Youths get their chess legsBy Todd Bardwick, Special to the RockyMonday, January 7, 2008 Three of the seven tournaments in the 2007-08 Denver Scholastic Chess Series have been completed, with more than 180 children participating in at least one...
Miller-Driscoll kids win title
Dec 16, 2007Wilton students from Miller-Driscoll place first in chess competitionBy Justin Reynolds Checkmate! Students from Miller-Driscoll school placed first in the 70th American Chess Teachers’ Association chess tournament, which was held on Sunday, Dec. 2, at East School...
Young Texans to represent the US at World Youth
Nov. 14, 2007, 12:24AMChess champs’ next move is playing in big eventBy PAIGE HEWITTHouston Chronicle Celebrated chess player Warren Harper’s signature is “a provocative waiting move.” He plays gently, deliberately appearing a little vulnerable, and waits. “I provoke my...
Chess in the local media
11-year-old chess phenomenon: Tween beats 13 people at chessPaul Taylor, 11, at one point was playing 10 people at once on different chess boards Monday.10/23/07By Andrea Freygang,Rome News-TribuneStaff Writer …Paul Taylor is probably a pretty good loser, but there...
Everyone can do it
Check it out mateRebecca Correa SALEM — Chess is “cool” and doesn’t involve any math. At least that’s the way 40 elementary school students who hovered behind chessboards after school recently saw the game. The chess club at Barron...
Computer, Scholastic and College Chess
Many of you asked about the possibility of adding sections for Computer, Scholastic and College Chess in the www.ChessDiscussion.com forum. Thank you for the wonderful suggestion and I am happy to say that our genius programmer Gregory Alexander is...
Chess stuff for kids in Denver
Chess events Contributed by: Todd Bardwick on 9/6/2007Chess Tournaments and Classes for Children The Denver Scholastic Chess Series for children from Kindergarten to 12 th grade kicks off in October. Both Rated and Unrated Sections. For dates and information,...
The co-founder
Mr. Dewain Barber, co-founder of the Denker Tournament of HS Champions with the late GM Arnold Denker and Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. He is also one of the sponsors of both events. Thank you Mr. Barber! Chess...
Lombard kids learn chess
Children learn chess in Lombard By Sarah A. MeischLombard SpectatorThu Jul 26, 2007, 03:40 PM CDT Lombard, IL – Chess. Perhaps thinking of the age-old game brings to mind images of old men playing against each other in a...
The magic of chess
Chess motivates school’s playersBY SHELLIE BRANCO, Californian staff writeSunday, Jul 22 2007 7:35 PMLast Updated: Sunday, Jul 22 2007 7:38 PM Think chess, and you might think of tweedy old men trading pawns and Grey Poupon. Not Arnold Schwarzenegger....