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Saint Louis Chess Club
The Saint Louis Chess Club (previously, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis) is a chess club in the Central West End in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It was founded in 2008 by billionaire Rex Sinquefield as part of his effort to improve U.S. chess and turn St. Louis into an international chess center, an effort that also moved the World Chess Hall of Fame into a building across the street. The club hosts the annual Sinquefield Cup tournament, the only U.S. stop on the Grand Chess Tour. Founded at the club in 2013, it is one of the world's strongest tournaments as measured by its competitors' world rankings. The club drew national attention in 2023 when officials were accused of concealing the alleged sexual assaults of a grandmaster employee. History In 2007, Rex Sinquefield, a billionaire and libertarian activist, founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. It was the first major expenditure in his efforts to boost chess in Saint Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess Club
A chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs often provide for both informal and tournament games and sometimes offer league play. Traditionally clubs play over the board and face to face chess as opposed to playing on internet chess servers or computer chess. Organization Clubs are mainly attached to a national federation, either directly or through membership of a regional chess association. The national federation in turn is a member of FIDE, the international governing body of chess. The global aegis helps to establish uniformity of rules and playing conditions internationally, though some countries such as the United States use their own official set of rules with minor differences from FIDE rules. The United States has many chess clubs affiliated with the United States Chess Federation (USCF). A club's affiliation with its national chess federation helps to standardize chess tournament rules. Club facilities Chess clubs ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichess
Lichess (; ) is a free and open-source software, free and open-source Internet chess server run by a Nonprofit organization, non-profit organization of the same name. Users of the site can play online chess anonymously and optionally register an account to play games to earn a rating on Lichess. Lichess is ad-free and all the features are available for free, as the site is funded by donations from patrons, who receive a special badge as thanks for their support. Features include chess puzzles, computer chess, computer analysis, chess tournament, tournaments and chess variants. History Lichess was founded in 2010 by French programmer Thibault Duplessis. The software running Lichess and the design are mostly Open-source software, open source under the GNU Affero General Public License, AGPL license and other free and non-free licenses. The name ''Lichess'' is a "combination of live/light/libre software, libre and chess". On February 11, 2015, an official Lichess mobile app was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviv Friedman
Aviv () means "spring (season)" in Hebrew. Aviv is the first month of the year in the Pentateuch, and is later called Nisan in the book of Esther and in subsequent post-exilic history up to the present day. These names are sometimes used interchangeably, although Aviv refers to the three-month season, and Nisan is called the "first month of Aviv." Aviv is also used as a given name, surname, and place name, as in Tel Aviv. Meanings * The basic meaning of the word ''aviv'' is the stage in the growth of grain when the seeds have reached full size and are filled with starch, but have not dried yet. During the plague of hail (Exodus ), the barley was said to be n the''aviv'' tageand the flax n the''giv`ol''. This resulted in their destruction. * The month in the Hebrew calendar when the barley has reached or passed this stage is called ''Aviv'', or the "month of the ''aviv''". This month is considered the first month of the ecclesiastical civil year (see Hebrew calendar#Months). It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Ashley
Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican and American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster (GM). Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. He also spent many years teaching chess. On April 13, 2016, Ashley was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame#U.S. Chess Hall of Fame inductees, US Chess Hall of Fame. Early life Ashley was born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, St. Andrew, Jamaica. He attended Wolmer's Schools, Wolmer's Boys School in Jamaica, and then moved to the United States when he was 12. He went to Brooklyn Technical High School. Ashley graduated from City College of New York (CCNY) with a B.A. in Creative Writing. While at City College, he represented the school in intercollegiate team competition. Ashley said he discovered chess in Jamaica, where his brother played chess with his friends. He got more serious about chess during high school, where he gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Smith (chess Player)
Bryan Garrett Smith is an American chess grandmaster. Chess career Smith grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He earned the International Master title in January 2007. In May 2011, he earned a Grandmaster norm in the LIMPEDEA Cup in Romania on the way to winning the tournament. In March 2013, Smith tied for first place with grandmaster Mikheil Kekelidze in the open section of the 35th Annual Marchand Open held in Rochester, New York. He was awarded the Grandmaster title later in 2013. In November 2017, Smith won the 48th National Chess Congress, held in Philadelphia. The event had seven other grandmasters, and Smith was rated over 200 points lower than the top seeded players. During the tournament, Smith defeated Alexander Shabalov in an upset and drew against Alexey Dreev Alexey Sergeyevich Dreev (, also transliterated as Aleksey or Alexei; born 30 January 1969) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989. Career While be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hungaski
Robert Andrew Hungaski (born December 8, 1987) is an American-Argentine chess player and coach. He was awarded the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2013. Early life and education Born in Stamford, Connecticut on December 8, 1987 to an American father and an Argentine mother. Following his parents separation, he moved to Argentina at a young age and discovered chess within an after-school program at the age of six. Determined to pursue chess professionally by twelve, he dedicated himself to the game while excelling in his academic pursuits. He achieved the title of International Master at age of 18 while in his senior year of high school, followed by title of Grandmaster at age of 24 during his college years. Robert Hungaski earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Connecticut in 2012, accompanied by minors in English and Middle Eastern Studies. Additionally, he holds an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Sharevich
Anna Sharevich (born December 18, 1985) is a Belarusian-American Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess. She won the Women's Belarusian Chess Championship in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2011. Sharevich played for team Belarus in the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012. In 2014, she transferred national federations from Belarus to United States. FIDE. She was a member of team ''Saint Louis Arch Bishops'', the 2014 champions of the United States Chess League
The United States Chess League (USCL) was the only nationwide chess league in the United States for eleven years. In 2016 the League announced it would be opened to citi ...
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Joshua Friedel
Joshua E. Friedel (born December 3, 1986) is an American chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He was the U.S. Open Champion in 2013. He has had notable wins against GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Boris Gulko, Ben Finegold, Timur Gareyev, and Gregory Serper. Early life Friedel was born and raised in Goffstown, New Hampshire. He learned to play chess in 1990, at age 3. Three years later, in 1993, at age 6, he became a student under NM Hal Terrie and entered his first tournament that same year. Chess career In 1995, at age 8, Friedel won the NH Amateur (U2000) Championship, having the lowest rating in the open section. The next year, in 1996, he won the National K-3 Championship in Tucson, Arizona. As a junior, he was often at the top of his age group, competing in the US Cadet (3 times), Junior Closed (twice), Denker, and World Youth (3) events. He won numerous New England tournaments as well as the US Open Expert Section in 2000 at age 13. In 2001, after having reached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Krush
Irina Borisivna Krush (; born December 24, 1983) is an American chess Grandmaster. She is the only woman to earn the GM title while playing for the United States. Krush is an eight-time U.S. Women's Champion and a two-time Women's American Cup Champion. Early life Irina Krush was born into a Jewish family in Odesa, USSR (now Ukraine), and emigrated with her parents to Brooklyn in 1989. Her father, a college chess player, taught Irina the game. When she was 6, she won her first tournament, and at the age of 7 she represented the U.S. at the World Youth Championships for girls under 10 in Poland. Chess career At age 14, Krush won the 1998 U.S. Women's Chess Championship to become the youngest U.S. women's champion ever. She has won the championship on seven other occasions, in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2020. In 1999, Krush took part in the " Kasparov versus the World" chess competition. Garry Kasparov played the white pieces and the Internet public, via a Micro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronen Har-Zvi
Ronen Har-Zvi (; born 13 October 1976) is an Israeli chess player and writer. Har-Zvi won the under-16 title at the World Youth Chess Champion in 1992. He has held the title of Grandmaster of chess since 1995. Biography Growing up in Israel, Har-Zvi was taught to play chess at the age of 5 by his grandfather. In 2008, Har-Zvi finished second in the "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas", the largest online chess tournament in the world. Har-Zvi lost 3.5-0.5 in the final to the untitled Jorge Sammour-Hasbun. Har-Zvi is a regular expert commentator, host and teacher on the Internet Chess Club. He also operates an account, "Indiana-Jones", with a peak rating of 3215 for blitz chess and 2947 for bullet chess. He is a columnist for '' CHESS magazine''. Aside from chess, Har-Zvi works as a stock trader. He lived in Saratoga, New York, with his wife Heather, whom he met online at the Internet Chess Club, and their child. In 2010, Har-Zvi became head chess coach at the University of Texas at Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varuzhan Akobian
Varuzhan Akobian (, born 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-born American chess Grandmaster. Originally from Armenia, he now resides in St. Louis. He played on the bronze medal-winning U.S. team in the 2006 and 2008 Chess Olympiads. Chess career Akobian, an Armenian-American, became an International Master at age 16. In 2001, he moved to the United States and one week after his 20th birthday in November 2003, earned the title of Grandmaster. He won the World Open in Philadelphia on three separate occasions; he shared first place in 2002 and won it outright in 2004 and 2007. In 2006 he tied for first in the San Marino tournament with a performance rating of 2796. In 2007, he tied for 1st–8th with Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Shabalov, Darmen Sadvakasov, Zviad Izoria, Victor Mikhalevski, Magesh Chandran Panchanathan and Justin Sarkar in the Miami Open and came equal first in the American Continental Championship in Cali, Colombia. This qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasser Seirawan
Yasser Seirawan (; born March 24, 1960) is a Syrian-born American chess grandmaster and four-time United States Chess Championship, United States champion. He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979. Seirawan is also a published chess author and commentator. Early life Seirawan was born in Damascus, Syria. His father was Syrian and his mother an English nurse from Nottingham, where he spent some time in his early childhood. When he was seven, his family immigrated to Seattle, Washington, where he attended Queen Anne Elementary School, Edmond S. Meany Middle School, Meany Middle School, and Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington), Garfield High School. He honed his game at a now-defunct coffeehouse, the Last Exit on Brooklyn, playing against the likes of Latvian-born master Viktors Pupols and six-time Washington (state), Washington State Champion James Harley McCormick. Career Seirawan began playing chess at 12; at 13, he became Washington junior champion. At 19, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
