Articles & Reviews

May 2013

5/9/13: STL Beacon — Hip hop, jiu jitsu and chess come together, by Johnny Buse

5/4/13: St. Louis Public Radio — The Intersection Of Chess And Art, by Nancy Kranzberg

5/1/13: STL Beacon — World chess exhibit mixes in music, by Johnny Buse

April 2013

4/24/13: STL Beacon — Exclam! (A brilliant capture), by Brian Jerauld

4/23/13: Hypebot — Hip Hop Chess Federation Drops Mike Relm Video, Heads To St. Louis For Community Events, by Clyde Smith

4/21/13: Forbes — From Atoms To Bits, Physics Shows Entropy As The Root Of Intelligence (Program Mention), by Anthony Wing Kosner 

4/19/13: STL Beacon — Bow down to St. Louis, new king of the chess world, by Brian Jerauld

4/18/13: Riverfront Times — NEW In the Galleries - Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities Through September 15 at the World Chess Hall of Fame, by Jessica Baran

4/11/13: Central West End Guide — Bill Smith’s magical art on view at World Chess Hall of Fame, by Nicki Dwyer

4/10/13: Hip Hop DX — Hip Hop, Chess & Martial Arts To Unite During St. Louis Panel Discussion, by Danielle Harling

March 2013

3/26/13: CWE Scene — DaVinci-Style Genius at World Chess Hall of Fame

3/22/13: ArtDaily.org — Bill Smith highlights the intersection of art, chess, and nature in new exhibition at World Chess Hall of Fame

February 2013

2/24/13: Belleville News–Democrat — Your move: World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis is the place to play, by Teri Maddox

January 2013

1/2013: ARTnews — Board Games—Screwed Moves, by Ivy Cooper

1/2013: ALIVE Magazine — Archetypes—Susan Barrett, Interview by Elizabeth Tucker

December 2012

12/19/12:  St. Louis On the Cheap — World Chess Hall Of Fame To Hold FREE Family Day Jan. 5

12/7/12:  STLToday.com — Lambert Airport introduces local art to its concourses by Diane Toroian Keaggy

November 2012

11/28/12:  HEC-TV — Partnership Spotlight

11/26/12:  The Republic — Chess Club’s Presence Drawing Players, Coaches to St. Louis (Article no longer available online)

11/26/12:  STLToday.com — Families move to St. Louis for chess by Stephen Deere

11/2/12:  FlySTL.com — Lambert Photo of the Week: Waiting Game by Jeff Lea

October 2012

10/26/12:  Conde Nast Traveler — Photo Ops: A Massive Pez Dispenser, a Huge Yo-Yo, and Other Giant Attractions by Jennifer M. Wood

10/18/12:  Riverfront Times — In the Galleries - Screwed Moves at World Chess Hall of Fame

10/18/12:  USCF — Yermolinsky Inducted into US Chess Hall of Fame by Jennifer Shahade

10/17/12:  Chess.business-news-blog.eu — Yermolinsky Inducted into US Chess Hall of Fame

10/17/12:  Chess.com — Yermolinsky Inducted into US Chess Hall of Fame

10/17/12:  Susan Polgar — Yermolinsky Inducted into US Chess Hall of Fame

10/15/12:  Susan Polgar — Free family day sessions at the World Chess Hall of Fame

10/6/12:  Civil Ape — Screwed Moves - “Any Body Can Get It” by Danica Radoshevich (Review, via Issuu.com)

10/5/12:  USCF — Checkmate, Maybe by Jennifer Shahade

10/4/12:  STL Beacon — From Madurai, India, to Lindenwood for chess by Priyadharshan Kannappan

September 2012

9/13/12:  St. Louis Sprout & About — ‘Screwed Moves’ opens tonight at World Chess Hall of Fame

9/13/12:  STL Beacon — Roulette Chess and mural come to Hall of Fame by Jennifer Shahade

9/12/12:  Los Angeles Business Journal — The World Chess Hall of Fame Presents…Screwed Moves 

9/12/12:  the loft on broome — saint louis: world chess hall of fame

9/10/12:  The Boston Globe — Weekly chess column by Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff

August 2012

8/8/12:  STL Beacon — Eight artists will transform Chess Hall of Fame by Molly Duffy

July 2012

7/26/12:  CCSCSL — Royal Rumble Recap by Mike Kummer

7/24/12:  FEAST — THE FEED: City Diner Celebrating 20th Anniversary with All-Day Block Party by Kristin Brashares

7/23/12:  CWEScene.com — World Chess Hall of Fame Reaches Attendance Goal Early

7/22/12:  ChessMaine.net — ChessMaine.net in St. Louis

7/21/12:  The Art of Construction — a great way to see St. Louis

7/19/12:  Nicki’s Central West End Guide — Tour the galleries on hot summer days by Nicki Dwyer

7/11/12:  U.S. Chess Trust — U.S. Junior Closed Championship Begins Today

June 2012

6/26/12:  Linda Cansell — Check Out Family Day at World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis

6/7/12:  Riverfront Times — In the Galleries - Marcel Dzama: The End Game at the World Chess Hall of Fame by Jessica Baran

May 2012

5/7/12:  STLToday.com — The world’s largest chess piece is unveiled in St. Louis  by Stephen Deere

April 2012

4/23/12:  Sports Illustrated — Winning Gambit by Dan Greene

4/23/12:  ArtDaily.org — Bobby Fischer: Icon Among Icons, photographs by Harry Benson on view at the World Chess Hall of Fame

4/18/12:  USCF — World Chess Hall of Fame Nominated for Webby 

4/11/12:  STLMag.com — Don’t Miss New York Designer Timo Weiland’s Trunk Show at the World Chess Hall of Fame

4/6/12:  NPR — Check It Out: St. Louis Keeps Adding To Its Chess Prowess by Mark Memmott

4/6/12:  U.S. News — A bold move in the small world of college chess by Alan Scher Zagier

4/3/12:  Daily Toreador — Tech Knight Raiders win second national championship, prep for move to St. Louis by Nicole Molter

March 2012

3/23/12:  Communication Arts — Webpick of the Week: World Chess Hall of Fame 

3/22/12:  Ladue News — Platinum List: Notable in St. Louis

3/14/12:  STLToday.com — World Chess Hall of Fame has two shows of note by Sarah Bryan Miller (Review)

3/13/12:  Nashville Scene — Art-On: Marcel Dzama’s A Game of Chess by Laura Hutson

3/11/12:  Columbia Daily Tribune — Museums offer up insight by Caroline Dohack

3/11/12:  Columbia Daily Tribune — World Chess Hall of Fame debuts new exhibits by Caroline Dohack

3/2012:  ARTnews — Pawn Stars by Ivy Cooper (Review)

February 2012

2/29/12:  Chess Vibes — Harry Benson’s Bobby Fischer photos exhibited in Saint Louis”

2/29/12:  Chess News Blog — Fantastic new exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame by Harry Benson, Marcel Dzama

2/29/12:  USCF — Jennifer on Anatomy is Destiny in Saint Louis by Jennifer Shahade

2/29/12:  USCF — World Chess Hall of Fame Debuts Benson and Dzama Exhibits

2/28/12:  Reuters — Artists Harry Benson and Marcel Dzama Debut Exhibitions at World Chess Hall of Fame

2/28/12:  Susan Polgar — Benson and Dzama Debut Exhibitions at World Chess Hall of Fame

2/28/12:  PR Newswire — Artists Harry Benson and Marcel Dzama Debut Exhibitions at World Chess Hall of Fame

2/27/12:  Mini Pink Book — Checkmate: Harry Benson Photography Exhibit Coming to STL by Nicole Benoist

2/15/12:  ArtDaily.org — World Chess Hall of Fame presents Anatomy is Destiny by Liliya Lifánova, with choreography by Davy Bisaro

2/10/12:  KSDK — World Chess Hall of Fame - Last weekend to see unique chess sets by Kevin Held

December 2011

12/7/11:  ArtDaily.org — World Chess Hall of Fame presents highlights from the Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection

November 2011

11/28/11:  The Chess Drum — Shabazz visits Chess Hall of Fame by Daaim Shabazz

11/22/11: STLMag.com — Out of the Box: Artists Play Chess at the World Chess Hall of Fame by Francesca Wilmott (Review) 

11/5/11:  The Telegraph, Alton, IL — World Chess Hall of Fame Moves to St. Louis by Jill Moon

October 2011

10/20/11:  Riverfront Times — Out of the Box: Artists Play Chess by Jessica Baran (Review)

10/10/11:  ArtDaily.org — World Chess Hall of Fame exhibition explores relationship between art and chess

10/4/11:  Susan Polgar — Inaugural Lecture at World Chess Hall of Fame

September 2011

9/12/11: STL Beacon — World Chess Hall of Fame plans new strategy with opening in St. Louis by Jonathan Ernst

9/9/11:  ChessBlog.com — World Chess Hall of Fame Opens in Saint Louis by Alexandra Kosteniuk

9/8/11: Temporary Art Review — Fall Out Guide by James McAnally

9/1/11:  Riverfront Times — Check Out This Move by Alison Sieloff

9/2011: St. Louis Magazine — Endgame: St. Louis Moves Towards Chess Domination by Rosalind Early

July 2011

7/31/11:  ChessBlog.com — World Chess Hall of Fame to Open in September by Alexandra Kosteniuk

2011

The Chess Collector. Vol. XX No. 3 — 7th Western Hemisphere Meeting of Chess Collectors International in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, September, 9-11, 2011 by Thomas Thomsen