Chess Archives - Crossroads College Preparatory School

Chess Team’s Strong Season

April 7, 2024

Our Chess Team finished in 6th place overall out of 30 teams at the Missouri Scholastic Championships. Freshman Nasser Williams and Junior Janne Ochs medaled on boards 3 and 4, respectively, leading the team to a 10.5/16 record....

Tremendous Trivia Night

November 13, 2023

Check it out: Trivia Night was a great success! Thanks to the generosity of the Crossroads community and our guests, the event made over $8000 for the Linda Russ Memorial Fund, which...

Chess Nationals in DC!

April 3, 2023

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Students

Crossroads College Prep’s chess team competed in the National High School Championships this past week in Washington, D.C! What an experience! Joshua Vaughn (’25) played in the U1200 division, while Jackson Turnage...

2019-2020 Chess Team Highlights and Online Chess

May 27, 2020

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Chess Coach and Science Department Chair Howard Granok shares highlights from the 2019-2020 Chess Team season below: The chess team had a successful, if shortened, season. We hosted our annual elementary school tournament...

Chess Season Includes 14 Trophies and Strong Showing at Nationals

May 12, 2019

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This year was an exciting one for Crossroads College Prep Chess! Here’s a wrap-up of the 2018-2019 season. We began the year with our ice cream social, our way of welcoming new and returning...

Crossroads Trivia Night

January 4, 2017

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Bring your family and friends to Crossroads Trivia Night February 11th Have you ever wondered what to do with all of that “useless” information you’ve acquired? Looking for a fun way to spend a...

Chess News: 11/2

November 2, 2016

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First Saturday Chess Tournament: Saturday, November 12th Meet at Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS, 8 am The Gateway Fall Open will be held on November 12th at Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School, 7539 Manchester Rd,...

Chess News: May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016

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Gateway Chess League Awards Tonight The annual League Awards dinner will be held at 6 pm at the Golden Corral Buffet, 6110 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63123. Any student who...

Chess News: 4/20/2016

April 20, 2016

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Gateway Chess League Awards May 4 The annual League Awards dinner will be held at 6 pm at the Golden Corral Buffet, 6110 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63123. Any student...

Chess Team Places 2nd, 7th at Nationals

April 6, 2016

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The National High School Chess Championships were held in Atlanta, Georgia this year. Crossroads has a tradition of doing well in Atlanta, and this year was no exception. Our U800 team finished...