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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 29, 2011 - After an opening miscue led to a struggle for equality, Grandmaster Yury Shulman conceded a draw to Grandmaster Gata Kamsky and with it the title of 2011 U.S. Chess Champion. Kamsky was the defending champion, and he won the title last year in another final-round game with Shulman. This year Kamsky took home $40,000 for first place, plus $2,000 more for winning his preliminary group. In the U.S. Women's Championship, International Master Anna Zatonskih survived 19 matches to claim her fourth title. She was awarded $18,000 for first place.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 25, 2011 - Having competed in six prior U.S. Championships, including the past two here at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, it is certainly an unusual feeling to be a casual observer this year. Over the past few months, I have raised my rating to number eight in the world, and I elected to not play in this year's event to focus my energy on preparing for the world elite and the next World Championship cycle.

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There is an old joke to the effect that a true musical sophisticate could listen to the “William Tell Overture” and never for a moment think of the Lone Ranger. A similar thought might apply to “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” from…

The highway patrol said a tractor trailer hit another car head on, killing all four occupants of the vehicle.        

Stocks were having their worst day since Jan. 3.

Maryville University is presenting its 22nd season of the St. Louis Speakers Series this year, kicking off Oct. 1 with former Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry served during President Barack Obama's second term and was the Democratic party's nominee for president in 2004. "Maryville University is proud to welcome such a diverse and illustrious lineup for the 22nd season of the St. Louis Speaker Series," Mark. Lombardi, president of Maryville, said in a statement. "We believe in the power of…

Ferguson and its police department would be wiped away in the proposed city-county merger, but the North County city's controversial agreement with the Department of Justice over policing practices could survive.

CASEY, Ill. (AP) — Police say a livestock hauler ran off the road and overturned on Interstate 70 in eastern Illinois, setting about 3,000 piglets loose.

HOUSTON (AP) — A flight attendant who traveled to Mexico for work while enrolled in a program for immigrants brought to the United States as children has been detained by U.S. immigration authorities for more than a month, her attorney…

The confirmed cases of the flu in the city of St. Louis and Missouri have dropped significantly when compared with the same period last year, according to the respective health departments.

It is the first announcement of a cancellation since Boeing's new model aircraft were grounded.

Artist and entertainer Wayne Canepa breathes life and a bit of wizardry into each of the colorful, complex balloon sculptures he creates. His unusual full-time career as a balloon artist and entertainer evolved over time as he recognized his talents,…

This interview will be on “St. Louis on the Air” over the noon hour Monday. This story will be updated after the show. You can listen live . It takes a village to raise a child, and it might take even more than that to raise the nearly 15,000 animals that call the St. Louis Zoo home. Jack Grisham and Eric Miller are two people who know this well. They are retiring from the St. Louis Zoo after a combined 66 years of work experience there.

Corps, NGA say they've received no indication Trump could tap NGA funding to build wall on Mexican border

An O'Fallon, Ill. man uploaded child porn to a chat room being investigated by the FBI.

Moore, a well-known and often polarizing figure in Washington political circles, served as an adviser to Trump during the 2016 campaign.

A company affiliated with OHM Concession Group, a local operator of airport concessions, has bought the embattled former Stratford Inn in Fenton.