2018-03-21

Saint Louis Chess Club to Broadcast “Today in Chess” Highlighting Candidates Tournament

Three Hour Show begins March 22nd, through March 28th


SAINT LOUIS (March 20, 2018) — The Saint Louis Chess Club will be broadcasting its “Today in Chess” highlight show featuring the 2018 Candidates Tournament, which is currently taking place in Berlin, Germany. The broadcast team of Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan, Woman Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade and Grandmaster Maurice Ashley will provide detailed analysis of the day’s matches. The show will run from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (CT) March 22–24 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 26–28, 2018.

Who: Broadcast team of Yasser Seirawan, Jennifer Shahade and Maurice Ashley.

The Field
PlayerCountry
Fabiano CaruanaUnited States
Wesley SoUnited States
Shakhriyar MamedyarovAzerbaijan
Vladimir KramnikRussia
Ding LirenChina
Alexander GrischukRussia
Sergey KarjakinRussia
Levon AronianArmenia

What: Three hour broadcast with detailed match analysis and breakdown of the following day match-ups.

When: 12–3 p.m. (CT) March 22–March 24, 2018 and 11 a.m.–2 p.m. March 26-28, 2018

Where: The show will be live on uschesschamps.com.

About the Saint Louis Chess Club

The Saint Louis Chess Club is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that is committed to making chess an important part of our community. In addition to providing a forum for the community to play tournaments and casual games, the club also offers chess improvement classes, beginner lessons and special lectures.

Recognizing the cognitive and behavioral benefits of chess, the Saint Louis Chess Club is committed to supporting those chess programs that already exist in area schools while encouraging the development of new in-school and after-school programs. For more information, visit saintlouischessclub.org.

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The Saint Louis Chess Club acknowledges Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, whose generous support makes our tournaments possible.

The STLCC and WCHOF admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational & admissions policies, scholarship & loan programs, and athletic & other school-administered programs.