Crossroads Wins Red Rook Tournament Congratulations to our middle schoolers for winning the Red Rook Tournament.  Our team of Harbor Wolff, Ben Clair, Russell Bigham, and Matthew Ritter finished 6.5 points ahead of the second place team.  Harbor and Ben tied for first individually for 7th graders, and Russell finished first among 8th graders.  Our second team, consisting of Ernie...

Results from Chaminade The middle school chess team of Ernie McCarter, Harbor Wolff, Isaac Lake, Parker Lake, and Nick Babusis finished in 2nd place in the 8th grade and under division.  Both Ernie and Harbor had 4-2 records, with Ernie finishing in 6th place overall (on tiebreaks) and Harbor taking home a medal.  In the high school division, Emanuel Gerbi...

High school varsity league begins today! All matches are on Wednesday.  Home matches begin between 3:30 and 4 pm.  We depart for away matches at 3:15 pm (2:45 for Alton, Belleville West).  Please contact Howard if you can help drive for any away match. December 2 @ Grand Center Arts Academy December 9 home vs. Vianney B December 16 bye...

Crossroads has a great showing at Lindbergh The Crossroads College Prep Chess Team finished strong at the recent Gateway Fall Open at Lindbergh High School.  The high school team was paced by 9th grader Emanuel Gerbi to a 2nd place team finish.  Manny finished 6th overall with three wins and one draw.  Teammates David (Jiacheng) Dong and Evan (Yuchuan) Chen...

The next Saturday tournament is November 14th at Lindbergh HS. Depart from Crossroads: 7:30am (sharp). Tournament ends: 5:30pm, with awards following.  Return to school around 6:30pm. Cost of tournament: There are no tournament registration fees this year for our players, but USCF membership is required.  Players must either show proof of membership or purchase membership at the tournament. There will...

Gateway Chess Awards are TONIGHT! The annual awards buffet will be held at the Golden Corral, 6110 S. Lindbergh. Dinner at 6:30, awards at 7:30. All students who played on Wednesdays or Thursdays this year are invited. The following students will be receiving awards: Ernie McCarter, Matt Larson, Rock Jia, Katie Stujenske, David Dong, and Yossi Rovinsky. We will also be receiving the Eastern...

Annual Chess Potluck The chess awards night and potluck is Sunday, May 3rd, at the Blank/Groark residence in Compton Heights (St. Louis), between 4 pm and 7 pm. Students from each grade level are requested to bring a dish to share. Please check the regular email blast for further details. Gateway Chess Awards The annual awards buffet will be held Wednesday, May...

Our two teams and one individual player had a very strong showing at the National K-12 Championships held last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Our U800 team finished in 5th place, so each scorer for the team earned a special plaque in addition to their team trophy. David Dong led the team with 5.5 points, earning an 11th place trophy (field...

Nationals departure tomorrow (Thursday) Parents, please come in with your student in the morning to go over your child’s medication and reserve any cash for food (Middle School students). We will be in the cafeteria. Our departure is at 12:30 pm, and we should arrive at the hotel around 9 pm. We will eat dinner en route. Please check the packing...

Upcoming Tournaments April 9-13th National K-12 Championships, Columbus, OH. Lodging fees are now due. Please check our separate e-mail blast for additional details. Gateway Chess Awards The annual awards buffet will be held Wednesday, May 6th, at Golden Corral, 6110 S. Lindbergh. Dinner at 6:30, awards at 7:30. All students who played on Wednesdays or Thursdays this year are invited....