Chess Championships

Niemann, a grandmaster, is competing in the U.S. Chess Championships tournament that began Wednesday in St. Louis.

The scandal has been the talk of the chess world this month. Interest exploded last week after Carlsen resigned from a match against Niemann after making only one move.

Susan Polgar retires from Webster University on May 31 after nine years of leading its chess team to huge success. She discussed her career, and her tenure in St. Louis, on "St. Louis on the Air."

The pandemic has forced the usual chess tournaments to be held online instead of in person. That hasn't dampened the excitement for the Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX, a staple on the St. Louis Chess Club’s calendar, and the 2020 St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. Both tournaments will start Sept. 11.

The college chess scene is booming, and it is easy to see why. The inclusion of so many strong chess programs and the explosion of rivalries between…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 3, 2013 - “Live, from the basement of the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center...”Flip to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 8, 2009 This afternoon, the Central West End's Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis will…