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lastlib

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1. Wish they had had this when I was in school!

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 06:56 PM

Dec 2015

Being a chess fanatic, I would've loved it.

Sad thing about this (IIRC), is that it's funded in part by right-wing billionaire Rex Sinquefield, who is also an avid chessplayer, and benefactor of the Chess Hall of Fame, which is in St. Louis. (In 2014, he sponsored the "Sinquefield Cup" chess tournament (when you donate the megabucks, you can have it named after you) which brought eight of the ten strongest players in the world, including World Champion Magnus Carlsen, to St. Louis for what is considered to be among the strongest fields ever for a chess tournament.)

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On Chess: Your Move Chess program stimulates minds of youth [View all] Sherman A1 Dec 2015 OP

Wish they had had this when I was in school! lastlib Dec 2015 #1

Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2015 #2