Posts categorized "News"

A limited amount of space is now available in our tournament program book for the 2019 National K-12 Grade Championships. The event is being held… Read More »
After a thrilling final round, Fabiano Caruana and Wang Hao are the deserved victors of the 2019 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, ending the tournament...… Read More »
Watch Saint Louis Chess Club Executive Director Tony Rich interview our own Executive Director Carol Meyer as they reflect on the World Chess Hall of… Read More »
GM Vladimir Belous won the 28th Annual Midwest Class Championship (Oct 11-13, Wheeling, IL) with a perfect 5-0 score to take home the $2000 first...… Read More »
Never write Hikaru Nakamura off. In our last report, posted after Round 6 of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, we noted that Nakamura was at 4/6 with… Read More »
International Master John Donaldson has been awarded the prestigious “Mikhail Botvinnik Award” by FIDE for his work as trainer and Captain of U.S...… Read More »
Imagine stepping into an elementary school cafeteria just moments before a chess tournament begins to find the energy level high and the nervous...… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana shares first place with Wang Hao after six rounds of play in the 2019 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. He will meet Alexander Grischuk on… Read More »
In the October edition of Ladies Knight, Jennifer Shahade speaks to IM Dorsa Derakshani about her childhood in Iran, her TED talk and what surprised… Read More »
A recent segment on a Philadelphia Public TV show, "You Oughta Know" showed the efforts of this year's "Chess City of the Year" to diversify chess...… Read More »