Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... sign that our club in St. Louis is one of the premiere institutions in the country,” said Tony Rich executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “It’s going to help raise the level of play in St. Louis and encourage other titled players to come to St. Louis.” Finegold, 40, is one of the top 25 ranked players in the United States....
Chess news and events (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis agreed to sponsor the U.S. team in the 2010 World Team Chess Championship being held Jan. 4-13 in Bursa, Turkey."One of the primary purposes of the Chess Club is to promote top-level chess," said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. " What better way to do that than by sponsoring...
United States Chess Federation (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... another sign that our club in St. Louis is one of the premiere institutions in the country,” said Tony Rich executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “It’s going to help raise the level of play in St. Louis and encourage other titled players to come to St. Louis.”Finegold, 40, is one of the top 25 ranked players in the United States. He has played...
United States Chess Federation (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... privilege to host the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship, and we're honored to be chosen again," said Tony Rich, executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.The top 10 U.S. players will be determined by the rankings in the February supplement of the USCF rating system. The ICC State Champion of Champions will be determined through an online tournament that...
United States Chess Federation (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Hikaru Nakamura, after winning the 2009 US Championship, Photo Betsy Dynako founder Rex Sinquefield will sponsor the US team to go to the World Team Championship, set for Bursa, Turkey from January 3-13. According to Tony Rich, the executive director of the CCSCSL, The World Team Championship squad will consist of GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Onischuk, Yury Shulman, Varuzhan Akobian...
