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Darrian Robinson (born 1994) [2] is an American chess player. As of 2014, she was the highest rated African American female player in the United States Chess Federation system. [3] She holds the USCF title of Candidate Master (August 2012) [4] and her most recent USCF rating is 2086 (September 2016). [5]
Other sports that Flemming called on Wide World of Sports were bobsledding, [4] chess, auto racing and the Olympic Games. [3] His first event called on ABC was the Drake Relays track and field event in Des Moines, Iowa, while his fellow broadcaster Jim McKay called the Penn Relays athletic event in Philadelphia. [5]
EMC Expo Center (formerly named Hy-Vee Hall, which the Hy-Vee supermarket chain (based in West Des Moines) owned the naming rights to), is the Iowa Events Center's new exhibition hall. It features 100,000 square feet (9,000 m 2) of space for trade shows, conventions, and other major events.
Wells Fargo Arena is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa Events Center , the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million. [ 5 ] Named for title sponsor Wells Fargo , the arena replaced the aging Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center as the Des Moines area's primary venue for ...
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The town of Des Moines is virtually washed away, and many rainfall records hold for 160 years. June 2. ... June 21 – The Immortal Game, a famous chess match, ...
Bobby Fischer reached his highest live ELO rating of 2789.7 (if the forfeited Game 2 is not counted toward change of his ELO rating) after a win in Game 10 of World Chess Championship 1972. This highest live ELO rating was not surpassed for almost 22 years. [14]
November 19 – In Des Moines, Iowa, ... May 11 – IBM's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov, the first time a computer defeats a chess grand master in a match. Deep ...