/tags/susan-polgar Susan Polgar en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:11:49 GMT /arts/2019-03-18/barrier-breaking-grandmaster-youngest-woman-to-be-inducted-in-chess-hall-of-fame A Webster University chess coach will today become the youngest woman to be inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame.Susan Polgár was the first woman to… Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:11:49 GMT /arts/2019-03-18/barrier-breaking-grandmaster-youngest-woman-to-be-inducted-in-chess-hall-of-fame Sarah Fentem /arts/2017-01-04/on-chess-st-louis-dominates-at-the-pan-americans Collegiate chess is a phenomenon that has boomed in just the past couple of decades. Even though there have been important collegiate tournaments around… Thu, 05 Jan 2017 02:59:35 GMT /arts/2017-01-04/on-chess-st-louis-dominates-at-the-pan-americans Alejandro Ramirez /arts/2015-09-09/on-chess-saint-louis-university-makes-its-opening-move-in-collegiate-chess 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,… Thu, 10 Sep 2015 01:54:49 GMT /arts/2015-09-09/on-chess-saint-louis-university-makes-its-opening-move-in-collegiate-chess Alejandro Ramirez /arts/2015-01-07/on-chess-say-it-aint-so-wesley-goes-pro He arrives in the U.S. as a promising recruit from the Philippines, and in two years makes the jump from the top 100 to No. 10 in the world. He becomes an… Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:56:49 GMT /arts/2015-01-07/on-chess-say-it-aint-so-wesley-goes-pro /arts/2015-01-01/on-chess-2014-proved-banner-year-for-chess-in-st-louis There should be excitement for what may come in 2015, as each passing year has proved better than the last. As we say goodbye to 2014, here are a few… Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:22:07 GMT /arts/2015-01-01/on-chess-2014-proved-banner-year-for-chess-in-st-louis /arts/2013-10-28/on-chess-norm-hunting-at-the-spice-cup This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 28, 2013: Beyond the St. Louis Chess Club and the World Chess Hall of Fame in the Central West… Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:04:42 GMT /arts/2013-10-28/on-chess-norm-hunting-at-the-spice-cup /arts/2013-04-19/on-chess-bow-down-to-st-louis-new-king-of-the-chess-world This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: I teach kids how to play chess.I show up weekly to various elementary schools around St. Louis, with… Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:29:45 GMT /arts/2013-04-19/on-chess-bow-down-to-st-louis-new-king-of-the-chess-world /arts/2013-04-05/webster-university-favored-to-win-final-four-of-chess This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: University of Illinois as the fierce underdog to Webster University's likely championship, blue polo… Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:37:12 GMT /arts/2013-04-05/webster-university-favored-to-win-final-four-of-chess /education/2013-04-05/webster-university-favored-to-win-final-four-of-chess This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 5, 2013 - University of Illinois as the fierce underdog to Webster University's likely… Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:08:33 GMT /education/2013-04-05/webster-university-favored-to-win-final-four-of-chess Johnny Buse /arts/2012-08-02/on-chess-chess-and-girl-power This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 2, 2012 - The 2012 Susan Polgar Girls' Invitational took place last week at Webster University,… Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:31:40 GMT /arts/2012-08-02/on-chess-chess-and-girl-power Ben Finegold