The 2009 U.S. Women’s Championship will take place from October 2-12, 2009 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis.  The championship will award the winner $15,000, the largest prize in its history, and will have a purse of $64,000.   Click here for the full press release.

Living St. Louis profiled the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, following 10-year-old Margaret Hua’s quick rise to chess success. Check it out here: