2010
Your Move
Blogs
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 >>
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 >>