‘Fanatic’ brings chess game to PPLSaturday, 20 March 2010 By Rusty Nixon Correspondent PLYMOUTH — Thanks to a local chess fanatic, some lucky residents will be able to learn the game or improve their skills. The Plymouth Public Library...
Greetings from Indiana!
Greetings from the campus of Manchester College in Indiana! Welcome to Manchester College! Welcome to Manchester College, the college that transforms lives! We invite you to explore our web site and to visit our campus – you’ll sense the...
Local Indiana girl makes chess tourney history
Local girl makes state chess tourney historyFrost Illustrated – Fort Wayne, IN, USAFebruary 10, 2009 ANDERSON, Ind.—At only 14- years-old, Cynthia Grieser of Fort Wayne already has a sense of what it means to make history. She should. After...
Greetings from St. Louis
Greetings from Evansville, Indiana and St. Louis, Missouri! On the left is the picture of the snow storm I faced on my way to Indiana. On the right is beautiful downtown St. Louis, site of the 2009 US Championship....
Enhancing problem solving skills
Checkmate for studentsJournal and Courier, INJanuary 26, 2009Whispers of checkmate and the sliding of pieces could be heard throughout the room as 48 students competed in the regional portion of the Scholastic Chess of Indiana Championships at Lafayette Jefferson...
My favorite piece is the bishop
Chess contest sponsored by school draws hundredsMarch 21, 2008By Janna Odenthal Post-Tribune correspondent PORTAGE — While adults discussed the presidential races, children at the Portage Yacht Club recently focused on kings, queens and other members of royalty. Children and...
Chess success in Gary, Indiana
Gary church picks chess tourney for its gathering March 28, 2007By Anthony D. AlonzoPost-Tribune correspondent GARY — A chess master’s participation in a recent church-sponsored event ensured that a fun afternoon also would be an educational experience. More than...
Not just child’s play
Scholastic Chess Tournament not just child’s play for team competitors March 21, 2007BY CHARLES M. BARTHOLOMEW Post-Tribune correspondent Gary, Indiana PORTAGE — The basement of the Portage Yacht Club was bustling with silent activity recently, and a chess tournament...
Over 200 competed in the 2007 US Junior Chess Congress
Over 200 Chess Enthusiasts Battled at the 2007 U.S. Junior Chess Congress FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Joan DuBoisFebruary 27, 2007Press Release #2 of 2007 The 2007 U.S. Junior Chess Congress was held in Anderson, Indiana for the second straight year...
This celebrity loves chess
Indian actor John Abraham plays chess in between filmingThe Associated PressPublished: February 16, 2007 MUMBAI, India: Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham, often voted one of the Indian movie industry’s sexiest stars, kills time between takes by playing computer chess, a...