Our Resident Grandmaster: Ben Finegold
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is excited to have GM Ben Finegold back as its Resident Grandmaster through the rest of May! Finegold’s unique style combined with an incredible...
View ArticleRecord Turnout Produces Excitement, Upsets in 7th Annual Show Me Classic
Upsets abound in the 7th annual Show Me Classic as lower rated players came to prove that they can compete with their often much higher rated opposition. The tournament boasted a record 42...
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Junior Closed will be exciting after Xiong's 1st-place finish at the Chicago...
International Master Jeffery Xiong was the surprise winner of the Chicago Open, earning him over $10,000 in prize money at the strongest annual event held over Memorial Day weekend. Jeffery won the...
View ArticleThree Exciting Club Tournaments Close Out Month of May
The final three days of May finished with a flourish of chess and competition with over 80 people squaring off against each other in three different tournaments. Friday night filled the tournament hall...
View ArticleKnights Newcomer Takes Crown, Earns Game of the Month
The largest turnout of the year produced a very exciting month of chess for the May Knights Tournament. The 20 player field was strengthened by the inclusion of Joseph Garnier (2003), who hadn’t played...
View ArticleJoey Micheal Kelly earns National Master Title at the CCSCSL
Joey Michael Kelly clinched his national master (NM) title at the CCSCSL when he defeated Danny Machuca in a non-ladder rated game. The game was played May 31st in the VIP Board Room. Kelly won the...
View ArticleJune Knights Features More Fresh Faces, Upsets
The first week of any Knights Tournament is never easy for the higher-rated players and the June Knights was no exception. The games went longer than usual and there were no easy victories for the...
View ArticleScholastic Summer Tournament Season Opens With Exciting Chess
Twenty elementary school students showed up for the Summer Slam Bash. The favorite was “Adjourn” Puri. He was one of five talented youngsters rated over the 1000 mark. “Adjourn” is currently trained by...
View ArticleRecord Knights Turnout Pits Teacher Against Student
The participation in the June Knights skyrocketed this week as ten more players increased the field to 22 players -- a record high for the year. The players were in for a special treat this week as...
View ArticleState Championships Break Century Mark for 1st Time
Attendance at the Missouri Novice and Class Championship broke the century mark for the first time this year as 124 players competed for the chance to become a state champion between the two events....
View Article3 Days Until the Battle for U.S. Junior Champion Begins
The top ten chess players in the United States under 21 years old will compete in the 2015 U.S. Junior Closed Championship July 6-15 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL). The...
View ArticleSinquefield Cup Brings Grandmasters to St. Louis
Executive Director, Tony Rich, tells his storyI remember the first time I met a chess Grandmaster. It was the winter of 1999, and GM Sergey Kudrin came through Saint Louis to play against dozens of...
View ArticleMonsanto Fund Donates $20K for Rural Chess Programs
The educational outreach initiative of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis can stretch a little farther this fall thanks to help from Monsanto, a global leader in sustainable...
View ArticleAmateur & Premiere Tournament Brings Many Success
The Saint Louis Amateur and Premier Tournament drew a crowd of 35 players this year. The tournament was split into two sections: Under 1800 (Amateur) and 1800 and over (Premier). A $1,600...
View ArticleBack to School Bash Blunders
The third and final summer scholastic tournament concluded this weekend with a surprisingly low number of upsets but left many players with heartache. Time trouble blunders and accidental stalemates...
View ArticleSinquefield Cup: A tournament unlike any other
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan reflects on the 2015 Sinquefield Cup. Thoroughtly highlighting in detail the field, standings, play-by-plays, and the flawless group effort, Seirawan tells us a story of the...
View ArticleThe Chess Club and World Chess Hall of Fame Take On GroveFest
Fall weather hit just as the Tenth Annual GroveFest occurred on October 3rd. Colder weather did not keep the crowds from flooding the streets nor did it keep the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) and...
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