Boy Scouts of America Introduces New Merit Badge… With Roots That Date Back to 600 AD DALLAS, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Scouts will be able to add a new patch to their merit badge sash—a patch for playing a game. However, it’s a game that requires critical thinking skills, deep concentration, and abstract reasoning. […]
Nakamura, Polgar Headline Kings vs. Queens Battle
For more information, please contact:Mike WilmeringCommunications SpecialistChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Nakamura, Polgar Headline Kings vs. Queens Battle SAINT LOUIS, July 25, 2011 — The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will host a special tournament to coincide with the grand opening of the World Chess Hall of Fame, which […]
Visiting St. Louis Chess Club & the World Chess Hall of Fame
The World Chess Hall of Fame is planned to open in St. Louis (across the street from the St. Louis Chess Club) around the first week of September. I had a chance to see the construction phase of it earlier today. It will be big and spectacular. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A display at the Chess Museum
Can you name these 2 former US Women’s Champions? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Hall of Fame simul
All proceeds go to support the World Chess Hall of Fame (which is one of my favorite places to visit). I can never get enough of this magnificent place. If you have never been to the Hall of Fame, you should do it. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
My friends
President of Excalibur Electronics and the World Chess Hall of Fame Shane Samole, his son, and Barbara DeMaro, director of the US Chess Trust. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bus blogging
I am on the special CCI (Chess Collectors International) bus going from Boca Raton to the Chess Hall of Fame / Samole Museum in Miami. On the bus are GMs DeFirmian, Benjamin and Christiansen. They will be inducted to the US Chess Hall of Fame this morning. Everyone else on the bus are chess collectors. […]
Be a Part of Chess History
Be a Part of Chess History! —GMs Larry Christiansen, Nick De Firmian, and Joel Benjamin voted into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame!— Plan now to attend their induction dinner on May 3. At the same time, Siegbert Tarrasch will be inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame. Come to South Florida for 3 big […]