World Chess Championship

A banner on the Butler Brothers Building on the corner of 18th and Olive Street in St. Louis commemorates the city's historical ties to the chess world.

On Chess: 18th And Olive: Historical Site Of The First World Chess Championship

Brittany Jasin | World Chess Hall of Fame

St. Louis was the site of the first World Chess Championship. The event demonstrates the significant role St. Louis played 132 years ago in the world of chess and still plays today.

St. Louis grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, right, fell to Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championships in November 2018.

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On Chess: Stereotypes and blundering badly

November 2018 was truly a golden month for chess.It was the culmination St. Louis grandmaster Fabiano "Fabi" Caruana’s two-year campaign to unseat world…

Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of Norway claimed victory at the 2018 World Chess Championship in London on Nov. 28.

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On Chess: World Chess Championship decided in playoff

The American grandmaster, St. Louisan Fabiano Caruana, 26, had a splendid year. He started with winning the London Chess Classic in early December of…

Fabiano Caruana, left, plays defending champion Magnus Carlsen in round 12 of the World Chess Championship match on Monday in London.

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St. Louis' hopes for a chess world champion foiled as Caruana falls

Shahla Farzan

After three weeks of play and 12 consecutive draws, the World Chess Championship ended Wednesday during a tiebreaker round.St. Louis resident Fabiano…

Signs with Fabiano Caruana's head are for the taking at the St. Louis Chess Club. The St. Louis resident is playing the reigning champion, Magnus Carlsen, for the World Chess Championship in London.

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Our first chess world champion? Caruana could cement St. Louis as chess capital this week

Wayne Pratt

Fabiano Caruana is the first American to play in the World Chess Championship match since Bobby Fischer back in 1972.If he wins against defending champion…

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On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy

What does smart look like? The World Chess Championship has always been about who is the smartest. And if you look back on our champions, there's a…