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Scholastic Center of St. Louis

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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 >>

  • 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

    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 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

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Chess is Centerpiece of New St. Louis School Founded by Juvenile Judge Jimmie Edwards

    pelopidas.comJudge Jimmie Edwards​The 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

    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

    March 16, 2010

    Show-Me Institute Trades Clayton Office for Site in St. Louis

    ​The conservative think-tank that's hoping to kill the St. Louis earnings tax gained a bit more leverage Monday when it moved from Clayton to an office in the Central West End. Show-Me Institute spokeswoman Jenifer Roland tells Daily RFT that the organization anticipated a move for a while and wit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2009

    Pawnage

    ​The conservative think-tank that's hoping to kill the St. Louis earnings tax gained a bit more leverage Monday when it moved from Clayton to an office in the Central West End. Show-Me Institute spokeswoman Jenifer Roland tells Daily RFT that the organization anticipated a move for a while and wit ... 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 >>

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