On Chess: St. Louis players raise money for ALS research - St. Louis Public Radio
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis held its annual ALS Benefit Tournament last weekend to commemorate the life of Waldo Odak, ...
Wesley So eliminated from Chess World Cup - Rappler
Wesley So was eliminated in the fourth round by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as he slides to a world number 12 rating.
St. Louis University offers chess scholarships - Chessbase News
Rolling on the crest of the wave of chess in the United States, Saint Louis University partners with the St. Louis Chess Club to announce the university's first-ever ...
Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Levon Aronian won the 2015 Sinquefield Cup; Carlsen finding himself tied for second place. After Topalov won the Norway tournament, he opined that a number of young players are able to beat Carlsen, but this prophecy remains to be fulfilled. Winners ...
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Rugby World Cup? Pah! The world cup of chess is far more exciting - Telegraph.co.uk
Five thousand miles away from the rugby, another world cup is taking place - and it's full of blood and thunder, says Leon Watson.
Rugby World Cup? Pah! The world cup of chess is far more exciting - Telegraph.co.uk
Five thousand miles away from the rugby, another world cup is taking place - and it's full of blood and thunder, says Leon Watson.
Rugby World Cup? Pah! The world cup of chess is far more exciting - Telegraph.co.uk
Five thousand miles away from the rugby, another world cup is taking place - and it's full of blood and thunder, says Leon Watson.
Rugby World Cup? Pah! The world cup of chess is far more exciting - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
It's believed the nerd-king is gathering his strength for an assault on the London Chess Classic, the last leg of the tour, in December. The format of the world cup, which is being streamed over the internet, is a 128-player knockout in which pawn ...
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Rugby World Cup? Pah! The world cup of chess is far more exciting - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
Earlier this month, in the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Carlsen had another "moment of insanity" when he failed to win a completely won position against his favourite “client”, the US number one Hikaru Nakamura.
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Opinion: Garry Kasparov shows that modernity is not passé - Montreal Gazette
The skills Garry Kasparov learned from chess were decision-making, risk-taking, achieving under pressure and responding to new challenges: skills transferable ...
On Chess: New partnership brings after-school chess to the Ferguson-Florissant School District - St. Louis Public Radio
This past Tuesday morning, Walnut Grove Elementary School of Ferguson, hosted the official launch of a new after-school chess instruction pilot program.
Alabama chess champion Scott Varagona and National Chess Day action - AL.com
The next round is about to begin. The competitors file into their tournament room. They check the pairings as to who they will play. Some are anxious and some ...
Eight interesting match-ups from round two - Chessbase News
The first round of the World Cup 2015 is over. The field has been narrowed down from 128 players to 64. But there are still 32 games to follow, which is quite a ...
Topalov Looks Best Among Equals - The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI:The next 25 days will witness exciting games, intense battles, lots of tension and frayed nerves, when the World Chess Cup starts in Baku on Friday. Former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, who leads the Grand Chess Tour standings, ...
Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Sinquefield Cup Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Bouncing back after a disappointing showing at Norway Chess 2015, Aronian won three games and drew six games at the Sinquefield Cup. Playing before more than one million viewers online, Aronian forced a draw against Veselin Topalov in the final round ...
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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Sinquefield Cup Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
“It feels amazing since this leg of the Grand Chess Tour is one of the strongest events in the history of chess,” said Aronian. “Winning a tournament by one point is a great accomplishment.” Aronian successfully bested nine of the top-ranked chess ...
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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Sinquefield Cup Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Bouncing back after a disappointing showing at Norway Chess 2015, Aronian won three games and drew six games at the Sinquefield Cup. Playing before more than one million viewers online, Aronian forced a draw against Veselin Topalov in the final round ...
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On Chess: Saint Louis University makes its opening move in collegiate chess - St. Louis Public Radio
While the chess world was focused on the Sinquefield Cup, the Saint Louis Chess Club was already planning its next move. The year's strongest tournament,