Pictures of the 2009 Chess Championship in St. Louis

The opening ceremonies were scheduled to begin at 7:00 P.M. and I arrived at the beautiful site on the campus of St. Louis University about half an hour early. The event took place at the Museum of Art on campus, which is now presenting a Marcel Duchamp exhibit.

(For the rest of this article and pictures, go to: http://scholasticchess.blogspot.com/2009/05/2009-us-championship-series-thursday.html)