Jenna Haggar (South Dakota) participated in the first ever Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls in Fort Lauderdale in 2004. Six years later, she is running for the South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 15 Sioux Falls! Best...
Sweeping state championships
Rapid City players sweep state chess championshipsBy Journal staff Sunday, March 29, 2009 Rapid City chess players swept the four individual state championship titles at the recent 2009 South Dakota Scholastic Chess Championships at Garretson. Fourth-grader Michael Knudson of...
Largest turnout in three years
Kids are kings at chess eventState tourney crowns champs in four divisionsPeter Harriman • March 22, 2009 GARRETSON – A gym fills with competitors trying to defeat an opponent’s patterned offense and defense. It’s 40 minutes to victory or...
Finding success and friends
Young chess star headed to prestigious Texas tournamentKaitlynn Loos has found success and friends through gameBy Peter CentineoThe Weekly News Three years ago, Kaitlynn Loos decided she wanted to play chess.Her father Doug had no idea why she wanted...
South Dakota Girl’s Championship
South Dakota Girls Chess Championship winners announcedBy Journal staff Tuesday, February 19, 2008 The South Dakota Girls Chess Championship was held Saturday at Grandview Elementary in Rapid City, pairing off some of the top girl chess players in the...
Black Hills Chess
Chess students to compete SaturdayBy Journal staffThursday, January 31, 2008 Students from throughout South Dakota will compete Saturday , Feb. 2, in the eighth annual Black Hills Scholastic Chess Tournament in Rapid City. The tournament is open to players...
New GMs in Sioux Falls
Champions of chess to share their passionCouple hope to launch scholastic, club programBy Steve Youngsyoung@argusleader.comPUBLISHED: January 5, 2008 A pair of chess grandmasters have landed on Sioux Falls’ doorstep, hoping to transform the chess-playing landscape in this region with...
South Dakotans battled at the National
Students hold their own in national chess tourneyBy Journal staff A dozen Rapid City youths were among about 1,000 students, kindergarten through ninth grade, competing in the junior high national championship chess tournament in Sacramento this past weekend. South...
Teaching the finer points of chess
Friday, March 30, 2007 Putting knowledge to good use Bob Mills teaches local students the finer points of chessBy Jane HinrichsSpecial to the Capital Journal FORT PIERRE – Chess isn’t just a game. It is a vehicle for learning....
Rapid City Chess Fundraiser
Kids challenge adults in chess for fundraiser RAPID CITY – Wanted: Challengers bold enough to sit across the board from elementary and middle school chess players in a Chess-A-Thon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday at Rushmore Mall...