Thanks for the recent posts & for the info.
New Chess Hall Of Fame Opens
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Oct 21, 2013
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cabadenwurt wrote:
Thanks for the recent posts & for the info.
--- During this Winter the HOF will have an exhibit dedicated to Jacqueline Piatigorsky ( Patron, Player & Pioneer ). Should be of interest to Fischer fans as well.
Did you know that the canonized King Louis IX (1214-1270) of France was the origin of many places with the namesake of Saint Louis, and was given by early French explorers to the jewel of the Mississippi.(why the city was never renamed Budweiser is still a mystery to me) Now if anyone can give evidence that St. Louis also played chess, or is the patron saint of chess!!
If anybody can, Spudnik can!
Or Corri. Okay, it's either Spudnik or Corri...
Oct 27, 2013
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AndyClifton wrote:
If anybody can, Spudnik can!
Or Corri. Okay, it's either Spudnik or Corri...
--- Thanks for the new posts.
An interesting fact about St.Louis ( from my pals at F & W ) is that the Olympics were held there in 1904. Hey you learn something new every day !
The Olympic Games of 1904 were held concurrent with the World's Fair in St. Louis. With 580 of the 650 athletes being from USA, it was dubbed a mere sideshow of the Expo, and was considered a low point in the Olympic movement. The following games in Athens got the Summer Olympics rolling again!
Nov 7, 2013
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TKACHS wrote:
The Olympic Games of 1904 were held concurrent with the World's Fair in St. Louis. With 580 of the 650 athletes being from USA, it was dubbed a mere sideshow of the Expo, and was considered a low point in the Olympic movement. The following games in Athens got the Summer Olympics rolling again!
--- Thanks for the post TKACHS.
Nov 11, 2013
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AlCzervik wrote:
Chess made it in the toy hof.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/toy-hall-fame-induct-toys-20811908
Thanks for the link AlCzervik. Yes I got a good chuckle out of it when I heard that the other day lol.
TKACHS wrote:
The Olympic Games of 1904 were held concurrent with the World's Fair in St. Louis.
Yay, ice cream cones!
Dec 1, 2013
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AndyClifton wrote:
TKACHS wrote:
The Olympic Games of 1904 were held concurrent with the World's Fair in St. Louis.
Yay, ice cream cones!
--- Thanks for the post AndyC.
Back in September the St.Louis Chess and Scholastic Center played host to the inaugural Sinquefield Cup. With a prize pool of $ 170,000 dollars and players like Carlsen, Aronian and Kamsky this event was quite a feather in the cap of the Chess scene in St.Louis ( info from Chess Life ).
cabadenwurt = advertising.
Dec 2, 2013
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OmniCapp wrote:
cabadenwurt = advertising.
In most cases I like to thank the person who takes the time to leave a post but in your case I have a question. Why bother to read a thread if you do not like the info that is in the thread ???
cabadenwurt=affability!
Dec 2, 2013
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AndyClifton wrote:
cabadenwurt=affability!
--- Thanks for your support sir !
And don't forget to visit Disneyland when you are in California, plus also Disney-World when you are in Florida ( & the Chess HOF when you are in St.Louis, of course ).
I am always in California! (but I keep forgetting).
Dec 2, 2013
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AndyClifton wrote:
I am always in California! (but I keep forgetting).
--- Oh you lucky fellow ! Here I am up north in the cold and snow and you get to enjoy the warm weather ( Life isn't fair ! ).
The Hall of Fame is associated with the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, http://saintlouischessclub.org/, which is very active in the community.