On Chess: Hall Of Fame Exhibit Peeks Inside The Complex Mind Of Bobby Fischer
The name Bobby Fischer is synonymous with outstanding intellect, intimidating competitiveness and intense focus. His is a uniquely American success story that nearly everyone has heard - even if they...
View ArticleKnown and Unknown Opponents
Your opponent opens with e4. Your speakers emit the synthesized sound of a piece thunking down on wood. You begin to wonder: What system does he hope to play? Is this his usual opening? Does he have...
View Article2014 Sinquefield Cup Will Be Strongest Chess Tournament in History, Hosted by...
SAINT LOUIS (July 29, 2014) -- The 2014 Sinquefield Cup will be the highest-rated tournament in the history of chess, bringing six of the world’s top-nine Grandmasters together at the Chess Club and...
View ArticleSigning Day for the 2014 Sinquefield Cup
Please join us in welcoming the six Grandmasters set to collide in the strongest chess tournament ever!On Tuesday, August 26, from noon to 2:00 p.m., the CCSCSL will host SIGNING DAY for the 2014...
View ArticleOn Chess: World Chess Hall Of Fame Brings Chess Concepts to Early Learners
This article was originally published on stlpublicradio.org on July 16.Bobby Fischer was the youngest-ever American Grandmaster, a title that took him 15 years, 6 months and 1 day to collect. That is,...
View ArticleHelp Grow Saint Louis and the CCSCSL
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is competing for a Grow St. Louis grant -- and you can help! Vote for the CCSCSL as your favorite Saint Louis non-profit, where we will use the...
View ArticleOn Chess: Hall Of Fame Exhibit Peeks Inside The Complex Mind Of Bobby Fischer
The name Bobby Fischer is synonymous with outstanding intellect, intimidating competitiveness and intense focus. His is a uniquely American success story that nearly everyone has heard - even if they...
View ArticleKnown and Unknown Opponents
Your opponent opens with e4. Your speakers emit the synthesized sound of a piece thunking down on wood. You begin to wonder: What system does he hope to play? Is this his usual opening? Does he have...
View Article2014 Sinquefield Cup Will Be Strongest Chess Tournament in History, Hosted by...
SAINT LOUIS (July 29, 2014) -- The 2014 Sinquefield Cup will be the highest-rated tournament in the history of chess, bringing six of the world’s top-nine Grandmasters together at the Chess Club and...
View ArticleSigning Day for the 2014 Sinquefield Cup
Please join us in welcoming the six Grandmasters set to collide in the strongest chess tournament ever!On Tuesday, August 26, from noon to 2:00 p.m., the CCSCSL will host SIGNING DAY for the 2014...
View ArticleMemories of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Bughouse With the Best
It was 8:30 on a Monday night, and the 2014 Sinquefield Cup -- the strongest chess tournament in history -- was over. The oppressive, tense atmosphere of “event mode” was gone, and the Club was no...
View ArticleOn Chess: Eight Super Grandmasters Have Fun Skewering Each Other
It is a question commonly posed to Grandmasters -- business-suit wearing giants with perennially furrowed brows, constantly wrinkled above troubled looks of genuine stress -- can you still have fun?
View ArticleOur Resident Grandmaster: Yasser Seirawan
Join the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in welcoming back the legendary GM Yasser Seirawan as its Resident Grandmaster! GM Seirawan has become a staple within the rotating position,...
View ArticleUSCL Week 5 Preview: Arch Bishops vs. Arizona Scorpions
Our very own Saint Louis Arch Bishops are currently in first place in the Southern Division of the United States Chess League! Come down to the Central West End chess campus on Wednesday night and take...
View ArticleMaster Larson Goes 3-for-3 to Win Thanksgiving Open Satellite
Players gathered at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis on Saturday, September 27 with thoughts of Thanksgiving. Saturday’s $5 Satellite Tournament brought out 30 players to compete...
View ArticleUSCL Week 6: Arch Bishops vs. Baltimore Kingfishers
Tonight’s Week 6 match between the Saint Louis Arch Bishops and the Baltimore Kingfishers will once again be streamed live and hosted with commentary by legendary GM Yasser Seirawan. First moves are...
View ArticleUnrated Attack in September Monday Knights Tournament
The Monday Knights tournaments are a great feature to those players who have the competitive itch -- but not enough time to commit to weekend events.
View ArticleBuilding on Experience at the September Kids' Beginner Tournament
Nearly 30 students visited the Chess Club to compete in September’s Unrated Beginner Tournament for Kids -- most of whom came for Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan’s fun and educational weekly Kids Class,...
View ArticleLecture of the Week: Chess for Football Players
GM Maurice Ashley, the first black Grandmaster, gave some powerful inspiration to local high school athletes and the Demetrious Johnson Foundation to show how chess aligns with everything in life --...
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