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Playing chess offers valuable life lessons.
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The pandemic's impact on chess continues. In a historic first, the 2020 U.S. Chess Championships will be held online this year.
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The St. Louis Chess Club experimented with its first in-person tournament since the pandemic began.
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While nearly all over-the-board chess events have been canceled or postponed, online chess has seen a resurgence in the face of the ongoing global pandemic.
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Playing chess may seem like a solitary endeavor. But it actually provides a community and unique social connections.
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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.
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The World Chess Hall of Fame is approaching its 10th anniversary next year. For its fifth anniversary, it re-created a famous wartime exhibit that played with the concept of chess.
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A typical scholastic chess tournament is played over the course of six hours with more than 150 students playing about 400 games of chess. This year, the tournaments have all moved online.
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As I walk into the “Dare to Know: Chess in the Age of Reason” exhibition, I instantly feel surrounded by history. Even though I’m not a well-seasoned chess master, there are several unique chess sets and collectibles that catch my eye. As an artist, I am immediately drawn to the skillful craft and the aesthetics of the hand-carved chess sets. However, some of my favorite pieces in “Dare to Know” celebrate the wonder, mystery, and illusion of the Enlightenment.
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Chess is often regarded as the game that is most commonly associated with intelligence and strategy. Science has in fact proven that chess players have…