Chess notesBy Harold Dondis and Patrick WolffJune 20, 2011 If only the Cold War were still going on, we have a chess player who might awaken the consciousness of the nation much as Bobby Fischer did some 30 years...
Photos from NYC HBO Party
My friend GM Lev Alburt and the founder of the St. Louis Chess Club Mr. Rex Sinquefield at the NY HBO Premiere of the Bobby Fischer documentary – Major Chess Collector Jon Crumiller and Rex Sinquefield Photos provided by...
Might sound a mega-snub to the sponsor
Hikaru Nakamura gives hometown US Championship a miss Leonard Barden The Guardian, Saturday 23 April 2011 The annual US Championship is the most valuable national contest in chess, thanks to a Saint Louis investment billionaire. Rex Sinquefield plans to...
Great news for US Chess!
I just received the following email from GM Finegold: “Rex (Sinquefield) has agreed to sponsor the U.S. team for the World Team Championship! It is a very generous gesture – one for which the participants are quite thankful. Without...
Playing chess with Rex Sinquefield
Playing chess with Rex SinquefieldFriday, September 18, 2009, 12:14pm CDT I’m not afraid to admit chess is a game that intimidates me. When I was given the assignment to write about Rex Sinquefield’s investment in St. Louis’ newest chess...
Chess museum to St. Louis??
I met Mr. Sinquefield at his club in St. Louis. He is truly a chess lover. Friday, September 11, 2009 Modified: Monday, September 14, 2009, 7:00am CDTMaryland Medical Group sells building to SinquefieldSt. Louis Business Journal – by Lisa...
Rex Sinquefield bought the Fischer Collection
Mo. couple buys Bobby Fischer’s chess libraryThe Associated PressThursday, Jun. 11, 2009 ST. LOUIS — A Missouri couple with a strong interest in chess says they’ve bought the chess library of legendary player Bobby Fischer. Retired investment company executives,...
Wall Street to Main Street to help young people
Sinquefield goes from Wall Street to Main Street to help young peopleLubbock Avalanche-JournalSunday, May 17, 2009Story last updated at 5/17/2009 – 2:07 am Last week, I visited the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, host of the...
Interview with Rex Sinquefield
Exclusive interview with Mr. Rex Sinquefield, founder of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in St. Louis and sponsor / organizer of the 2009 U.S. Championship. Click here to see the interview. Unfortunately, the room we were at is...
The man behind the US Championship
Mr. Rex Sinquefield, the founder of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis and sponsor of the 2009 U.S. Championship. I will provide a link of an exclusive 9 minute interview with Mr. Sinquefield shortly. Chess Daily...