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WCHOF Press Kit

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October 2024

10/04/24 - Chess Legends to be Celebrated During Upcoming Inductions into the 2024 U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame in Saint Louis

September 2024

9/12/24 - World Chess Hall of Fame to Premiere New Exhibition: “Crown Jewels: Donation Highlights”

April 2024

4/3/24: World Chess Hall of Fame to Open New Exhibition: “Clash for the Crown: Celebrating Chess Champions”

February 2024

2/23/24: HEC Media - Donna Dodson at the World Chess Hall of Fame

2/7/24: World Chess Hall of Fame to Premiere New Exhibition: Donna Dodson: Match of the Matriarchs and other Amazonomachies

March 2022

3/24/2022: St. Louis Magazine — Day Trips and Staycations for Families in St. Louis

3/16/2022: Explore St. Louis — 5 Things To Do in St. Louis this Weekend | March 17 – 20

3/14/2022: Quad City Moms — Family Road Trip to St. Louis, MO | What to See & What to Do

3/7/2022: From The Green Notebook — The Oldest Wargame: How Rediscovering Chess can Develop the Military Leader

3/6/2022: ChessBase — Inspired defence

February 2022

2/28/2022: Art Fix Daily — Collection of 150 Mesmerizing Works by M.C. Escher Show His 'Mathematician' Mind in Comprehensive Exhibition

2/28/2022: StlMag.com — 10 art exhibits to catch this month

2/25/2022: worldatlas.com — St. Louis, Missouri

2/22/2022: chessbase.com — Chess historian Michael Negele turns 65!

2/17/2022: Yahoo Canada — Hikaru Nakamura wins 3-1 in Berlin as popular streamer leads Grand Prix

2/14/2022: Authority — Audra Danielle Noyes: 5 Things You Need To Create a Highly Successful Career In The Fashion Industry

2/14/2022: Travel Awaits — 16 Fantastic Free Things To Do In St. Louis

2/22/2022: chessbase.com — Chess historian Michael Negele turns 65!

January 2022

1/28/2022: StlMag.com — World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates 10 years with "Mind, Art, Experience"

1/27/2022: StlMag.com — 10 art exhibits to catch this month

1/27/2022: CWEScene — 5 Things To Do In The CWE January 28th-30th

1/26/2022: Travel Awaits — 12 Unique Museums To Visit In St. Louis

1/24/2022: Newsbreak — World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates a decade in St. Louis

1/24/2022: Fox 2 — World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates a decade in St. Louis

1/22/2022: News Dubai — Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis

1/22/2022: Chess Base — Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis

1/12/2022: eMissourian — After quiet year, Rex Sinquefield donations start flowing in Missouri again

1/11/2022: KSDK — U.S. Chess Federation plans headquarters move to St. Louis

1/11/2022: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Editorial: Sinquefield's gambit has made St. Louis the official capital of American chess

1/7/2022: Fulton Sun — Sinquefield donations start flowing in Missouri again

 

December 2021

12/31/2021: GMA News — Game Changers 2021: The year of the Filipino athlete

12/29/2021: The Business Mirror — The year that was

12/20/2021: Missouri Times — Missouri officials unveil Bicentennial Bridge

12/9/2021: FOX2Now.com — World Chess Hall of Fame scores a checkmate in holiday gifts

12/8/2021: STLSportsPage.com — Pop in and toast Santa at Holiday Pop Up Bars

12/3/2021: Sauce Magazine — Get your holiday drink on at these St. Louis pop-ups

12/1/2021: Northwest Chess Magazine — Interview with the Sinquefields

12/1/2021: misstourist.com — Where to Stay in St. Louis, Missouri – Best 4 Areas

November 2021

11/29/2021: St. Louis Business Journal — St. Louis: America’s right-sized hidden gem

11/26/2021: CWE Scene — 5 Things To Do In The CWE November 26-28

11/22/2021: Fox 2 Now — St. Louis area businesses participating in Small Business Saturday 2021

11/22/2021: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Where to find St. Louis winter festivals, Santa visits and other holiday attractions

11/19/2021: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Jingle Holiday Pop-up

11/18/2021: STLToday.com — Winter markets, Christmas parades, Santa visits have season feeling normal again

11/17/2021: KSDK.com — St. Louis holiday pop-up bar guide 2021

11/9/2021: Philboxing.com — Torre, Reyes will be featured on a postage stamp

11/5/2021: Rappler — ‘Disciplined, different’: Chess legend Torre still going strong at 70

October 2021

10/29/2021: STL Sprout — Toddler Tuesdays: World Chess Hall of Fame

10/28/2021: Times-Herald — Brian Owens brings the soul to Fairfield

10/20/2021: Saint Louis Magazine — A Guide to St. Louis Museums

10/13/2021: STL Public Radio — On Chess: Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield & Rex Sinquefield are inducted into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

10/12/2021: Washington Times — Hall of Famers: Sinquefields honored for contributions to chess

10/6/2021: Spectrum Local News — Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley discusses how a Netflix show is renewing interest in the game

10/6/2021: Chess Base — US Championships to kick off Wednesday

10/5/2021: Daily Nation Today — The Sinquefields will be inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame today

10/5/2021: FOX 2 Now — The Sinquefields will be inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame today

10/5/2021: Newsbreak — The Sinquefields will be inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame today

10/5/2021: US Chess Trust — Local Chess Contributors and Global Chess Legends to be Inducted into the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame

10/5/2021: FOX 2 Now — The Sinquefields will be inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame today

September 2021

9/29/2021: Trajectory Magazine — Explore St. Louis: 7 Things to Do, See and Eat During Your Stay

9/24/2021: Newsday — Tani's game plan: Prodigy aims to be youngest grandmaster ever

9/23/2021: ArtDaily — David Zwirner opens an exhibition of new work by Marcel Dzama

9/22/2021: chessbase.com — The Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Nation's Top Chess Talent Along with 2020 U.S. Chess Hall of Fame and 2021 World Chess Hall of Fame Inductions

9/21/2021: Image Magazine — The female chess champ suing ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ for being ‘grossly sexist and belittling’

9/17/2021: MSN (from NBC News) — Former Soviet chess master seeks $5 million over 'sexist' line in 'Queen's Gambit'

9/17/2021: Philippines Daily Tribune — Torre enters Hall of Fame

9/16/2021: NBC News — Former Soviet chess master seeks $5 million over 'sexist' line in 'Queen's Gambit'

9/16/2021: Kev's Best — 5 Best Stationery in St. Louis, MO

9/9/2021: CWE Scene — 5 Things To Do In The CWE This Weekend: September 9-12

9/1/2021: WhereTraveler St. Louis — Chess Prodigies

August 2021

8/30/2021: Newsbreak — Things to do while you are in Central West End

8/28/2021: Stay Happening — CWE Art Stroll

8/21/2021: CWE Art Stroll — Experience the Neighborhood’s Vibrant Arts District | CWE Art Stroll

8/19/2021: CWE Scene — 5 Things To Do In The CWE | World Chess Hall of Fame

8/9/2021: Missouri Times — Missouri officials dedicate Bicentennial Bridge

8/8/2021: Fulton Sun — Statewide efforts culminate in bicentennial events

8/7/2021: News Tribune — Statewide efforts culminate in bicentennial events

8/7/2021: Columbia Missourian — Aug. 6-10 bicentennial schedule

8/6/2021: Lake Gazette — Aug. 6-10 bicentennial schedule

8/5/2021: Coveteur — Inside A Closet That Equates Fashion With Art

8/4/2021: KMOV — New Exhibitions Celebrate Chess from Around the World and Food and Drink-Themed Sets

8/3/2021: Columbia Missourian — Show-Me 200 years: Join the state's bicentennial celebration

8/3/2021: Missouri Times — Capital city to host bicentennial celebration next week

July 2021

7/29/2021: Yahoo — Visual Artist Ann Ray Talks Lee McQueen, New Projects and Fashion Photography

7/29/2021: WWD — Visual Artist Ann Ray Talks Lee McQueen, New Projects and Fashion Photography

7/28/2021: Newsday — HBO's 'Real Sports' meets Tani Adewumi, the LI 10-year-old aiming to become youngest ever chess Grandmaster

7/28/2021: News 11 Paper — 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

7/28/2021: Midlands Business Leaders — 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

7/27/2021: KHOU — 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

7/27/2021: WLTX — 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

7/27/2021: ABC 10 — 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

7/27/2021: MSN — 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

7/27/2021: Explore St. Louis — 16 Things to Do this August in St. Louis

7/26/2021: KSDK — 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

7/20/2021: 2020 & 2021 Hall of Fame Induction Press Release

7/20/20211: Telangana Today — World Chess Day: Watch the making of the largest king piece

7/20/2021: CWE Scene — Tim’s Travels: Chess Championships happening in Central West End right now

7/20/2021: WFLA — International Chess Day – from the Nation’s Chess Capital

7/20/2021: Fox 2 — Tim’s Travels: Chess Championships happening in Central West End right now

7/19/2021: KICKAM1530 — Did you Know the World Chess Hall of Fame is in Missouri

7/17/2021: Kev's Best — 5 Best Gift Shops in St. Louis

7/13/2021: KMOX — Giant Chess Piece

7/13/2021: KSDK — Golf The Galleries

7/7/2021: St. Louis Magazine — Top 5 events in St. Louis this weekend: July 9–11

7/2/2021: Scouting Magazine — Merit Badge Clinic: Chess

June 2021

6/30/2021: Riverfront Times — New World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibitions Celebrate Chess from Around the World and Food and Drink Themed Sets

6/23/2021: Sports Byline — Interview with Shannon Baily - World Chess Hall of Fame

6/23/2021: American Towns — Exhibition - Pawns and Passports: Chess Sets from Around the Globe and Check, Please

6/18/2021: St Louis Post-Dispatch — Exhibitions at World Chess Hall of Fame

6/11/2021: St. Louis Magazine — Congratulations, A-List 2021 winners and finalists!

6/9/2021: St. Louis Magazine — Top 5 events in St. Louis this weekend: June 11–13 - Pawns & Passports at the World Chess Hall of Fame

6/8/2021: The Ultimate Fan — WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME CELEBRATES FOOD IN NEW EXHIBIT

6/8/2021: SportsMedia Report — World Chess HOF Debuts Food and Drink Exhibits

6/8/2021: St. Louis Sports Day — St. Louis’ World Chess Hall of Fame Announces New Exhibitions

6/3/2021: WFMZ Channel 69 — New World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibitions Celebrate Chess Prodigies, Chess from Around the World and Food and Drink-Themed Sets

6/3/2021: Branson Tri Lakes News — New World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibitions Celebrate Chess Prodigies, Chess from Around the World and Food and Drink-Themed Sets

6/3/2021: PR Newswire — New World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibitions Celebrate Chess Prodigies, Chess from Around the World and Food and Drink-Themed Sets

6/3/2021: Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News — Pawns & Passports: Chess Sets from Around the Globe will be open to the public at the World Chess Hall of Fame until January 30, 2022.

May 2021

5/27/2021: Ladue News — World Chess Champion Levon Aronian Moves to St. Louis, Plans to Represent U.S.

5/22/2021: Phil Star — Dropping the Ball

5/16/2021: Insider Hook — A New Exhibit Offers a Comprehensive Overview of Keith Haring’s Art

5/15/2021: Hyperallergic — The Darker Side of Keith Haring

5/13/2021: KSDK — Keith Haring art on display in St. Louis

5/12/2021: River Front Times — St. Louis' World Chess Hall of Fame Hosting Massive Keith Haring Exhibit

5/11/2021: CWE Scene — “Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit” Closing Reception

5/6/2021: GMA Network — Chess Hall of Famer Eugene Torre's key to success: Love for sports, all undertakings

April 2021

4/29/2021: 60 Days in the USA — Day 41: Mark Twain and the Gateway to the West

4/28/2021: St Louis Post-Dispatch — Strange things await when Oddities & Curiosities Expo visits our own weird city

4/28/2021: Business Mirror — Tryouts Tinkering With Disaster

4/27/2021: CNN Philippines — After recent feat, Eugene Torre shares what his next moves are

4/27/2021: CNN Philippines — Grandmaster Eugene Torre inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame

4/26/2021: Sports Inquirer — Not wanting more, Hall of Famer Torre now imparting his genius

4/25/2021: Manila Times — Sports news is good news

4/25/2021: Business Mirror — Torre: Chess Doesn’t Stop

4/23/2021: STL Insider Sports — Inside Sports

4/23/2021: Sports Inquirer — Torre first Asian man in chess Hall of Fame

4/22/2021: MSN — 1st Asian, Filipino Grandmaster Eugene Torre enters World Chess Hall of Fame

4/21/2021: ESPN — Eugene Torre, Asia's first grandmaster, proud of induction into World Chess Hall of Fame

4/21/2021: MSN — Torre nominated for World Chess Hall of Fame

4/21/2021: BusinessWorld — Torre nominated for World Chess Hall of Fame

4/21/2021: Spin.PH — Eugene Torre is first Filipino to be inducted into Chess Hall of Fame

4/21/2021: UNTV — Eugene Torre becomes first Asian male to be inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame

4/21/2021: Yahoo (from USA Today) — Museums are welcoming back visitors. Here are some of the most enticing exhibits across the US

4/21/2021: USA Today — Museums are welcoming back visitors. Here are some of the most enticing exhibits across the US

4/15/2021: Artvoice — World Chess Hall of Fame Celebrates Keith Haring

4/13/2021: Artlyst — Keith Haring: Personal Spiritual Imagery – Revd Jonathan Evens

4/10/2021: Peace and Love Lifestyle — Upcoming Chess Prodigies

4/8/2021: Stuck At The Airport — THE PLACES WE’LL GO: WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME

4/5/2021: From Art Daily — World Chess Hall of Fame exhibition celebrates the legacy of Keith Haring

4/1/2021: American Towns — St. Louis Featured Events - Exhibition - Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit

4/1/2021: Newsbreezer — Keith Haring also performed her famous street chess in the Hall of Fame Chess Players

March 2021

3/29/2021: Art Daily — World Chess Hall of Fame exhibition celebrates the legacy of Keith Haring

3/25/2021: CWE Scene — 5 Things To Do In The CWE This Weekend: March 25-28

3/19/21: ESPN — NCAA Wrestling

3/17/2021: Post-Dispatch — Tee time is July 2 at the Sheldon's annual 'Golf the Galleries'

3/16/2021: line.17qq.com — The World Is One Big Chess Board

3/11/2021: Stay Happening — Curator Tour: "Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit" and "Masterminds: Chess Prodigies"

3/11/2021: AllEvents.In — Curator Tour: "Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit" and "Masterminds: Chess Prodigies"

3/5/2021: Riverfront Times — 20 Cool Outdoor Sculptures in St. Louis

3/5/2021: The Guardian — Chess: Levon Aronian switches to US as new regime in Armenia cuts support

February 2021

2/26/2021: KMOX — Another Grandmaster moving to St. Louis where 'chess players are loved'

2/24/2021: Slate — Three Chess Masters on the Sets and Strategy Manuals They Swear By

2/22/21: HBO — Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: All the Right Moves (Clip) | HBO

2/21/2021: CWE Scene — You’ve Heard of ‘More Is More.’ How About ‘More Is Never Enough’?

2/21/2021: Yahoo Finance — You’ve Heard of ‘More Is More.’ How About ‘More Is Never Enough’?

2/21/2021: Elle Decor — You’ve Heard of ‘More Is More.’ How About ‘More Is Never Enough’?

2/21/2021: Yahoo Lifestyle — You’ve Heard of ‘More Is More.’ How About ‘More Is Never Enough’?

2/9/2021: CWE Scene —World Chess Hall of Fame’s New Exhibit Highlights Chess Prodigies

2/8/2021: St. Louis Public Radio — World Chess Hall of Fame’s New Exhibit Highlights Chess Prodigies

2/5/2021: KBIA — World Chess Hall of Fame’s New Exhibit Highlights Chess Prodigies

2/2/2021: chessbase.com — Masterminds: Chess Prodigies - An exhibtion of the World Chess Hall of Fame

2/1/2021: St Louis Post-Dispatch — 18 great gift ideas for Valentine's Day

January 2021

1/22/2021: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Chess And The Arts

1/21/2021: CWE Scene — 5 Things To Do In The CWE This Weekend: Jan. 21-24

1/20/2021: Explore St. Louis — 5 Things To Do in St. Louis This Weekend | January 22 – 24

1/19/2021: Washington Post — Lubomir Kavalek, international chess grandmaster, dies at 77

1/15/2021: Fox 2 News — Pop artist Keith Haring exhibit now on display at the St. Louis World Chess Hall of Fame

1/14/2021: travelandleisure.com — Art and Chess Combine at the World Chess Hall of Fame’s Incredible Keith Haring Exhibit

1/14/2021: STL Magazine — https://www.stlmag.com/culture/radiant-gambit-world-chess-hall-of-fame-keith-haring/

1/7/2021: fordors.com — Love “The Queen’s Gambit”? Then You Might Like These 7 Places

1/7/2021: choicehotels.com — Top Things to Do with Kids in St. Louis

1/5/2021: KTVI-TV — Pop artist Keith Haring exhibit now on display at the St. Louis World Chess Hall of Fame

1/4/2021: Choice Hotels — Top Things to Do with Kids in St. Louis

1/4/2021: Chattanoogan.com — Family Chess Exhibit Makes Its Opening Move At Creative Discovery Museum On Jan. 14

1/1/2021: Newsday — Long Island chess collection is more than a gambit

 

December 2020

12/17/20: HEC TV — Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit at the World Chess Hall of Fame

12/08/20: FOX 2 Now — Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' has many fans checking the Saint Louis Chess Club

12/03/20: STL Jewish Light — Don't Forget St. Louis' Wonderful Niche Museums!

12/02/20: STL Mag — St. Louis Holiday Gift Guide

November 2020

11/20/20: FOX 2 Now — Saint Louis Chess Club holds virtual gala fundraiser

11/18/20: Central West End — CWE Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Her

11/16/20: Central West End — CWE Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Him

11/15/20: Independent — Ahead of the game: How Beth Harmon became a style icon in The Queen's Gambit

11/12/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis Chess Campus to Host Fourth Annual 'Strategy Across the Board'

11/10/20: Fox News — Online chess classes see record interest amid pandemic, and after release of Netflix's The Queen's Gambit

11/10/20: New York Times — Queen's Gambit Clothes Make Us Want to Toss Our Leggings

11/08/20: KDHX — Arts Interview: Shannon Bailey: Chief Curator of the World Chess Hall of Fame (audio)

11/01/20: CBS News — Online chess makes its biggest move

October 2020

10/22/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 18th and Olive: Historical Site of the First World Chess Championship

10/07/20: Leisure Group Travel — The Monumental to the Funky - Saint Louis, MO

September 2020

09/16/20: Vacation Idea — 25 Best Things to Do in St. Louis, Missouri

09/16/20: Washington University Student Life — Five places to see within walking distance of campus

09/08/20: US Chess — One Move at a Time September Edition: Jon Crumiller (podcast)

09/04/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Drawn Games and Posters From Around the World

August 2020

08/27/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Art, Chess, and the Concept of War

08/25/20: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Three exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame entertain and inform using a universal language

08/19/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

July 2020

07/27/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The Enlightenment's Wonder, Mystery and Illusion

07/17/20: HEC TV — The World Chess Hall of Fame Presents Dare to Know and Drawn Games (video)

07/16/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The Multifaceted Benefits of Chess

June 2020

06/25/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: When the Game of Kings Became a Game of the People

06/05/20: US Chess — Chess and Coronavirus

May 2020

05/06/20: CWE Scene — CWE Mother's Day Gift Guide

April 2020

04/29/20: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — 20 great Mother's Day gift ideas

04/27/20: Event Marketer — Experiential In St. Louis

04/27/20: Explore St. Louis — Virtual St. Louis

04/17/20: Premier Chess — Top Ten Cool Chess Sites Around the World

04/17/20: Hood Line — St. Louis' top 4 art galleries to visit now

04/09/20: Spark Chess — You Can Be the Hero (part 2)

March 2020

03/17/20: US Chess — U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship are Postponed

03/12/2020: West End Word — Coronavirus Event Cancellations & Closures

03/06/20: St. Louis Public Radio — Commentary: Fashion is Given its Due in Saint Louis

03/05/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: How Chess Can Prepare You for Medical School

03/04/20: West End Word — Culinary Corner: A Checkmate on Fine Dining

February 2020

02/27/20: Wiki EZVID — 7 People & Groups Spreading Passion for Chess

02/19/20: Poker Fuse — Ladies Knight with Jen Shahade, featuring Shannon Bailey

02/13/20: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Brilliancy In Chess

02/13/20: The Down Lo — Meet Me in St. Louis–What to do in the Midwest’s Renaissance City

02/07/20: Chess.com — Even Stronger 2nd Cairns Cup Starts Today

02/06/20: Ladue News — Neighborhoods Near You: Central West End

January 2020

01/03/20: FOX 2 NOW — Weekends on the Web: Saturday & Sunday, January 4-5, 2020

December 2019

12/26/19: STL Today — Check out these 8 museum exhibits before it's too late

12/16/19: KDHX — Arts Interview with Shannon Bailey and Michael Drummond (audio)

12/9/19: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Best of November 2019 pictures from Post-Dispatch photographers

November 2019

11/30/19: KMOX — World Chess Hall of Fame and Saint Louis Chess Club (audio interview)

11/29/19: STL Today — Photos: Chase Park Plaza bakers build a gingerbread village

11/28/19: New Kerala — We have lift off! World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing with space-themed exhibit

11/17/19: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — The List: Central West End's streets hum with holiday hustle and bustle

11/15/19: Matador Network — 18 sports hall of fames actually worth visiting

11/14/19: Ladue News — Art Saint Louis' Wow-Worthy Winter Exhibition

11/8/19: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — WeWork arrives in St. Louis. But is coworking giant upsetting local scene?

11/7/19: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: A Journey Through Chess and Space

11/6/19: FOX 2 Now — Ground Control: A Journey Through Chess & Space

11/5/19: Yahoo! Finance — We have lift off! World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing with space-themed exhibit

11/5/19: PR Newswire — We have lift off! World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing with space-themed exhibit

11/1/19: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Best Bets: John Williams, 'Rocky Horror,' Día de los Muertos, Melanie Martinez, 'Muny Magic'

October 2019

10/31/19: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Ground Control: A Journey Through Chess and Space

10/31/19: Explore St. Louis — A Beautiful Game

10/22/19: Alive Magazine — Michael Drummond Considers humanity's Next Move in 'Being Played'

10/22/19: West End Word — World Chess Hall of Fame Introduces Computerized Chess Tables

10/21/19: US Chess — Masters of the Arts: Tony Rich Interviews Carol Meyer

10/17/19: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Not Particularly Beautiful

10/14/19: St. Louis Post Dispatch — World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibits Celebrate Best of Chess, Fashion and Beauty

10/10/19: Ladue News — Saint Louis Fashion Fund Celebrates 5 Years

10/10/19: Ladue News — Fall 2019 Exhibitions Opening Reception

10/3/19: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Fashion, Climate, and Chess

September 2019

9/24/19: Press Release — World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibits Celebrate Best of Chess, Fashion and Beauty

9/12/19: Chess Base — Hort Stories: A lost letter from Bobby Fischer

9/9/19: Bucket List Journey — St. Louis Bucket List: 18 Fun Things to Do in Missouri’s STL

9/3/19: The Telegraph — Grammy winner Christine Brewer’s latest role: Opera Edwardsville’s Artistic Advisor

9/3/19: Christie's — Checkmate: Chess sets designed by artists

August 2019

8/26/19: Seeing Dandy — MC Escher at World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis

8/21/19: Architectural Digest — 9 of the Most Beautiful Chess Sets in the World

8/21/19: Press Release — Cohen Architectural Woodworking’s Nate Cohen Creates New Chess Tables for Grand Chess Tour Events in St. Louis

8/6/19: Cindy deRosier — Family-Friendly Things to do in Saint Louis (Part 2)

July 2019

7/28/19: STL Jewish Light — Gesher Music Festival to run chamber music series Aug. 8-18

7/25/19: Study Breaks — 'Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel' Is A Sports Show For Everyone

7/22/19: Art Daily — Best Photos of the Day

7/16/19: Advantage News — Gesher Music Festival

7/15/19: Art Daily — Exhibition examines the mind-bending and mathematical works of M.C. Escher

7/9/19: Daily Herald — Barrington chess master heads to U.S. Senior Championship

7/1/19: Conservative Daily News — How St Louis Became America's Chess Hotspot

June 2019

6/28/19: U.S. News — 10 Things to Know About Missouri

6/24/19: Trips to Discover — 10+ Free Things to Do in St Louis, Missouri

6/14/19: Classic 107.3 — World Chess Hall of Fame (podcast) 

6/7/19: KMOX — You can now play golf at an art gallery in St. Louis

6/7/19: HEC Media — Golfing the Galleries at The Sheldon (video)

6/6/19: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: M.C. Escher Exhibition At World Chess Hall Of Fame

May 2019

5/31/19: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Best Bets: 'Golf the Galleries,' 'Rigoletto,' Tig Notaro, 'Flores Mexicanas,' Jewish Film Festival

5/29/19: San Francisco Chronice — A one-step fitness plan for San Francisco

5/23/19: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: US Chess Federation Celebrates 80th Year and Looks to the Future

5/20/19: Broadway World — Gesher Music Festival Returns for 9th Season

5/18/19: STL Today — Learn a thing or two at one of these 23 museums this summer

5/16/19: Columbia Missourian — Check out the World Chess Hall of Fame, a nod to the game in St. Louis

5/2/19: Saint Louis Mag — See this now: 'M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations' at the World Chess Hall of Fame

April 2019

4/22/19: 107.3 — World Chess Hall of Fame, part I (audio)

4/9/19: US Chess — One Move at a Time with April Guest Emily Allred

4/3/19: Webster University — In the News: Stroble on 'Top Women in Higher Education,' Polgar Hall of Fame induction, SVO events

4/3/19: The Journal — Webster head chess coach inducted into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

4/2/19: Scouting Magazine — Missouri council empowers Scouts to become incredible innovators

4/2/19: Hungarian Free Press — Susan Polgar was Inducted into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

4/1/19: Saint Louis Mag — Grandmaster Susan Polgar played me in my first-ever game of chess. Here's how badly I lost.

March 2019

3/27/19: Saint Louis Chess Club — 2019 U.S. Chess Championship: Susan Polgar Interview (video)

3/22/19: Webster-Kirkwood Times — Webster University's Susan Polgar Named to U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

3/19/19: Chess Base — The U.S. Championships Kick Off

3/19/19: The Washington Journal — Max Judd's unlikely journey from Krakow to the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

3/18/19: St. Louis Public Radio — Barrier-Breaking Grandmaster Youngest Woman To Be Inducted In Chess Hall of Fame

3/15/19: FOX 2 — Weekends on the Web: Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, 2019

3/14/19: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The Best American Chess Players Reunite in St. Louis

3/13/19: Press Release — Six Chess Legends to be Inducted into the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame in Saint Louis

3/6/19: FOX 2 — Tim's Travels: World Chess Hall of Fame new Exhibit (video)

3/5/19: Press Release — World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibit Honors the 80th Anniversary of the US Chess Federation

February 2019

2/15/19: Tennessee Chess Association — 100 Year Old Memphis Artifacts Visiting World Chess Hall of Fame

2/14/19: Hannibal Courier-Post — Checkmate: Mizzou announces creation of competitive chess team

2/14/19: First Move Chess — The Femme Fatale

2/12/19: Vacation Idea — 25 Best Things to Do in Saint Louis

2/6/19: Silver Space — Life In Plaster

January 2019

1/31/19: HEC-TV — Peter Manion & Harry Benson at the World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

1/10/19: AL.com — Chess master turned passion into business

1/4/19: St. Louis Public Radio — Commentary: Art can be found in sports and games

December 2018

12/4/18: Chess.com — On The Ground And In The Air: Fabiano The Dog Walker, Skydiving Chess

12/1/18: FOX 2 — Strategy Across the Board gala helps raise funds for local Chess Club

November 2018

11/27/18: St. Louis Post Dispatch — 'A phenomenon': St. Louis' chess king's chance for world crown comes down to final face-off

11/27/18: St. Louis Public Radio — Our first chess world champion? Caruana could cement St. Louis as chess capital this week

11/19/18: KDHX — Arts Interview: Shannon Bailey, Chief Curator and Brian Flowers, Marketing Coordinator at the World Chess Hall of Fame (audio)

11/17/18: Chess Base — Moradiabadi's Travels in South Carolina

11/16/18: Slate — The Next "Next Bobby Fischer"

11/14/18: West End Word — Celebrate the Central West End

11/12/18: Live Mint — Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Carauna: Will the world get a new Bobby Fischer?

11/7/18: Sports Illustrated — America's Chance at Chess Dominance Is in the Hands of One Young Player

11/6/18: HBO's Real Sports — Rex Sinquefield, the American Chess Mogul (full segment) (video)

11/6/18: Yahoo — Carlsen to defend chess crown against great American hope

11/6/18: TIME — This Kid From Brooklyn Could Return America to Chess Dominance for the First Time Since Bobby Fischer

11/3/18: The New York Times — Searching for the next Bobby Fischer, the U.S. Finds Fabi

October 2018

10/23/18: St. Louis Magazine — Watch Rex Sinquefield talk about chess Tuesday night on HBO's "Real Sports"

10/23/18: KLPW — Chess Boom in St. Louis to be Featured on HBO'S Real Sports

10/22/18: St. Louis Post Dispatch — HBO's 'Real Sports' to focus on chess boom in St. Louis

10/22/18: Chess Base — Chess featured on HBO's "Real Sports"

10/19/18: HBO | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel — Rex Sinquefield Invests Millions in Chess (video) 

10/19/18: Chess Base — Marcel Duchamp and John Cage, "Reunion"

10/15/18: The Eye of Photography — Harry Benson - Kings & Queens

10/11/18: Ripley's Believe It or Not — San Jose's Giant-Sized Monopoly Board

10/4/18: Periodistas — Exposición sobre la figura de Bobby Fischer del fotoperiodista Harry Benson

10/4/18: KMOV — New photography exhibit showcasing chess legends to open in CWE Friday

10/4/18: US Chess — World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibit Celebrates Renowned Photojournalist Harry Benson

10/4/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Legendary photojournalist Harry Benson's connection to St. Louis

10/3/18: FOX 2 — Chess Hall of Fame Art Exhibit (video)

September 2018

9/29/18: Columbia Daily Tribune — Strong Moves: Blue Springs Boy Scout wins regional and national recognition

9/29/18: Bowers Museum — Kings Queens and Castles

9/27/18: Business Insider — World-Renowned Photography and Contemporary Art Exhibits to Open at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis this October

9/25/18: CWE Scene — The World Chess Hall of Fame is for Everyone, Avid Chess Players and Non-Chess Players Alike

9/24/18: New York Social Diary — Around the nabe

9/24/18: Scouting Magazine — Chess Set Scout made for Metalworking Merit Badge is now in World Chess Hall of Fame

9/10/18: Alive Magazine — Monthly Music Series Continues into Fall at the World Chess Hall of Fame

August 2018

8/22/18: Sight Magazine — Strangesights: The World's Biggest Chess Piece

8/20/18: St. Louis Post Dispatch — We Broke the Record! 20+ times the St. Louis area topped Guinness

8/17/18: KSDK — Grandmaster spotted in the Central West End (video)

8/17/18: Fox 2 — Fox 2 visits Q Boutique in the World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

8/17/18: Fox 2 — Players compete for the Sinquefield Cup (video)

8/15/18: Guinness World Records — World's Largerst Chess Piece is 53 times larger than a regular king

8/12/18: Chess Base — Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Begins

8/1/18: Radio Arts Foundation — Kathy Lawton Brown interviews the Saint Louis Chess Campus (audio)

8/1/18: Business World Online — WGM Lyudmila Rudenko

July 2018

7/28/18: The Independent — Lyudmila Rudenko: Who was the Soviet chess champion and why was she influential?

7/27/18: Inverse — 5 Fascinating Facts About International Chess Champion Lyudmila Rudenko

7/26/18: Forbes — Friday's Google Doodle Honors Chess Champion Lyudmila Rudenko

7/26/18: C Net — Google Doodle honors Lyudmila Rudenko, chess champion and savior of children

7/25/18: HEC TV — Painted Pieces: Art Chess from Purling London at St. Louis' World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

7/25/18: Business Journal — Photos: See 3 New Exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame

7/4/18: Chess Base — Path to Gold recounts U.S. Olympiad team story

7/2/18: KSDK — 'Painted Pieces' on exhibit now at the World Chess Hall of Fame

June 2018

6/21/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 'Grand' chess exhibit from St. Louis travels to Belgium

6/13/18: Washington Post — Things to do in Saint Louis

6/8/18: St. Louis Public Radio — ‘Putt your way through downtown St. Louis’ at Sheldon Art Galleries' mini-golf installation

6/7/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Grand Chess Tour introduces new format and elite players to start competition next week

6/5/18: KPLR — Golf course makes for fun at Sheldon Art Galleries

6/1/18: St. Louis Magazine — You can mini golf at the Sheldon Art Galleries this summer

6/1/18: HEC TV — Putt-putt what? Artists design holes for a gallery-worthy mini-golf course

May 2018

5/31/18: River Front Times — The Magic House is Opening a Free Satellite in Jennings this Summer

5/31/18: KMOV — Exploring the new artistic mini golf course

5/30/18: Washington Times — During World War II, chess angels aided the wounded

5/24/18: Ladue News — Putt-Putt Goes Picasso

5/23/18: KSDK — Play Mini Golf this summer at The Sheldon Art Galleries

5/23/18: RIS Media — Get Involved in the Game of Chess

5/20/18: St. Louis Post-Dispatch — 27 museums where you can learn something new this summer

5/13/18: The Herald Dispatch — Jean McClelland: Knowing where a chess set is from can help determine its current value

5/9/18: STL Sprout & About — The Sheldon to host special exhibit 'fore' families

April 2018

4/25/18: Chess Base — The battle for world's tallest chess piece

4/24/18: Art Daily — Three groundbreaking chess exhibitions open at the World Chess Hall of Fame

4/20/18: Art Daily — Watch The Creation Of The World's Largest Chess Piece

4/20/18: Art Daily — World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame

4/17/18: KMOX — Watch The Creation Of The World's Largest Chess Piece

4/16/18: Chess Site — 4 Chess Museums You Never Knew Existed

4/14/18: China Plus — World Chess Hall of Fame unveils largest chess piece

4/14/18: TNC Network — World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis

4/13/18: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Checkmate: St. Louis reclaims title as home of world's largest chess piece

4/13/18: PR Newswire — World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame

4/13/18: River Front Times — Painted Pieces: Art Chess from Purling London

4/12/18: Max STL — World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame

4/12/18: St. Louis Post Dispatch — "Hot List: New World Chess HOF Exhibits

4/12/18: River Front Times — The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, April 12 to April 17

4/6/18: Go Nintendo — Chess Ultra X Purling London Collaboration Brings Original Artwork by Celebrated Artists to the Virtual World

4/6/18: PS Nation — Show Some Class And Make Bobby Fischer Proud

4/5/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The 169-year-old modern chess set

4/3/18: KCBD — Texas Tech Chess falls in Final Four; coach heads to Hall of Fame

March 2018

3/22/18: Press Release — Three Groundbreaking Chess Exhibitions To Open At The World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis In April

3/18/18: Daily Toreador — Coach to be inducted to Chess Hall of Fame

3/10/18: Everything Lubbock — Texas Tech Chess Coach Selected for Hall of Fame

3/9/18: Lubbock Avalanche Journal — Texas Tech chess coach selected for national hall of fame

3/9/18: Texas Tech Today — Chess Coach Selected For Hall of Fame

3/8/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament

3/7/18: The Washington Times — Anatoly Lein, Soviet great-turned-U.S. star, dies at 86

3/6/18: The New York Times — Anatoly Lein, an Émigré Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 86

3/2/18: Cleveland — Anatoly Lein, 86, was an international chess champion

3/1/18: Midwest Living — Top Things to do in St. Louis

February 2018

2/27/18: Washington Times — Bill Goichberg organizes his way to U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

2/23/18: Tablet Magazine — World Chess Hall of Fame Inducts Two Jewish Masters Who Helped Shape the Way the Game is Played

2/23/18: America's Foundation for Chess — Fame!

2/22/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Reliving American chess victory on the world stage

2/20/18: St. Louis Post Dispatch — From Star Wars to Coca Cola, St. Louis chess museum owns some 775 sets with unusual themes

2/20/18: Press Release —  Five Chess Legends Selected as 2018 Inductees to U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame to be Honored in Saint Louis

2/15/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in Saint Louis

2/9/18: Huffington Post — This Ex-NFL Player Is On A Mission To Become A Chess Master

2/4/18: Face 2 Face Africa — [Faces of Black History] Meet Maurice Ashley, the first black chess grandmaster

2/1/18: Ladue News — Fashion Forward

January 2018

1/18/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The role of chess in the creation of the op art movement

1/11/18: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis universities dominate Collegiate Chess Championships

 

December 2017

12/21/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: How the landscape changed, a look to the 2018 Candidates Tournament

12/15/17: Alive Magazine — 52 Must-See Visual and Performing Arts Destinations in St. Louis

November 2017

11/13/17: HEC TV — Exhibit Honors U.S. Team's First Chess Olympiad Victory in 40 Years (video)

11/10/17: River Front Times — The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, November 10-15

11/9/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The history of the United States in Chess Olympiads

11/8/17: Chess 24 — Carlsen & Ding Liren in Champions Showdown

11/2/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: World Champion Carlsen returns to St. Louis for unique exhibition matches

October 2017

10/27/17: KSDK — PINNED! now on display at the World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

10/26/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The blueprint of a chess professional

10/19/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws

10/16/17: HEC-TV — Fashion, Optical Art & Chess at the World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

10/16/17: KSDK — New exhibits open at World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

10/13/17: St. Louis Magazine — Slideshow: Opening Reception for "Pinned!" and "Calculated Compositions" at the Chess Hall of Fame

10/11/17: Chess Base — Haute couture for the chess world

10/5/17: KTRS — Pinned! Designer exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

10/3/17: CBS St. Louis — What Does A Chess Uniform Look Like?

September 2017

9/28/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Players from around the world come to St. Louis for chess tournament

9/21/17: Ladue News — Style Speak: Q&A With Audra Noyes of AUDRA

9/21/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Can chess prevent memory loss?

9/18/17: St. Louis Post Dispatch — PINNED! A Designer Chess Challenge, an Innovative New Exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame, Celebrates the Intersection of Chess & Fashion

9/18/17: PINNED! A Designer Chess Challenge Exhibition Press Release

9/14/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: A personal reflection on how chess is good for body and soul

9/12/17: Victor Vasarely: Calculated Compositions Exhibition Press Release

9/11/17: Riverfront Times — Party in the Parking Lot: The Best and Worst of Loufest 2017

9/7/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Building the future chess elite

9/5/17: New In Chess — Nic's Cafe

August 2017

8/31/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Summer of chess ends and ushers in next strong classic tournament

8/27/17: Pro Photo Daily — Spotlight: Rooks, Knights, and Pawns from the World Chess Hall of Fame

8/24/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement, Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title

8/24/17: Hyperallergic — Chess as a Comic Book Trope

8/19/17: Chess.Com — Kasparov's Ultimate Ending

8/18/17: The New Yorker — Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess

8/17/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot

8/15/2017: Channel News Asia — Chess: Kasparov ties Karjakin in first comeback match

8/10/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The return of the king

8/8/2017: Five Thirty Eight — American Chess is Great Again

8/8/2017: Women's Wear Daily — Dress for Chess: Audra Noyes Wins Design Contest

8/3/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — World team shows dominance at St. Louis tournament

8/2/2017: PR Newswire — Fashion's Emerging Designers and Global Chess Stars Unveil the World's First Chess Uniform in Saint Louis

8/2/2017: St. Louis Magazine — Meet the winner of Saint Louis Fashion Fund's chess uniform competition

8/1/2017: Public Radio of Armenia — The World chess team wins under the leadership of Armenian player

July 2017

7/31/2017: The Nine Network — The Imagery of Chess: Saint Louis Artists (video)

7/30/2017: The Boston Globe — Chess Notes

7/27/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis to host chess legends in 2 tournaments

7/27/2017: Alive Magazine — What Do Chess And Fashion Have In Common In St. Louis?

7/27/2017: KTRS — St. Louis Fashion Fund to create the first ever "chess uniform" (video)

7/26/2017: St. Louis Magazine — An inside look at Saint Louis Fashion Fund's chess uniform competition

7/24/2017: Town & Style — Chess + Fashion

7/24/2017: US Chess Federation — Match of the Millennials in Saint Louis: Teams Announced

7/20/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: U.S. Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games

7/15/2017: The Spokesman-Review — Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return

7/13/2017: Miami Herald — She learned how to play chess on the streets of Havana. Now she's among the best in the U.S.

7/13/2017: KMOV — Designers to create 'World's First Chess Uniform' in St. Louis

7/13/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Fashion and chess are a natural match

7/10/2017: Salt Lake Tribune — Utah chess prodigy aims for national title and then plans a bold move: shelve his pieces and go on a Mormon mission

7/6/2017: PR Newswire — Fashion's Emerging Designers and Influential Chess Players Collaborate to Create World's First Chess Uniform

7/6/2017: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Chess Piece

7/6/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Young defending champions face off against the favorites

7/5/2017: PR Newswire — Historic Sinquefield Cup Brings Top World Chess Talent to Saint Louis; Legendary World Champion Garry Kasparov Comes out of Retirement for Inaugural Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Event

7/5/2017: Forbes — Chess Legend Garry Kasparov Is Coming Out Of Retirement To Compete In St. Louis Tournament

7/4/2017: Best Things Missouri — Exhibition - Pow! Capturing Superheroes, Chess and Comics

7/3/2017: Women's Wear Daily — Dress for Chess: A Design Contest in St. Louis

7/3/2017: Forex TV — Dress for Chess: A Design Contest in St. Louis

June 2017

6/29/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: World Champion Magnus Carlsen wins 1st leg of Grand Chess Tour

6/29/2017: Ladue News — Summer Enchantment at The Magic House

6/22/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Super-GM event has surprising result

6/16/2017: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Chess in school keeps learners engaged

6/15/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 2017 Grand Chess Tour begins next week with larger prize fund and the world’s top players

6/8/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The musical imagery of chess

6/6/2017: Get It In Writing — Chess Club Wins with Attero Tech

6/5/2017: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Free chess exhibit to open in St. John at Magic House summer satellite location

6/1/2017: STL Jewish Light — 2017 Summer Arts Guide

6/1/2017: Schaakfabriek — Carlsen and co admired back in Leuven

6/1/2017: All the Art — Summer 2017

6/1/2017: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: America's juniors continue to rise

May 2017

5/25/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess Tournament

5/22/17: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Learn something new this summer at St. Louis museums

5/15/17: Alive Magazine — St. Louis Summer Arts Guide

5/4/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Have you thought about summer chess camps?

5/4/17: Micro Fabricator — Robot Action Chess featured in the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/2/17: The Economist — How St. Louis became America’s chess capital

April 2017

4/27/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: When your chess opponent wears a cape

4/19/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Professional players through the eyes of a grandmaster, coach, and spectator

4/18/17: Minneapolis Star Tribune — Midwest is king of world chess as lavish St. Louis club lures top players

4/13/17: Hyperallergic — From Ceramic Sea Creatures to Bauhaus Blocks, a Compendium of Exquisite Chess Sets

4/13/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 2017 U.S. Chess Championships crown victors, GM Wesley So and WGM Sabina Foisor

4/11/17: St. Louis Post Dispatch — St. Louis chess center names U.S. Championship winners

4/11/17: PR Newswire — 2017 Chess Champions: Men’s Global Rising Star, Women’s Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships in Saint Louis

4/11/17: Press Release — Open Files II Press Release (download)

4/5/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 2 St. Louis universities win top honors at the President’s Cup

4/5/17: New York Times—Arthur Bisguier, Brash, Self-Taught Bronx Chess Champion, Dies at 87

March 2017

3/30/17: HEC TV — The World Chess Hall of Fame Revisits the Imagery of Chess with Local Artists (video)

3/27/17: KSDK — POW! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics is now open at World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

3/24/17: Riverfront Times — The Best Things to Do This Week in Saint Louis, March 24 to March 29

3/23/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: US Chess is rising and So is the competition

3/22/17: Fox 2 — Chess and Superheroes (video)

3/22/17: St. Louis Dad — Superheroes, Chess and Comics at the World Chess Hall of Fame

3/22/17: STL Mag — Comic books and chess collide in the World Chess Hall of Fame’s new exhibit

3/21/17: STL Mommy — World Chess Hall of Fame—POW! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics Exhibit

3/21/17: The Telegraph — World Chess Hall of Fame debuts new exhibitions, opening receptions Thursday

3/20/17: The Vital Voice — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts New Exhibition Celebrating Works of Leading Saint Louis Artists

3/16/17: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Best Bets: ‘Motown,’ ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ St. Patrick’s Day in Dogtown, Theater Circle Awards

3/13/17: Press Release — U.S. & U.S. Women’s Championship Fields Set for Battle in Saint Louis

3/11/17: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Exhibitions, fairs showcase spring’s visual arts scene

3/11/17: The Boston Globe — Chess Notes

3/9/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Creating a path for future elite players through quarterly tournaments

3/9/17: Chess 24 — Chess and comics at the World Chess Hall of Fame

3/7/17: The Washington Times — The ‘other Lasker’ finally punches ticket to U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

3/7/17: Press Release — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts New Family-Friendly Exhibition Celebrating Superheroes, Chess and Comics (download)

3/7/17: Press Release — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts New Exhibition Celebrating Works of Leading Saint Louis Artists Inspired by the Game of Chess (download)

3/7/17: Art Daily — Exhibition at the World Chess Hall of Fame showcases collection, celebrates five years in Saint Louis

3/3/17: Riverfront Times — 24 Hours in the Central West End: A Day in St. Louis’ Most Cosmopolitan Neighborhood

3/2/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Chess cops! City of St. Louis police work with students in public schools

3/1/17: US Chess — 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees to be Honored in Saint Louis on March 28

3/1/17: Press Release — 2017 Hall of Fame Inductions Press Release (download)

February 2017

2/28/17: Tablet — World Chess Hall of Fame to Induct Four New Members. All of Them Are Jewish.

2/23/17: KBIA — On Chess: A look at the Tradewise Gibraltar Open 2017 contest

2/23/17: Chess Base — Match of the Millennials — USA vs. The World

2/22/17: The Washington Times — Hans Berliner, the D.C. boy who conquered the (postal) chess world

2/15/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: How to earn a chess title

2/10/17: Tech Worm — Women in Gaming: Is There a Gender Gap?

2/8/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Launch of Universal Ratings System opens doors for global chess community

2/3/17: Alive Magazine — World Chess Hall of Fame Chief Curator Shannon Bailey On New Exhibition On View Through March 12

2/2/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender

January 2017

1/18/17: Chess Base — Hans Berliner, chess master and programmer, dies at 87

1/12/17: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017

1/7/17: Fox 2 — Fundraiser Saturday night to aid chess education

1/6/17: Nooga — Chess exhibit opens at Creative Discovery Museum

1/4/17: The Chattanoogan — Family Chess Exhibit Makes Its Opening Move At Creative Discovery Museum On Jan. 14

December 2016

12/28/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Behind the scenes—and cameras—of the Grand Chess Tour 2017

12/28/16: Art Daily — New exhibition at the World Chess Hall of Fame offers a glimpse into historic exhibit

12/15/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: At times, there is a need for speed

12/8/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen, defends in tie breaks

12/1/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: How a little faith and a move to St. Louis created a Grandmaster

November 2016

11/23/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Life in the trenches, earning an IM/GM Norm

11/10/16: The Brain Scoop — 2 Extinctions, 1 New Species, and… chess? (video)

11/3/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The brightest minds in the chess world showdown in St. Louis

October 2016

10/27/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Saint Louis University team ready for battle

10/25/16: Forbes — In the Esports Era, Chess Is Alive and Thriving

10/20/16: ArtDaily.org — Exhibition at World Chess Hall of Fame Showcases World-Class Chess Collection

10/19/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Caruana thrives in St. Louis

10/12/16: St. Louis Public Radio — A Millionaire Chess Champion is a student at Saint Louis University

10/10/16: Fox 2 — The World Chess Hall of Fame is celebrating five years in St. Louis (video) 

10/7/16: Mental Floss — Show & Tell: Postal Chess Set for Wounded WWII Vets

10/6/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: World Youth Championships showcase the future of chess on an international stage

September 2016

9/28/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: New exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame draws inspiration from ‘Systema Naturae’

9/22/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: An ordinary set, an extraordinary rivalry

9/20/16: Webster-Kirkwood Times — World Chess Hall of Fame Celebrates 5th Anniversary

9/20/16: Chess Base — Three new exhibitions at the World Chess Hall of Fame

9/18/16: Chessdom — World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates five years in Saint Louis

9/16/16: Press Release — World Chess Hall of Fame Celebrates Five Years in Saint Louis, Debuts Three New Exhibitions Spanning Nearly Five Centuries of Chess & Art (download)

9/14/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: USA wins gold at Baku Chess Olympiad

9/7/16: All the Arts — Tom Hackney: Corresponding Squares: Painting the Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp Review (download)

9/7/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: U.S. team poised for possible gold at the chess Olympiad

9/6/16: STL Parent — 15 Fun Family Events Happening in St. Louis This Weekend

9/5/16: Wall Street Journal — America’s Young Chess Champs

9/1/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Bringing the game to the classroom

August 2016

8/27/16: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Fall arts preview: Performances and programs promise to educate, entertain kids

8/27/16: The Boston Globe — Chess notes

8/25/16: The Vital Voice — Saint Louis Fashion Incubator Announces Inaugural Six Designers

8/25/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Jeffery Xiong, World Junior Champion, shows the bright future of U.S. Chess

8/19/16: 1st Move — Cups, Crowns & Anniversaries

8/18/16: Huffington Post — Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So

8/15/16: The Standard — So wins Sinquefield Cup in US

8/11/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis’ reputation as chess capital grows as another grand master makes the city home

8/5/16: Chess 24 — 7 Sinquefield Cup 2016 Questions

8/4/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Sinquefield Cup brings the best in chess to the Midwest

8/1/16: St. Louis Public Radio — Why has the ‘immortal game’ of chess withstood the test of time?

July 2016

7/21/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Junior Closed Championship had unexpected excitement

7/14/16: St. Louis Public Radio —Kayden Troff is first grandmaster to earn Eagle Scout rank

7/8/16: Peter Gill — Tom Hackney: Corresponding Squares: Painting the Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp (download)

7/7/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship set to start

June 2016

6/29/16: St. Louis Public Radio — Is there an expiration date for learning about chess?

6/24/16: Lost On Time — Hackney Seen in St. Louis, Etc.

6/22/16: The Eagle Post — Scholastic chess making big moves this summer

6/22/16: St. Louis Public Radio — 2 Americans lead at halfway point of Grand Chess Tour

6/21/16: Fox 2 — Chess is for women too!

6/11/16: Play St. Louis — World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis City

6/9/16: Wall Street Journal — Bughouse: A Crazy, Addictive Variation on Chess

6/8/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Second annual Grand Chess Tour kicks off in Paris, France

6/2/16: The St. Louis American — Grandmaster Maurice Ashley on chess and mentoring: ‘It matters that I’m black’

6/1/16: Chess Base — Schachpartien als Gemälde (Chess Games as Paintings)

May 2016

5/26/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Young guns get ready to be tomorrow’s stars

5/26/16: Art Daily — The Best Photos of the Day

5/25/16: Riverfront Times — 12 Summer Festivals to Put on Your Calendar Now

5/23/16: U.S. Chess — US Chess Annual Awards Announced

5/22/16: News 12 Brooklyn — BK man inducted into US Chess Hall of Fame

5/21/16: The Ex Expat — The Art In Chess

5/20/16: TGN Review — Gateway To The West Is The Gateway To Chess

5/20/16: Art Daily — Tom Hackney debuts new exhibit of paintings at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/19/16: For The Win — How Maurice Ashley, the first black chess grandmaster, uses the game to change inner-city kids’ lives

5/19/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: GM? IM? What do the titles mean? How are they earned?

5/19/16: Have Snacks Will Travel — World Chess Hall of Fame Toddler Time

5/16/16: St. Louis Business Journal — Creating the world’s new chess capital

5/13/16: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Psst: In world chess, St. Louis has the championship team

5/13/16: Belleville News-Democrat — Redbird rook(ies): Chess takes hold in St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse

5/13/16: Chess Base — Tom Hackney exhibits in World Chess Hall of Fame

5/12/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Tom Hackney exhibit opens in the chess capital of the U.S.

5/12/16: BBC News — Creating the world’s new chess capital

5/10/16: Commerical Appeal — Chess ‘superstar’ offers lesson for Douglass school students

5/9/16: MLB News — Chess has brought Cardinals closer together

5/6/16: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Editorial: Short takes on secret chess championships…

5/5/16: News About Chess — New Exhibition: Tom Hackney at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/5/16: Press Release — British Artist Tom Hackney Debuts New Exhibit of Paintings at the World Chess Hall of Fame (download)

5/2/16: Huffington Post — Immortal Chess Blitz Game

5/2/16: Yahoo! Finance — Inside the ultra-competitive world of professional chess

April 2016

4/29/16: The Guardian — Magnus Carlsen wins at Stavanger but Garry Kasparov draws more interest

4/29/16: St. Louis Business Journal — St. Louisan crowned U.S. chess champion

4/28/16: Manila Times — So finishes 2nd overall in U.S. Chess Championship

4/28/16: The New Yorker — A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest

4/27/16: Riverfront Times — New U.S. Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis Home

4/27/16: PR Newswire — Newcomers Take Top Honors at U.S. & U.S. Women’s Championship in Saint Louis

4/23/16: Business Insider — One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis

4/23/16: NPR — Chess For Progress: How A Grandmaster Is Using The Game To Teach Life Skills

4/21/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Music and chess harmonize at Hall of Fame

4/21/16: NBC News  — Surviving & Thriving: Meet First Black Chess Hall of Famer Maurice Ashley

4/21/16: The Voice — Jamaican-Born Chess Player Makes Hall of Fame History

4/21/16: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Maddon’s T-shirt an issue at Busch Stadium

4/20/16: Goddess Chess — “The Eight” Book Discussion at the World Chess Hall of Fame

4/20/16: Atlanta Black Star — Jamaican-Born Chess Grandmaster Becomes First Black Person to be Inducted into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

4/20/16: Sports Max — Jamaica’s Maurice Ashley inducted into Chess Hall of Fame

4/19/16: STL Magazine — As the U.S. Chess Championship Comes to St. Louis, It’s a Great Time to Introduce children to the Game

4/19/16: Antigua tribune — Jamaican Inducted Into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

4/18/16: Daily Toast — First African-American Grandmaster Inducted Into Hall of Fame

4/17/16: Denver Post — Chess master breaks old rules

4/17/16: News Americas — Jamaican Inducted Into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

4/17/16: ABC News — Chess’ 1st African-American Grandmaster Enters Hall of Fame

4/17/16: Kansas City Star — Chess’ 1st African-American Grandmaster Enters Hall of Fame

4/17/16: Inquirer — Chess’ 1st African-American Grandmaster Enters Hall of Fame

4/17/16: The Chess Drum — Maurice Ashley formally inducted into U.S. Hall of Fame

4/16/16: The Bellingham Herald — First African-American grandmaster enters U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

4/16/16: STL Today — Chess’ 1st black grandmaster enters Hall of Fame in St. Louis

4/16/16: Cumberland Times-News — Chess’ 1st black grandmaster enters Hall of Fame

4/15/16: Virginian-Pilot — First African-American in Chess Hall of Fame

4/15/16: World News — First African-American in Chess Hall of Fame

4/14/16: PR Newswire — Historic Chess Hall of Fame Inductions Set Stage for 2016 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Championship in Saint Louis

4/14/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The American Chess family reunites in St. Louis

4/14/16: FOX 2 — St. Louis chess grandmaster inducted into the Chess Hall of Fame (video)

4/13/16: Huffington Post — How This Chess Grandmaster Uses The Game To Transform Young Lives

4/7/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame honor the legends

4/6/16: Webster-Kirkwood Times — Central West End Hosts U.S. Chess Championships

March 2016

3/31/16: Riverfront Times — First Friday: It’s All Fun and Games

3/31/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament

3/22/16: The Art Newspaper — Meticulously charting Marcel’s chess moves

3/21/16: Alive Magazine — How to Spend a Day in North CWE

3/19/16: Dallas Art Dealers Association — Exhibition of paintings by Tom Hackney on view at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art

3/19/16: Art Daily — Exhibition of paintings by Tom Hackney on view at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art

3/17/16: St. Louis Public Radio —On Chess: World focuses on St. Louis and U.S. chess championships

3/14/16: American Towns — Exhibition - Kings, Queens, And Castles

3/12/16: Only A Game — International Chess, A Family Pub, And The History Of Brackets

3/10/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Women’s champion plays top ranked superstar in Ukraine

3/8/16: Gazelle STL — World Chess Hall of Fame Hosts Special Ladies’ Knight

3/8/16: American Towns — Exhibition - Ladies’ Knight: A Female Perspective On Chess

3/7/16: My Informs — U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Inducts Jamaican Maurice Ashley, First Black International Grandmaster

3/7/16: First Move — Her Turn

3/3/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Boy Scouts learn the merit of chess

3/2/16: St. Louis Jewish Light — News & Schmooze, March 2, 2016

3/1/16: About — World Chess Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Class

February 2016

2/29/16: Tablet — Grandmaster David Bronstein Selected to World Chess Hall of Fame

2/26/16: L’Orient Le Jour — Échec et mat, une victoire au féminin (Checkmate, a feminine victory)

2/25/16: Schach Nachrichten (Chess Base, Germany) — Sonja Graf in der World Chess Hall of Fame

2/25/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Women and the power of the queen

2/24/16: US Chess — 2016 Inductees to U.S. and World Chess Hall of Fame Announced

2/24/16: Press Release — 2016 Inductees to U.S. and World Chess Hall of Fame Announced (download)

2/18/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: After-school programs seem to be a crowning success

2/17/16: CHESS Magazine — Chess Editorial (download)

2/16/16: Explore St. Louis — 

5 in 5 Podcast for February 16, 2016

2/15/16: Fun Things To Do — 150+ Fun Things to Do in Saint Louis, MO

2/11/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: New resident grandmaster at the chess club revels in her introduction to play here

2/11/16: The Chess Drum — Kamsky, Ashley…2016 Hall of Fame Inductees!

2/10/16: NormalBlog — Slideshow: World Chess Hall of Fame 

2/10/16: Art Daily — Photo of the Day

2/9/16: Tablet — St. Louis Exhibit Highlights the Legendary Women of Chess

2/8/16: Smithsonian Magazine — Board of Sexism in Chess? Check Out These New Exhibitions

2/5/16: Art Daily — Pivotal moments in women’s chess highlighted in exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame

2/4/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The story of Nona Gaprindashvili, an inspiration in Georgian chess

2/2/16: Alive Magazine — Arts + Culture Events To Attend This Week: Feb. 2-8

2/1/16: St. Louis Post Dispatch — New Exhibit at World Chess Hall of Fame Features Female Trailblazers

2/1/16: Where Magazine — St. Louis Your Way (download)

2/1/16: Press Release — Pivotal Moments in Women’s Chess Highlighted in New Exhibit, Her Turn: Revolutionary Women of Chess, at the World Chess Hall of Fame (download)

January 2016

1/21/16: The Intelligencer — Goddard teaching chess to youngsters

1/14/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Price of a chess set in time of war - 20 packs of cigarettes

1/7/16: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Looking back at the tournaments and exhibitions of 2015

December 2015

12/30/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Blood drive combines history and helping

12/29/15: Poker Update — Jennifer Shahade: The Difference Between Gorg and Perfect

12/29/15: Education Week — Cultivating Young Chess Masters in Some of St. Louis’ Poorest Schools

12/23/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Your Move Chess program stimulates minds of youth

12/17/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: And after all that, Magnus Carlsen is still the best

12/9/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Halftime report from the 2015 London Chess Classic

12/2/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Final stage of the Chess Grand Tour is ready to start 

November 2015

11/25/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 2015 Thanksgiving Open is a feast for top players and amateurs alike

11/19/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Showdown in St. Louis featured unexpected twists

11/13/15: Purling London — Ladies’ Knight: A Female Perspective on Chess

11/11/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: How a children’s exhibit went from idea to reality

11/10/15: Art Daily — Best Photos of the Day, November 10th, 2015

11/6/15: FOX 2 — In Your Neighborhood: World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

11/5/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Coming Showdown has Nakamura meeting Caruana

11/3/15: KSDK — Take a visit to the World Chess Hall of Fame (video)

11/2/15: Art Daily — Twelve women explore societal issues through chess in new exhibition at World Chess Hall of Fame

11/1/15: 50 Moves — Coverage of the 2015 Sinquefield Cup by Ian Rogers (download)

October 2015

10/29/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: The queen’s gaze gets a careful look in new exhibit

10/27/15: St. Louis Public Radio — Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess

10/27/15: Riverfront Times — How a St. Louis Artist Took on Ferguson—and Race Relations—in a Chess Set

10/26/15: STL Parent — 8 Essential Events for St. Louis Families in November

10/26/15: STL Parent — At Kings, Queens & Castles, Kids Become the Chess Game

10/24/15: The Top Tier — Prominent female artists featured at World Chess Hall of Fame exhibit

10/21/15: Kirkwood-Webster Times — Chess Hall of Fame In Central West End Opens 2 Exhibits Halloween Weekend

10/18/15: St. Louis Front Page — Two Innovative Exhibits Make Their Opening Moves Halloween Weekend at The World Chess Hall of Fame

10/14/15: St. Louis Public Radio — New outdoor chess tables available in Forest Park

10/14/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: What does the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis do to expand its audience?

10/9/15: Goddess Chess — Ladies’ Knight: A Female Perspective on Chess

10/09/15: The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog — War Game 8 (and Some More Dzama)

10/7/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Millionaire Chess offers high gloss and high risk

September 2015

9/28/15: Nicki’s Central West End Guide — Exquisite Chess Sets on view at World Chess Hall of Fame

9/23/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis players raise money for ALS research

9/16/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: New partnership brings after-school chess to the Ferguson-Florissant School District

9/9/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Saint Louis University makes its opening move in collegiate chess

9/7/15: The Chess Drum — Reflections of 2015 Sinquefield Cup

9/2/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Armenian Levon Aronian makes a comeback, wins Sinquefield Cup

9/2/15: STL Today — Armenian chess player wins Sinquefield Cup

9/2/15: Five Thirty Eight — American Chess May Finally Emerge From The Shadow Of Bobby Fischer

August 2015

8/28/15: West End Word — “Mischief Makes a Move” World Chess Hall of Fame brings Dadaist exhibition to Central West End

8/26/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Topalov the Magician is now appearing at the Sinquefield Cup

8/22/15: STL Today — Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move—to St. Louis

8/20/15: STL Parent — 8 Essential Events for St. Louis Families in September

8/19/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis goes international—again—with Sinquefield Cup

8/12/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: John Michael Burke, 14, is rising quickly

8/6/15: Farmington Press — The World Chess Hall of Fame

July 2015

7/30/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players

7/30/15: Alive Magazine — ALIVE Interview: Filmmaker Marcel Dzama, Who’s Bringing Dada Back (to the WCHOF)

7/29/15: West End Word — Grand Chess Tour Aug. 22-Sept. 3 in CWE

7/29/15: River Front Times — Aaron  Teitelbaum’s New Chess-Themed Kingside Diner Is a Clear Winner

7/27/15: St. Louis Post Dispatch — August calendar brims in epic summer finish

7/23/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Xiong and Zierk succeed at Chess Club’s GM Norm Invitational

7/21/15: HEC TV — Battle of the Boards-World Chess HOF

7/15/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Monsanto Fund partners with Chess Club to extend school program to rural areas

7/8/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 2015 U.S. Junior Closed Championships are underway in St. Louis

7/6/15: Art Daily — ‘Battle on the Board: Chess During World War II’ opens at the World Chess Hall of Fame

7/1/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Connection to the Greatest Generation

June 2015

6/24/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Veselin Topolav leads inaugural Grand Chess Tour event

6/18/15: Leader Publications — What to do with the kids

6/17/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Appreciating the art of ivory chess sets

6/10/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Grand Chess Tour set to make history

6/4/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Game of kings belongs to kids

6/2/15: West End Word — Chess-Themed Kingside Diner

May 2015

5/27/15: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Nakamura and Caruana qualify as candidates for World Chess Championship

5/27/15: St. Louis Public Radio — World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana returning to U.S. Chess Federation

5/22/15: Alive Magazine — ALIVE Q&A: Notable Artist Marcel Dzama Returns To The World Chess Hall Of Fame With Dadaist Silent Film

 

December 2014

12/31/14: Riverfront Times — The Bad Plus, Rakim, Tim Reynolds and More in This Week’s Show Announcements

12/23/14: St. Louis Daily Photo Blog — How About A Chess Set For Christmas?

12/17/14: Fox2Now — Find gifts for chess fans at Q Boutique (Video)

12/7/14: STLToday.com — Still looking for that perfect gift? We’ve got ideas

12/2/14: The Chess Drum — “Living Like Kings”… a royal treat!

12/1/14: KDHX — Shannon Bailey and Benjamin Kaplan, “Living Like Kings” (Podcast)

12/1/14: Los Angeles Times — PIATIGORSKY HOUSE IS GONE, BUT PIECES OF HISTORY WERE SAVED

November 2014

11/23/14: Riverfront Times — Gifts for anyone

11/19/14: USCF — World Chess Hall of Fame Call for WW2 Artifacts

11/6/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: November Features Champions Past, Present And Future

October 2014

10/24/14: Mysteries at the Museum — Cold War Checkmate (Video)

10/19/14: Hot 104.1 — RZA & Adisa Banjoko Panel Discussion

10/16/14: Riverfront Times — Living Like Kings Multimedia Exhibit Links Chess and Hip-Hop

10/16/14: ALIVE Magazine — Q&A With RZA: Hip-Hop Pioneer, Wu-Tang Clan Founder And Chess Player

10/16/14: Vibe — We Rode Around St. Louis With RZA Playing Wu-Tang’s New ‘A Better Tomorrow’ LP And Preaching Chess Lessons

10/15/14: Fox2Now — The intersection of hip-hop & chess in the Central West End (News Clip)

10/15/14: ALIVE Magazine — World Chess Hall Of Fame “Living Like Kings” Opening Night

10/14/14: The Conscious Tip — STREET BEAUTIFICATION BY ADRIAN O. WALKER

10/13/14: Beyond the Masc — WE’RE ALL PAWNS IN THIS GAME OF LIFE . . .

10/11/14: Beta’s Block — Tef Poe (@TefPoe) spitting to Wu-Tang’s RZA at the World Chess Hall Of Fame

10/10/14: The Chess Drum — HHCF and WCHOF present “Living Like Kings”

10/10/14: ArtDaily.org — Living Like Kings: The unexpected collision of chess and Hip Hop culture at the World Chess Hall of Fame

10/9/14: ALIVE Magazine — World Chess Hall Of Fame Premieres ‘Living Like Kings’ Tonight

10/9/14: The St. Louis Egotist — #ShitToHit TONIGHT: Living Like Kings Opening Reception - The Unexpected Collision of Chess & Hip Hop @WorldChessHOF

10/9/14: St. Louis Public Radio — Worlds Collide: Hip-Hop And Chess At The World Chess Hall Of Fame

10/8/14: STLToday.com — Rapper RZA speaking on panel bringing together youth issues and chess

10/8/14: West End Word — “Living Like Kings” At Chess Hall Of Fame

10/8/14: West End Word — Central West End Named To Top Neighborhood List

10/7/14: Magnus Carlsen Club — Teryn Schaefer interviews Harry Benson at the World Chess Hall of Fame

10/2/14: Ebony — Hip-Hop Chess Federation Makes Grandmaster Moves

10/1/2014: St. Louis Jewish Light — All the Right Moves

10/2014: American Planning Association — Great Places in America: Neighborhoods, Central West End, St. Louis, Missouri

10/2014: ALIVE Magazine — Hip Hop Happening

10/2014: ALIVE Magazine — 7 Things to Do This Month: Live Like Royalty

10/2014: ALIVE Magazine — Destination: Central West End

September 2014

9/29/14: I Heart Buffets — THE KING’S REMIX by Benjamin Kaplan

9/24/14: ChessBase — Chess City St. Louis, by Sabrina Chevannes

9/24/14: ArtDaily.org — The World Chess Hall of Fame celebrates art and chess with Glenn Kaino’s The Burning Boards

9/23/14: STL Hip Hop — Living Like Kings: The Unexpected Collision of Chess and Hip Hop Culture (Press Release)

9/22/14: LA Times — From Tahrir Square to Ferguson, artist Glenn Kaino’s rocks of protest

9/18/14: Frequency — Teryn Schaefer Interviews Harry Benson at the WCHOF

9/16/14: Forbes — Artist Glenn Kaino On Ferguson, Equality And Tommie Smith’s Iconic Salute

9/15/14: Clayton High School: The Globe — World Chess Hall of Fame

9/8/14: Travel Pulse — 4 High-Scoring Gaming Attractions, by Cherese Weekes

9/4/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis Witnessing Chess History-As-It-Happens At Sinquefield Cup, by Brian Jerauld

9/3/14: Alive Magazine — Glenn Kaino’s ‘Burning Boards’ Candle Chess Performance Illuminates The Possible At The World Chess Hall Of Fame, by Krystin Arneson

9/2/14: Magnus Carlsen’s Blog — Sinquefield Cup 2014 Half way

9/2/14: Deadspin — The Most Compelling Athlete In America Right Now Is Here To Play Chess, by Dave McKenna

9/1/14: Chess.com — Fire, Water and Sport During Sinquefield Rest Day

9/2014: ALIVE Magazine — Art Walk: Central West End

August 2014

8/28/14: KSDK — Best Chess Players in the world meet in St. Louis

8/28/14: ArmenPress — Levon Aronian plays draw with Nakamura in Saint Louis

8/26/14: St. Louis Business Journal — 2014 Sinquefield Cup, starting Wednesday, to break record for highest-rated chess tournament, by Kelly Moffitt

8/26/14: Fox2Now — Chess championship gets underway in St. Louis Wednesday, by Dan Gray

8/26/14: Chess.com — 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the World’s Strongest Tournament, by Mike Klein

8/21/14: PR Newswire — 2014 Sinquefield Cup to Become Strongest Chess Tournament in History

8/9/14: Bill on the Road — The Chess Capital Of The World?

8/1/14: Chess Journalists of America — 2014 CJA Awards

July 2014

7/31/14: St. Louis Jewish Light — Exhibit features portraits of chess grandmasters, by Sarah Weinman

7/24/14: ArtDaily.org — ‘A Memorable Life: A Glimpse into the Complex Mind of Bobby Fischer’ opens at the World Chess Hall of Fame

7/23/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Hall Of Fame Exhibit Peeks Inside The Complex Mind Of Bobby Fischer

7/17/14: USCF — A Memorable Life: Bobby Fischer Show at the World Chess Hall of Fame

7/16/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: World Chess Hall Of Fame Brings Chess Concepts to Early Learners, by Brian Jerauld

7/16/14: STLCurator — The World Chess Hall of Fame Attracts … Hip-Hop and Fashion Lovers?

7/8/14: Where Traveler — Radio Host Charlie Brennan’s Perfect Day in St. Louis

7/5/14: Chess24 — Chess and Art A Tempo, by Macauley Peterson

June 2014

6/21/14: Morgunbladid Laugardagur — Skákdrottning vesturstrandarinnar (Chessqueen of the west coast), by Helgi Olafsson

6/19/14: Politico — Lawmakers’ strategic moves at Congressional Chess Tournament

6/19/14: Digital Journal — Republicans Win First Congressional Chess Tournament

6/4/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Circus Flora Plays Both Sides Of The Board,  by Brian Jerauld

May 2014

5/27/14: Fox2Now — Circus Flora back under the big top, by John Pertzborn

5/22/14: STLToday.com — Hometown tourist plans summer, by Janice Denham

5/20/14: Arts and Education Council — Circus Flora & The Game of Chess

5/19/14: KDHX — Shannon and Bradley Bailey and Larry List, World Chess Hall of Fame (Audio)

5/17/14: USA Today — Chess hopes to check-mate American public, by Jon Swartz

5/16/14: U.S. Chess Trust — Kupchik and Piatigorsky Inducted into Hall of Fame, by Harold J. Winston

5/15/14: KSDK — Human chess match at Ballpark Village, by Brandie Piper

5/15/14: GG-Art.com — “Strategy by Design: Games by Michael Graves” opens at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/9/14: Regator — “Cage and Kaino: Pieces and Performances” opens at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/9/14: ArtDaily.org — “Cage and Kaino: Pieces and Performances” opens at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/8/14: 8doyunlar.tk — Games—Design and Performance Art at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/8/14: KSDK — Chess championships kick off (Video)

5/8/14: U.S. Chess Champs — HALL OF FAMERS INDUCTED; PAIRINGS SET AT U.S. CHAMPS OPENING, by Brian Jerauld

5/8/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: New Shows At World Chess Hall of Fame Include Burning Boards, by Brian Jerauld

5/8/14: ArtDaily.org — “Strategy by Design: Games by Michael Graves” opens at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/7/14: Central West End Guide — Always a surprise at the World Chess Hall of Fame, by Nicki Dwyer

5/7/14: St. Louis Business Journals — Checkmate: St. Louis crowned ‘National Chess Capital’, by Kelly Moffitt

5/6/14: KSDK — St. Louis named ‘National Chess Capital’ (Video)

5/6/14: CWE Scene — Two Great Exhibits Opening at the World Chess Hall of Fame

5/5/14: ChessTalk — The World Chess Hall of Fame debuts “two groundbreaking exhibitions” in 3 days time.

5/5/14: Digital Journal — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts Two Groundbreaking Exhibitions

5/5/14: Dream Builder — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts Two Groundbreaking Exhibitions May 8

5/5/14: eTurboNews — World Chess Hall of Fame debuts two groundbreaking exhibitions

5/5/14: The Intelligencer — Circus Flora returning to Grand Center

5/5/14: US News Online — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts Two Groundbreaking Exhibitions May 8

5/5/14: World News — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts Two Groundbreaking Exhibitions May 8

5/2/14: The United States Chess Federation — World Chess Hall of Fame Opens Two New Shows

April 2014

4/24/14: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Exhibit at chess hall of fame hails the power of the queen, by Mary Louise Schumacher

4/24/14: SusanPolgar.com — World Chess Hall of Fame and the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Each Induct Two New Members for 2014

4/21/14: NewsmagazineNetwork.com — Circus Flora brings the game of chess to life with “The Pawn”, by Sheila Frayne Rhoades

4/16/14: St. Louis Public Radio — Arts Rundown: Queen Is Leaving; New Art Coming In, by Donna Korando

4/8/14: The Intelligencer — Circus Flora gears up for 28th season

March 2014

3/23/14: Riverfront Times — Outdoor Art in St. Louis

3/16/14: The New York Times — The Animal World in 3-D, Felicia Craddock

3/13/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: Hall Of Fame Brings Chess To New Audiences, by Mike Wilmering

3/11/14: ALIVE.com — ‘A Tear In The Veil’ This Wednesday At The World Chess Hall Of Fame

3/11/14: USA Today — St. Louis weekend trips for hipsters, by Matt Sorrell

3/9/14: Fox2Now.com — Circus Flora’s “The Pawn” brings chess to life

3/5/14: Fox2Now.com — Circus Flora returns for 28th season

February 2014

2/27/14: STLToday.com — Chess-themed show is Circus Flora’s next move, by Calvin Wilson

2/23/14: SFGate — Girls in Memphis chess program defy stereotypes, by Zack McMillan

2/19/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: 100 years of Vibrant Chess History in St. Louis, by Mike Wilmering

2/13/14: KDHX — Interview with Shannon Bailey, Chief Curator (Audio)

2/12/14: St. Louis Public Radio — On Chess: St. Louis History Is Chess-Rich, by Mike Wilmering

2/11/14: ModernSalon.com — Hairdreams Haute Coiffure Creations by Charlie Le Mindu

January 2014

1/26/14: Maturity and Its Muse — “Jacqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer” on view at the World Chess Hall of Fame

1/24/14: NeedWant.com — WHY I’M MOVING MY BUSINESS FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO ST. LOUIS

1/23/14: ArtDaily.com — “Jacqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer” on view at the World Chess Hall of Fame

1/9/14: Sauce Magazine — 3 Things I Love, by Julie Cohen

1/2014: HEC-TV — State of the Arts: World Chess Hall of Fame (Video)

December 2013

12/30/13: The Wild Magazine — CHECKMATE: A QUEEN WITHIN – ADORNED ARCHETYPES, FASHION AND CHESS, by Emily Kirkpatrick

12/27/13: STLToday.com — 13 BEST ST. LOUIS FASHION STORIES OF 2013, by Debra Bass

12/11/13: Douban — ViE23 exclusive Zhanping: A QUEEN WITHIN Adorned Archetypes, Fashion and Chess

12/8/13: The Chess Drum — The Drum visits “Queen” Chess Exhibit

12/3/13: Irinebrination — Book Alert: A Queen Within - Adorned Archetypes, Fashion and Chess (Exhibition Catalogue)

12/2013: Studio 3 Magazine — Browse the Boulevard | Maryland Plaza

12/2013: Studio 3 Magazine — On Location | The Queen’s Gala at Saks Fifth Avenue 

November 2013

11/28/13: A Shaded View on Fashion — THE EXHIBITION A QUEEN WITHIN - ADORNED ARCHETYPES, FASHION AND CHESS IS NOW OPEN AT THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME

11/28/13: Filep Motwary — EXHIBITION: A QUEEN WITHIN - ADORNED ARCHETYPES, FASHION AND CHESS IS NOW OPEN AT THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME MUSEUM

11/7/13: United Press International — Chess makes its move into National Toy Hall of Fame, by Evan Bleier

11/6/13: TOKY — Art, Fashion & Strategy: Building an Identity for the World Chess Hall of Fame

11/5/2013: USCF — Jen on the Queen’s Gala and Carlsen-Anand, by Jennifer Shahade

11/2013: Harper’s Bazaar Ukraine — Culture News

11/2013: New In Chess — Jacqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer

11/2013: NOOVO — “A QUEEN WITHIN- Adorned Archetypes, Fashion and Chess”

October 2013

10/31/13: Student Life — ‘A Queen Within’ brings dazzling designer couture to St. Louis, by Katharine Jaruzelski

10/29/13: Modern Midwest — Ruler, Enchantress, Sage: They’re All Queens Within, by John Reinan

10/28/13: Anne Deniau — Y like Y I love Saint-Louis, USA… & serendipitY

10/28/13: St. Louis Beacon — Norm hunting at the SPICE CUP, by Brian Jerauld

10/25/13: STLToday.com — ‘A Queen Within’ tells its story with show stoppers, by Debra Bass

10/22/13: St. Louis Magazine — Queen’s Gala Gallery

10/21/13: Refinery29 — Missouri Chess Museum Holds Major Fashion Exhibition (And We’re Not Even Kidding), by Libby Banks

10/21/13: STLToday.com — IPARTY@THE QUEEN’S GALA AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, by Jon Gitchoff

10/18/13: St. Louis Beacon — The B List: Nine fashion queens ruling the World Chess HOF, by Nancy Fowler

10/18/13: St. Louis Beacon — On Chess: Hall of Fame exhibit focuses on the power of the queen, by Jennifer Shahade

10/18/13: St. Louis Public Radio — Fashion & Chess: St. Louis’ World Chess Hall of Fame Presents ‘A Queen Within’, by Alex Heuer (Audio)

10/17/13: ArtDaily.com — World Chess Hall of Fame opens “A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion and Chess”

10/17/13: Artron.net — World Chess Hall of Fame opens “A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion and Chess”

10/16/13: Glamour.com — INCREDIBLE Works by Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, and Martin Margiela on Display in This New Fashion Exhibit

10/8/13: Chicago Sun Times — A Royal Exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame, by Molly Each

10/8/13: St. Louis Magazine — Feel Like Royalty at the World Chess Hall of Fame Exhibition Opening: A Queen Within, by Amanda Chumley

10/6/13: Columbia Daily Tribune — World Chess Hall of Fame explores the concept of queenliness, by Caroline Dohack

10/2013: ALIVE Magazine — A Queen Within, by Jennifer Wells

10/2013: Cosmopolitan — 19 Things to Do This Month

10/2013: Elle Decor — Style Sheet, by Hannah Martin

10/2013: Harper’s Bazaar — Must-See Exhibitions

10/2013: Hinsdale Living — Dedicated Followers of Fashion

10/2013: Studio 3 Magazine — Alexander McQueen Distinctive Design, by Judy Uelk 

September 2013

9/26/13: Blouin Art Info — The Queen Gets the Royal Treatment, by Michelle Tay

9/26/13: Hinsdale Living — Dedicated Followers of Fashion, by Michelle Crowe

9/25/13: Town & Style — What to Wear… Where, by Ellen Soule

9/13/13: St. Louis Beacon — Hide-and-seek with world’s best chess players, by Brian Jerauld

9/11/13: Town & Style — A Queen Within

9/5/13: St. Louis Beacon — Sinquefield Cup echoes Piatigorsky Cups of ’60s, by GM Ronen Har-Zvi

9/2013: Marie Claire — What Nina Loves, by Nina Garcia

9/2013: St. Louis Magazine — ROYAL COUTURE, by Stefene Russell

August 2013

8/8/13: St. Louis Beacon — A smart September in St. Louis, by Priyadharshan Kannappan

8/2013: ALIVE Magazine — “A Queen Within” Inside the World Chess Hall of Fame’s Exhibition Preview in NYC, by Jennifer Dulin Wiley

July 2013

7/19/13: St. Louis Business Journal — St. Louis Character: Susan Barrett, by E.B. Solomont

7/19/13: St. Louis Business Journal — Fashion shows in style at museums

7/18/13: The Wall Street Journal — Style Shows Come Into Fashion at Museums, by Ellen Gamerman

7/12/13: STLToday.com — Schedule of events for “A Queen Within” exhibit, by Debra D. Bass

7/12/13: STLToday.com — Art, fashion and chess collide in St. Louis, by Debra D. Bass

7/8/13: St. Louis Business Journal — Chess capital’s next match? The Sinquefield Cup

7/6/13: New York Times — Refrain for Many Chess Players: Meet Me in St. Louis, by Dylan Loeb McClain

7/1/13: ALIVE Magazine — Fashion’s Royal Queen, by Jennifer Dulin Wiley 

June 2013

6/23/13: Belleville News-Democrat — O’Fallon artist doesn’t think much of the modern art world, by Teri Maddox

6/21/13: Openly Disruptive — Art and Science Mashed Up by Illinois Sculptor

6/19/13: St. Louis Beacon — World’s best to take on U.S. best in St. Louis, by Brian Jerauld

6/18/13: Chess.com — Top 2 in World, Top 2 in U.S. Battle for Sinquefield Cup

6/18/13: ChessVibes — Carlsen, Aronian, Nakamura, Kamsky to play in first “Sinquefield Cup”

6/17/13: ChessBase News — Carlsen and Aronian to play in US in Sinquefield Cup

6/14/13: St. Louis Business Journal — Check out World Chess Hall of Fame’s ‘A Queen Within, by Patricia Miller

6/11/13: The Portland Mercury — A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion and Chessby Elizabeth Mollo

6/10/13: Twelv Magazine — A Queen Within, by Meghan Pero

6/7/13: Examiner — A Queen Within exhibit: Celebrating fashion and chess, by Leslie Reider

6/7/13: InStyle Magazine — How Would the Queen Piece in Chess Dress? Probably Like This, by Jennifer Taylor

6/7/13: St. Louis Public Radio — Fashion And Art In St. Louis, by Nancy Kranzberg

6/6/13: Avenue — Chess Goes Couture at Christie’s, by Melissa Berkelhammer

6/5/13: ALIVE Magazine — Live On The Scene At The World Chess Hall Of Fame’s “A Queen Within” Exhibition Preview In NYC, by Elizabeth Tucker

6/5/13: DuJour — Queen Me: When Fashion, Royalty and Chess Collide, by Brooke Bobb

6/5/13: Guest of a Guest — Last Night’s Parties: Sofia Vergara Steps Out For the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards, Anna Wintour Joins Jenns Lyons At The J.Crew CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund Dinner, And More! (page 5)

6/5/13: Harper’s Bazaar — The World Chess Hall of Fame’s Newest Exhibit Preview at Christie’s, by Chrissy Rutherford

6/5/13: Interview — Fashion and Chess Collide at Christie’s, by Allyson Shiffman

6/5/13: Refinery29 — God Save The Queen! Peep These Royally Inspired Duds, by Seija Rankin

6/5/13: St. Louis Magazine — World Chess Hall of Fame Previews A Queen Within in New York City, by Nancy Curtis

6/5/13: V Magazine — What’s the Difference Between Fashion and Chess?

6/5/13: W Magazine — A Queen Within: After Hours, by Giovanna Campagna

6/5/13: Whitewall — Checkmate: A Queen Within Preview at Christie’s, by Sarah Bochicchio

6/4/13: The Huffington Post — Photo Ops: A Massive Pez Dispenser, a Huge Yo-Yo, and Other Giant Attractions, by Jennifer M. Wood, Condé Nast Traveler

6-7/2013: Christie’s Catalog — 5 Things

May 2013

5/30/13: New York Magazine — A Queen Within: Fashion Collides With Chess, by Julie Ma

5/30/13: St. Louis Business Journal — Fashion to get spotlight at Chess Hall of Fame, by E.B. Solomont

5/30/13: Glam.com — A Queen Reigns Supreme in Fashion and Chess, by Channing Hargrove

5/30/13: The Herald — A QUEEN WITHIN: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess Exploration between the Queen Archetype and Her Relationship with Fashion (Article no longer available online)

5/29/13: Style.com — Christie’s Hosts Old Queens and New, by Ashley Simpson

5/29/13: The St. Louis American — Hip-hop activists reach at-risk youth through chess, by Bridjes O’Neil