Asha Silva '29 and Marcus Silva '32 Play in Chess Exhibition at the U.S. Capitol

6/29/2026

Myra Miller

Asha Silva '29 and Marcus Silva '32 visited Washington, D.C. in early June with the St Louis Chess Club, playing in a Chess Exhibition at the U.S. Capitol. Asha participated in this event two years ago; this was Marcus's first year being invited.

The event was publicized on C-SPAN and in the Columbia Missourian.

https://www.c-span.org/clip/ceasefire/ceasefire-moment-of-the-week---congressional-chess-tournament/5201733

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_news/say-chess-st-louis-chess-club-goes-to-washington/article_657e5b46-3760-406a-ab99-9f581ed2fa10.html

Additionally, Asha had a long conversation with our STL City Rep Wesley Bell over the chessboard and made a new acquaintance.

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